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Thousands gather at Duncombe Park for the historic Ryedale Show
Thousands of visitors attended the long-running Ryedale Show at Duncombe Park to celebrate rural heritage and livestock farming. The event,…
Regeneration project begins to restore Kingswood town centre and park
Work has started on a multi-phase project to restore historic shopfronts and improve public spaces across Kingswood. The scheme aims to rev…
South Shields wheelchair basketball player Ross McConnell reaches Commonwealth Games semi-finals
At 47 years old, South Shields resident Ross McConnell has helped the Scotland wheelchair basketball team reach the semi-finals at the Comm…
Bristol gymnast Shantae-Eve Amankwaah wins bronze in Commonwealth Games floor final
Bristol Hawks gymnast Shantae-Eve Amankwaah has secured a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. After …
Sankey Canal in Blackbrook receives £230,000 to restore historic locks and improve access
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £230,000 to conserve the Sankey Canal, Britain's first industrial canal. The project will re…
New Fenham café Coco & Co opens with free coffee and charity fundraising
Owners Quaysar Rafique and Muz Amin are opening their new coffee shop on Fenham Hall Drive this Thursday to bring speciality coffee to the …
North Tyneside secures £20m in government funding for community improvements
A £20m government investment has been approved for communities spanning Chirton, Percy Main, and North Shields over the next decade. The fu…
Halifax gymnast Luke Whitehouse secures third medal at Glasgow competition
Luke Whitehouse from Halifax has finished his time in Glasgow with three medals, including a silver in the vault final decided by just 0.01…
Bridlington RNLI crew rescues father and daughter from paddleboarding incident off Fraisthorpe beach
Bridlington RNLI volunteers launched from their station open day to rescue a father and daughter who were pushed out to sea by strong winds…
Plans for 26-storey tower next to Manchester's historic Britons Protection pub withdrawn
Developers have scrapped proposals for a 26-storey apartment block that was set to be built beside the 200-year-old, grade II-listed Briton…
Middlesbrough firm AV Dawson invests £5m in new rail terminal
AV Dawson is developing its fifth rail terminal at the Port of Middlesbrough to expand logistics capacity for local freight businesses. By …
Northumberland estate to be transformed into a 7,500-acre wildlife reserve
The Emblehope and Burngrange Estate is being converted into a large-scale nature reserve, with plans to rewet degraded peatland and restore…