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East Riding Council to switch off more streetlights after pilot scheme improves road safety
Following a successful pilot that saw night-time collisions drop by a third, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is expanding a project to rem…
Bradford Museums and Galleries receives £175,000 grant to improve artwork storage
Bradford’s collection of nearly one million historical items is set to be better protected after the council secured £175,040 in National L…
Wind-powered musical installation Harmonic Fields opens on Baildon Moor
The Harmonic Fields installation features over 200 wind-powered instruments, including flutes and glockenspiels, set across the landscape o…
Patients in England to access pharmacy treatment for five additional common conditions
Pharmacists in England are expanding their services to include on-the-spot treatment for migraines, acne, scabies, ear infections, and bloc…
Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum for the first time
The 70-metre-long 11th-century embroidery has arrived in London from France, marking the first time the historic artefact has left its home…
The Bayeux Tapestry goes on public display in the UK for the first time
Nearly 1,000 years after it was created, the 70m-long Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum for a temporary exhibition. The his…
Construction of Cottam Parkway station in Preston to begin after funding gap closed
Lancashire's Combined County Authority has approved £28.2m to complete the budget for the long-planned Cottam Parkway railway station. The …
Memorial plaque returns to Kent after being washed 150 miles away by a storm
A memorial plaque dedicated to former Sandgate Society chairman Geoffrey Edmunds has been returned to Kent after the bench it was attached …
Aylesford treatment plant begins turning human waste into fertiliser for Kent farms
A new £1.4m facility in Aylesford has been certified to process wastewater from 8,000 off-grid homes into biosolids for agricultural use. B…
Sheffield-based SCI Semiconductor secures £5m to develop new generation of chips
Sheffield firm SCI Semiconductor has raised £5m to scale production of its memory-safe chips, which are designed to address critical vulner…
Metropolitan Police arrest 187 people in Westminster e-bike crime crackdown
The Metropolitan Police have arrested 187 individuals and seized 157 vehicles following a six-month operation targeting criminals using e-b…
Five people including a baby rescued from Edinburgh flat fire
Firefighters rescued four adults and a baby from a block of flats in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh after a fire destroyed the building's …