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Essex hop growing returns to Markshall Estate after 150-year absence
Markshall Estate has harvested its first crop of hops by hand, reviving a local tradition that vanished in the 19th century due to poor wea…
Greater Manchester schoolchildren gain free tram travel for educational trips
Transport for Greater Manchester and Aviva have launched a scheme offering free tram travel to 90,000 schoolchildren for educational visits…
King Charles meets Cairngorms wildfire responders to thank them for their efforts
King Charles visited the Cairngorms to meet the firefighters, volunteers, and landowners who spent five weeks tackling a 3,300-hectare blaz…
The King visits the Cairngorms to thank those who tackled this summer's wildfire
The King is meeting with firefighters, volunteers, and community leaders to acknowledge their work during the five-week blaze that affected…
Over 50,000 young people join the National Trust in record-breaking year
More than 50,000 adults aged 18 to 25 have signed up for National Trust membership over the past 12 months, marking a 26 per cent increase.…
Record number of oysters sold at the fifth Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival
The three-day Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival saw record sales as visitors gathered to celebrate the town's maritime heritage with live mu…
Planning permission granted for the restoration of Sheffield's Rose Garden Cafe
Sheffield City Council has approved plans to renovate the historic Rose Garden Cafe in Graves Park, including structural repairs and the ad…
Baby born at Broughton Cineworld has cinema listed on her birth certificate
Molly Connah went into labour while watching a film at the Cineworld in Broughton, Flintshire, leading to the arrival of her daughter, Elsi…
Hull’s Grade II listed National Picture Theatre restored as a memorial
The National Picture Theatre in Hull has been restored to serve as a national memorial, marking the first time the site has been in use sin…
Statue unveiled in Glasgow for Wallace, the city's first fire dog
Wallace, a setter-collie adopted by Glasgow firefighters in 1894, has been honoured with a statue at Central Station over a century after h…
Orkney island of Eday receives thousands of enquiries after advertising affordable homes
With a population of just 120, the island of Eday has been searching for new families to help staff local services and support the communit…
Aberdeen train passenger to be reunited with dog's ashes left in lost property
A woman who accidentally left her dog's ashes on a train while travelling to Edinburgh will soon be reunited with the urn. British Transpor…