Unwanted clothes can make a big difference thanks to a new scheme launched at a veterinary practice in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Work got underway at Northwest Veterinary Specialists in Sutton Weaver, near Runcorn, on 10 October and, among other improvements, will double the number of consultation rooms.

Stakeholders from across the veterinary sector met at Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston last month for the first Veterinary Green Discussion Forum.

Work on Beech House Veterinary Centre in Warrington is expected to be completed at the end of December, adding extra consulting rooms, an ultrasound suite and two digital x-ray rooms.

Eleven of the team members at Stanley House Veterinary Group have clocked up almost three centuries of service to the sector between them.

Mr Higgs has taken over as chief veterinary officer for the group following the resignation of John Innes in July.

The shortage of places where pets are welcome means pet owners must work harder at finding suitable accommodation and will usually have to pay more.

The new head of the BVA has urged the Government to extend its current energy bill support scheme for businesses beyond next March or risk a “devastating” economic impact.

Anonymised benchmarking results of the survey will be free to all participants, including non-members.

Association is teaming up with accountants Hazlewoods for the session on 1 November, which aims to arm members and non-members with actionable takeaway strategies for economic uncertainty.

One of the UK’s biggest veterinary providers has published its annual results, which showed a big increase in pre-tax profits.

The UK’s largest veterinary group confirms that Simon Smith will replace Steve Clarke in top job.

One of British television’s best-known faces is set to be among Scott Gobin’s opponents at the first Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup.

The privately held animal health company – based in Australia and with offices in the UK, Canada, US and New Zealand – has leading anaesthetic product Alfaxan among its brands.

Delegates from across the UK and Europe attended the annual Vet Dynamics conference where a star-studded line-up spoke on the theme of “Stealing Fire: Rebuilding the Veterinary Profession”.

Out-of-the blue phone call led to the appointment of American veterinary specialist Jennie Good to the emergency and critical care team at Paragon Veterinary Referrals in West Yorkshire.

Synomics, which has its headquarters in Oxfordshire, is working with Mars Petcare on the programme that aims to develop risk prediction models for a range of conditions.

CVets and Littlecroft Vets have joined forces to offer clients in the Merseyside borough “a bigger and better service”.