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Heaton guitar shop raffles bespoke instrument to help fund Rothbury Estate purchase
Jess and Andrew Mills of Curvy Sounds have customised a unique guitar to support the Wildlife Trusts' campaign to buy the 3,800-hectare Rot…
Maidstone tree surgeon rescues cat stuck 50ft up a sycamore
After going missing for two weeks, a cat named Momo was found stranded 50ft up a sycamore tree at a Maidstone army barracks. When standard …
Seventy acres of farmland in Great Gaddesden to be restored as a wildlife habitat
A 30-year project will transform 70 acres of arable land at Pipers Hill into an orchard and wildlife area to support native species like br…
Tyne Rivers Trust secures £249,000 lottery funding to bolster river protection
The Tyne Rivers Trust has received nearly £250,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to improve its organisational infrastructure and…
Extra bus service added in Embsay after children were left stranded at stops
An additional weekday bus service has been introduced in Embsay following reports of children as young as 11 being unable to board overcrow…
Former Liverpool hospital site to become a public nature park
The former Royal Liverpool University Hospital grounds are being converted into a public park featuring 163 new trees and wildflower meadow…
Nottingham researchers develop MRI scan to diagnose MS without lumbar punctures
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a new MRI technique that identifies multiple sclerosis without the need for an i…
Dean Trust Wigan school transforms culture following previous inadequate rating
Six years after being rated inadequate, Dean Trust Wigan has been found to meet expected standards across five of six areas in its latest i…
Turbine installation passes half-way point at Dogger Bank B wind farm
Installation of turbines for the Dogger Bank B phase of the offshore wind project has now passed the half-way mark. Once fully operational,…
Author Katie Kirby visits Eastburn Primary School after pupils win national reading competition
Pupils at Eastburn Primary School in Keighley hosted author Katie Kirby after winning a competition run by Puffin and the National Year of …
Construction begins on Golborne station - the first new railway stop in Greater Manchester for 25 years
Work has started on a new railway station in Golborne, which will reconnect the town to the rail network for the first time in 60 years. Th…
Crosby fencer Susie Seddon-Cowell to compete at Para Fencing European Championships
Susie Seddon-Cowell, 28, will represent Great Britain at the Para Fencing European Championships in Cardiff next week. Her appearance marks…