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Self-catered holidays with your household will be allowed from April 12, meaning many Stroud residents may travel along the M5 or M4 for a well-earned staycation. Ahead of lockdown restrictions easing, Which? revealed the motorway services you need to see and those customers found ‘utterly horrible,’ ‘dirty’ and ‘depressing’. The best by far was Gloucester Services, between junctions 11A and 12, which received a customer score of 86 per cent. Which? called it the gold standard of service stations, praising its designer feel, roof carpeted in grass and floor-to-ceiling windows. They noted the views, the homecooked meals and the ‘fabulous’ farm shop, including ‘bread to rival any baker’ and regional cheeses, such as Hereford Hop. ....
Self-catered holidays with your household will be allowed from April 12, meaning many South Gloucestershire residents may soon travel along the M5 or M4 for a well-earned staycation. Ahead of lockdown restrictions easing, Which? revealed the motorway services you need to see and those customers found ‘utterly horrible,’ ‘dirty’ and ‘depressing’. The best by far was Gloucester Services, between junctions 11A and 12, which received a customer score of 86 per cent. Which? called it the gold standard of service stations, praising its designer feel, roof carpeted in grass and floor-to-ceiling windows. They noted the views, the homecooked meals and the ‘fabulous’ farm shop, including ‘bread to rival any baker’ and regional cheeses, such as Hereford Hop. ....
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Axe Vale Netball Club have received funding from Rotarians - Credit: Axe Vale Netball Club Axminster Rotary Club members have been busy helping the community despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Press officer Martin King said: “From the very beginning of the crisis the club realised that our main fundraising events would be in jeopardy. Our Charity Golf Day was cancelled, the Axe Vale Show was cancelled and Stockland Fete, where we help every year, likewise. “But fortunately from our charity fund we have still been able to assist a number of good causes.” Martin explained: “One of our early actions was to contribute £300 towards the cost of transporting an x-ray machine that had been donated by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital to go to Kagando Hospital in Uganda. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Anna Crabbe, the machine is now providing much needed services in that hospital.” ....
She told the Herald: “The service supports those who wish to remain independent in their own homes, particularly the disabled, elderly and socially and rurally isolated, by giving them the opportunity to do their own shopping and to visit other parts of their local community. “The bus driver collects passengers from their homes and carries bags of heavy shopping on and off the bus when necessary. He also operates the tail lift facility on the bus for passengers in wheelchairs and mobility scooters and those who have difficulty using stairs. For many passengers, using the service has greatly enhanced their quality of life. The service is of great benefit to isolated or disabled people who through lack of suitable transport can be cut off from services and shops available locally. ....