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The Barn at Berkeley, a stunning award winning family-owned Cotswold wedding venue has passionately created a field-to-fork dining ethos that’s wowing couples and guests alike.

There’s a suspicious new arrival at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm this summer—and he’s not quite what he seems.

Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond has turned his passions towards the world of spirits – having collaborated with Hawkridge Distillers to create his own Ratio London Dry Gin and Iron Ridge English Single Malt Whisky.

This morning (Friday 27 June), the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) informed North Somerset Council they no longer wish to be involved in the delivery of the project to restore Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare. 

Lost and Grounded Brewers are excited to announce that their award-winning Keller Pils 4.8% Hop Bitter Lager Beer will now be available on shelves in M&S Food stores nationwide.

Bath and North East Somerset Council appealing for romantics who would love a free Regency-style wedding or vow renewal ceremony in Bath’s stunning Parade Gardens during the Jane Austen Festival in September.

The Ralph Fiennes/Theatre Royal Bath Season opens with the world premiere of Grace Pervades, a new play by David Hare. 

A steam train loaded with sculptures of Wallace, Gromit, Feathers McGraw and Wallace’s latest invention, Norbot made its way into Bristol along the city’s harbour railway this morning. 

One of the world’s most majestic tall ships, the Galeón Andalucía, will sail into Bristol for the first time ever this summer, docking at Bristol Harbour from Thursday 17 July to Sunday 20 July 2025 as part of the Bristol Harbour Festival.

Bristol’s iconic Harbourside will once again transform into a city-centre celebration of sound and summer as Siren returns from Friday 25 - Sunday 27 July 2025.

Thermae Bath Spa is delighted to announce it has been named Best City Spa in the prestigious Good Spa Guide Awards 2025. 

Find out more about the opportunity for new and existing food and drink businesses around the West of England - Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire, to receive free support until June 2026.