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Hull-based Connexin secures £35m to accelerate smart water meter rollout
Connexin has secured £35m in funding to expand its installation of smart water meters across the UK. By providing real-time data on consump…
Ford & Etal Estates brings back annual Scarycrow trail for Halloween
The annual Scarycrow trail returns to the villages of Ford and Etal from 26 October to 1 November, featuring displays created by local resi…
Seaham Garden Village homes begin using geothermal heat from abandoned coal mines
Residents in Seaham are now receiving heating and hot water powered by geothermal energy pumped from local disused coal mines. This project…
British Museum receives £30 million donation for Western Range redevelopment
A long-standing supporter has gifted £30 million to the British Museum to help fund the £1 billion overhaul of its Western Range galleries.…
Hartcliffe and Withywood residents gather to shape plans for £20 million investment
More than 300 residents and local organisations met at St Andrew's Church to discuss how to allocate £20 million of government funding over…
NHS opens its largest donor centre in Reading to collect blood, plasma and platelets in one place
The NHS has opened a new 11,000 sq ft donor centre in Reading, the first facility in England designed to collect blood, plasma and platelet…
New regulations allow homeowners without driveways to install pavement EV chargers
The government has removed the need for planning permission to install cross-pavement electric vehicle chargers, potentially saving residen…
Harrogate chef regains movement in thumb after 10-hour reattachment surgery in Leeds
After losing his thumb in a DIY accident, chef Dan Parry underwent a 10-hour operation at Leeds General Infirmary to have the digit and its…
Thousands of butterflies return to former West Sussex wheatfields after nature restoration
Just two years after 133 hectares of intensive wheat farmland at Halnaker Hill were converted into a nature restoration project, experts ha…
Worle Community School Academy students recognised at Weston-super-Mare awards
Students from Worle Community School Academy were honoured for their academic and community contributions during a ceremony at the Winter G…
Fourteen-year-old sailor Brooke takes third place at Poole event
Brooke, a student at The King Alfred School, finished third overall and as the top female sailor out of 71 competitors at the Super South T…
Birdwatching groups help people with dementia reconnect with the present
At Forge Mill Lake in the West Midlands, birdwatching sessions are providing a way for people living with dementia to engage with their sur…