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Representatives from the North Somerset station took part in the event on Sunday, April 21, which sees a scroll being passed through various RNLI…

This unexpected act of kindness highlights the valuable role that the RNLI has played for the past 200 years, and this donation will provide…

* Soaring insurance costs threaten preventive fire providers * Controlled fires rarely escape despite high-profile incidents * California launches new state fund to fill insurance gap By David Sherfinski KING WILLIAM COUNTY, Virginia, April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A few years ago, the Forest Stewards Guild conservation group could buy an insurance policy to conduct controlled burns to cut wildfire risk - or for other ecological purposes - for about $10,000 per year. No more.

A few years ago, the Forest Stewards Guild conservation group could buy an insurance policy to conduct controlled burns to cut wildfire risk - or for other ecological purposes - for about $10,000 per year.

Volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) Portishead charity have helped inspire the design for an exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower...

Jon Colwill at the helm. - Credit: RNLI/Helen Lazenby After 17 years of volunteering in the Portishead RNLI, Jon Colwill hangs up his drysuit for the last time.  Jon reached retirement age for the inshore lifeboat crew in December 2020, which means he is no longer able to go to sea on the Atlantic 85 class lifeboat based at Portishead, My Lady Anne.  He joined The Portishead Lifeboat Trust back in 2003 when the rescue service was an independent charity, based at Sugar Loaf Bea...