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Edinburgh secures £38.4m loan to kickstart Granton Waterfront regeneration
The City of Edinburgh Council has received a £38.4m loan from the National Wealth Fund to prepare the Granton Waterfront site for developme…
Eight winners announced for the 2026 BBC Northern Ireland Make a Difference Awards
The annual awards have recognised eight individuals and groups from across Northern Ireland for their contributions to local communities, r…
Demelza hospice charity to open specialist residential home in Sittingbourne
The charity Demelza is converting its Hill Farm building into a specialist home to provide long-term, round-the-clock care for three childr…
Gravesend's former Windmill Bowls Club to become a permanent bakery
Friends Liam Handley and Andrea Smith have received approval to transform the empty Windmill Bowls Club into a permanent bakery and coffee …
Tonbridge riverside path to receive £100,000 lighting upgrade
A £100,000 project will install new lighting along a popular riverside path in Tonbridge. The upgrade aims to improve visibility and safety…
Regulars Mike and Nicola Vigar take ownership of historic Westerham pub
Mike and Nicola Vigar have purchased the Grade II-listed Grasshopper on the Green in Westerham, committing to preserve the pub's traditiona…
Canterbury's Hales Place Chapel - once named the world's smallest - faces restoration
Measuring just nine feet across, the Grade II-listed Hales Place Chapel in Canterbury is the final remnant of a mansion demolished nearly a…
Scottish grandmother Cath Bowie named world's oldest female Fortnite streamer
Seventy-eight-year-old Cath Bowie from Inverurie has been recognised by Guinness World Records for her gaming channel, which has grown to o…
Prince William launches £250,000 regeneration fund for Princetown
The Prince of Wales is visiting Princetown to unveil a new fund that will provide at least £250,000 for local social, economic and environm…
Dover teenager Lacey Ward to abseil 160ft after life-changing knee surgery
After years of pain caused by miserable malalignment syndrome, 18-year-old Lacey Ward can now walk and run pain-free following three operat…
How Sir Boyd Tunnock helped restore the St Abbs lifeboat station
After the RNLI closed the St Abbs lifeboat station in 2015, the local community raised the funds to establish an independent service. Busin…
776 babies in Stoke-on-Trent receive free library cards in scheme's first year
The My First Library Card initiative has registered 776 newborns for library access since its launch last September. By partnering with loc…