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Cheshire West introduces £1 bus fares for older teenagers
Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched a trial scheme offering £1 bus fares to older teenagers on services starting or ending in th…
Skelton High Street to host new community-run pet crematorium
A community interest company has received approval to convert an empty workshop into a pet crematorium designed to provide bereavement supp…
Construction begins on thirty new social homes in Oxton Village
Work has started on The Parchments, a £7m housing scheme in Wirral that will provide 30 new social apartments. These are the first social h…
Glasgow City Council reaches pay deal with Unison to avoid fire-and-rehire plans
Glasgow City Council has reached an agreement with the Unison union, removing the threat of dismissal and re-engagement for 23,000 non-teac…
Human Appeal celebrates volunteer contributions at third annual Purple Legacy Awards
Human Appeal recently brought together volunteers from across the UK in Manchester to recognise their contributions over the past year. Wit…
Whickham Hermitage Community Garden marks 20 years of public access
Twenty years ago, local resident Dave Peacock led a community effort to restore a derelict 19th-century garden in Whickham. Today, the site…
Restoration work continues on Southport Pier as £20m project progresses
Southport Pier, Britain's oldest surviving iron pleasure pier, is undergoing a £20 million restoration after being closed to the public sin…
Fourteen-year-old mudlark Emmylou Vaxby shares her guide to finding London's history
Emmylou Vaxby has spent nearly a decade searching the Thames foreshore for historical artefacts, documenting her finds in a new book. By te…
Community-owned Black Lion pub in Skelton-on-Ure adds kitchen garden to its services
After being closed for six years, the Black Lion pub has been revived by local volunteers who have added a shop, café, and caravan site to …
Thousands of reflective keyrings to be distributed to children across Kent
As the clocks go back and evenings grow darker, a new campaign is providing thousands of free reflective keyrings to schools and youth grou…
Manager saves life of player who collapsed at new Boughton Monchelsea padel court
John Robinson, 66, was playing at the newly opened Forever Padel centre when he collapsed and stopped breathing. Manager Ben Weedon perform…
Twelve-year-old boy from Cumbernauld found safe
Reece Guntley, who had been missing since Thursday after boarding a bus to Edinburgh, has been traced by police. Officers confirmed he was …