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New Brighton Family Food and Drink Festival returns to The Dips with over 100 traders
The New Brighton Family Food and Drink Festival returns to The Dips from 23 to 26 July, featuring an independent market, international food…
Salford pub hosts free cinema screenings and hot dogs for children this summer
Coal & Cotton in Boothstown is offering free film screenings and hot dogs for children every Thursday and Friday throughout the school holi…
Pentwyn Leisure Centre pool to reopen in Cardiff after six-year closure
The swimming pool at Pentwyn Leisure Centre will reopen on 27 July following a six-year closure that began during the pandemic. The refurbi…
Construction of 158 affordable homes approved for Trub Farm in Rochdale
Rochdale Council has finalised plans for a 158-home development on the Trub Farm site in Castleton. All properties will be offered at affor…
Hull's historic timeball returns to its mast after restoration
The city's century-old time-keeping device is being lifted back into place on Lowgate following a detailed restoration project. The mechani…
Sunderland Salvation Army fundraising sends medical supplies to hospitals in Ukraine
Since 2022, the Monkwearmouth Salvation Army has held regular events to fund medical essentials and toiletries for hospitals in Ukraine. Or…
281 new homes completed for military families at Imjin Barracks
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has purchased 281 new-build homes in Gloucestershire to house service personnel and their families …
Seventy volunteers clean up Newcastle's West End park
Led by local young people, a group of 70 volunteers gathered to clear rubbish from a park near Canning Street in Newcastle's West End. The …
Elizabeth, 82, returns as a volunteer for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Elizabeth, who became a familiar face as an unofficial greeter during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, has returned to volunteer for the 2026 e…
Hebburn mother returns to work after NHS aquafit programme boosts her confidence
After 14 years away from the workplace due to chronic health conditions, 40-year-old Amy Mercer has secured a new job following her partici…
Eighty-four-year-old man rescued after falling from boat near Tenby
An 84-year-old man was rescued by the Tenby RNLI after falling from his tender and being swept into a cave beneath St Catherine's Island. T…
Dundee-based charity opens new children's operating theatre in Pakistan
A Scottish charity has installed a new paediatric operating theatre at the District Headquarter Hospital in Kotli, Pakistan, to provide spe…