Liz Beacon

Bristol

Senior Journalist at BBC

BBC Points West journalist

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Festival of Nature

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Liz Beacon |Beth Cruse

Wetland pop-up in city centre like 'mini oasis'Liz Beacon & Beth CruseBBC News, West of EnglandWWTBristol's Millennium Square has been transformed into a wetlandOrganisers of what they say is the first ever pop-up wetland to be built in a UK city centre has said it is "like a mini oasis". A large section of Millennium Square in Bristol has been transformed into an immersive wetland experience ahead of the Festival of Nature this weekend.
The Somerset book club still going strong after 50 years

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

The book club still going strong after 50 yearsLiz Beacon & Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyBBC News, west of EnglandBBCMembers of the Lit book club have read more than 350 books since they formed in 1975A group of women in their 70s and 80s are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their book club and friendship. The first seven members of the group met in 1975 and have since read more than 350 books, welcomed 30 members, met 500 times and consumed more than 1,000 bottles of wine.
The book club still going strong after 50 years

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Liz Beacon |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley

A group of women in their 70s and 80s are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their book club and friendship. The first seven members of the group met in 1975 and have since read more than 350 books, welcomed 30 members, met 500 times and consumed more than 1,000 bottles of wine. One of the original members of the group, Elspeth Davis, started the group as she was a new mother at the time and said she needed something else to "exercise" her mind.
Yate houses may be demolished after explosion

1 month ago | bbc.com | Liz Beacon |Dawn Limbu

Row of houses may be demolished after explosionLiz Beacon & Dawn LimbuBBCFive houses could be torn down after a suspected gas explosion has damaged the building's structuresPeople living near a house which was destroyed after a suspected gas explosion say their houses may have to be demolished. Three people were taken to hospital and 40 people were evacuated from their homes, but most were allowed to return by Tuesday evening.
Somerset director 'comes home' with premiere

Mar 29, 2025 | 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.
Babies cheering up care home residents in Bristol charity project

Mar 13, 2025 | 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.
Gloucestershire family creates hats to help people with hair loss

Mar 12, 2025 | 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".
The 'strenuous process' of getting onto The Apprentice

Feb 6, 2025 | 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.
Work begins on permanent gym for disabled children

Jan 26, 2025 | 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.
Water voles return for the first time in 20 years

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alexandra Bassingham |Liz Beacon

"Charismatic" water voles have returned to local waterways for the first time in 20 years. The reintroduction, led by the West of England Nature Partnership (WENP), in collaboration with Bristol Zoological Society, has seen the mammals re-establish along the Severn Shoreline Levels and Moors, of North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Their population was devastated by non-native American mink, which were brought to the UK for their fur.