What do Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Helsinki and Madrid have in common ? They were just some of the places from which people viewed this year’s Chew Valley Arts Trail online exhibition. Whilst there was disappointment among the exhibitors that they couldn’t open their studios for the 18th annual promotion of their work, they were delighted that people were able to join in from further afield. Organiser Sandy Bell said the web site statistics made for interesting reading,

Businesses are having to cope with a huge variety of problems at the moment, including a wide range of financial arrangements. This month, the Vice President of Chew Valley Chamber of Commerce, Underwood Lamb Accountant Rod Podger, provides a guide to help you see the wood for the trees. All the information is correct at the time of writing, but events are changing by the day ! The Job Retention Scheme comes to an end on October 31st. Employers who have used the scheme will b

Very many of our members reacted quickly to the onset of Covid-19, switching to home working almost overnight and managing to continue to provide their services in as normal a way as possible. It says a lot about their speed and agility that they were able to adapt and keep the wheels of our local economy turning. But six months in and it’s clear there is a further insidious consequence of the pandemic that could cause long term problems. Mental health is starting to emerge a