Liz Beacon

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Liz Beacon |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley

Director 'comes home' with new Hitchcock musicalLiz Beacon & Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyBBC News, West of EnglandBBCJohn Doyle said a theatre performance of Hitchcock's TV series has "never been done before"A world-famous director said he was excited to premiere his new musical in his home city. Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Musical is directed by John Doyle, who lives in Wells, Somerset, and is behind numerous productions on both sides of the Atlantic.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Liz Beacon |Jonathan Holmes

Babies taken into care homes to cheer up residentsLiz Beacon & Jonathan HolmesBBC News, West of EnglandBBCPat, a resident at Deerhurst Care Home, Bristol, has enjoyed spending time with baby HuxleyA charity which takes babies into care homes has said the initiative has brought "so much joy" to residents. Alive, a Bristol-based organisation which works to improve the lives of older people, runs the Lullaby Circle, linking children up to six months old with people in care homes.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Chloe Harcombe |Liz Beacon

'I hope it helps people's identity through chemo'Chloe Harcombe & Liz BeaconBBC News, GloucestershireBBCJoy Roodenburg-Vermaat's children came up with the idea to make the hatsA woman who lost her hair following chemotherapy is offering others going through the same thing a chance to make hats using their own hair. When Joy Roodenburg-Vermaat from Stroud, Gloucestershire, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, she said she found the prospect of losing her hair "terrifying".

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Harriet Robinson |Liz Beacon

Search queryThe 'strenuous process' of getting onto The ApprenticeHarriet Robinson - BBC News, West of England and Liz Beacon - BBC Points WestThu, February 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM UTCMia Collins is starring in Series 19 of The Apprentice [BBC/Naked/Ray Burmiston]A contestant on The Apprentice has spoken of the "strenuous process" to get onto the TV show. Mia Collins, a meal prep entrepreneur from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, features on the current series of the BBC programme.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Liz Beacon |Beth Cruse

The new site will be transformed into a specialised gym facility [BBC]Generate Key TakeawaysWork has begun on what is thought to be the world's first fully accessible play centre for children with physical disabilities. The 14-acre (5.7-hectare) site, next to Severn View Services, in South Gloucestershire, is set to be the first permanent home of the charity Gympanzees, which works to create exercise and play facilities for disabled children and young people.