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Kent and Medway NHS trust halves number of patients waiting over 38 weeks for mental health support
The Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has reduced the number of people waiting more than 38 weeks for community support from 305 to 1…
Metropolitan Police expands electric motorbike fleet to tackle phone snatchers
The Metropolitan Police has increased its fleet of high-powered electric motorbikes to 25 to better navigate narrow streets and heavy traff…
Elizabeth Bonfield becomes the first Yorkshirewoman to lead the Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers
Elizabeth Bonfield has been installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers, marking the first time a woman from Yorkshi…
Eight burglars sentenced to over 25 years following Doncaster police operation
South Yorkshire Police's Operation Castle team has secured prison sentences for eight individuals involved in residential burglaries across…
Malham Show returns to celebrate Yorkshire Dales farming heritage
The annual Malham Show brought the community together this weekend to showcase traditional livestock judging and dry stone walling against …
First of ten new Elizabeth line trains enters passenger service
The first of ten additional Elizabeth line trains has begun carrying passengers to help manage rising demand on the UK's busiest railway. T…
Forest of Marston Vale Trust to help develop new national forest in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor
The Forest of Marston Vale Trust has been selected to help create one of England's new national forests after successfully increasing local…
Stoke-on-Trent teenager Keira McManus becomes three-time CrossFit world champion
Sixteen-year-old Keira McManus has secured her third consecutive world title at the CrossFit Games in California, becoming the first female…
Yorkshire partnership launches £21m project to remove river barriers for migratory fish
The Great Yorkshire Rivers partnership is working to remove artificial barriers across the region by 2043 to help native fish species reach…
PC Andrew Harper's killers to remain in prison following changes to early release scheme
The Prime Minister has confirmed that those convicted of unlawful killing will be excluded from an early release programme designed to addr…
England's largest illegal waste site near Kidlington is cleared
Thirty lorries a day have been removing rubbish from the site near Kidlington to resolve what was the largest illegal waste dump in the cou…
Over 2,000 children in West Cumbria to become eligible for free school meals
A government expansion of free school meals will see more than 2,000 additional pupils in West Cumbria qualify for support from September. …