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Hull College to open £5m Greenwave centre for renewable energy training
Hull College is launching a £5m training facility this September to teach skills in hydrogen technology, heat pumps, and electric vehicles.…
South Yorkshire's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre marks 25 years at the former Orgreave colliery site
The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has opened a new facility at the site of the former Orgreave colliery,…
The A19 ranked as one of England's best roads for driver satisfaction
A survey by Transport Focus has named the A19 the top-performing road in the North East and Yorkshire, with 77% of drivers reporting overal…
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 …
North London garden features an underground fridge that keeps food cool without electricity
Inspired by traditional ice houses, this buried storage unit uses the earth's stable temperature to keep produce cool. It offers a low-ener…
Norfolk village installs beaver-inspired leaky dams to manage flood risk
Following severe flooding in 2020, the village of Caistor St Edmund has installed four wooden logjams designed to slow water flow during he…
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…
Somerset start-up develops filter to remove harmful phosphates from waterways
Rookwood Operations has successfully trialled a new filtration system in Chew Valley Reservoir that captures phosphates before they can tri…
Dry weather reveals the outline of a 17th-century garden at Chatsworth House
Recent high temperatures have scorched the south lawn at the Chatsworth Estate, temporarily exposing the layout of the Great Parterre desig…
Bridgwater primary school wins Defra Bees' Needs award for wildlife project
Northgate Primary School in Bridgwater has been named a winner of the 2026 Bees' Needs Champions Award for transforming its grounds into a …
Leicester emergency consultant Dr Ffion Davies receives honorary doctorate for global healthcare work
Dr Ffion Davies has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Leicester for her decades of voluntary work improvin…
Ellise Hollie Hayward shares how inclusive work experience shaped her career in education
After completing a supported internship at Yeovil College, Ellise Hollie Hayward has begun a career as a Learning Support Practitioner. By …