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Newcastle Airport recruits its first female firefighters as emergency team grows
Amy Ramsey, Alix Peoples, and Lily Jackson have joined the Rescue and Firefighting Service at Newcastle International Airport. Their arriva…
Port Lympne Reserve welcomes its first giraffe calf in eight years
A female giraffe calf has been born at Port Lympne Reserve near Hythe, the first arrival at the park since 2018. Named Jude after England f…
Halewood youth club 'The Boyzee' saved from closure by £300,000 funding boost
The Halewood Youth in Community Centre has secured £300,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund, preventing its imminent closure. This…
Eight Liverpool parks and green spaces receive Green Flag awards
Eight parks across Liverpool have been recognised with Green Flag awards, more than tripling the city's total from last year. This internat…
Crosby entrepreneur Jake Glennon opens new play café that sells out in minutes
After noticing a lack of local play spaces for young families, 23-year-old Jake Glennon has opened The Village Play Cafe in Crosby. The Mon…
Northumberland engineering firm QCD Precision expands into new Ashington premises
Precision engineering firm QCD Precision has moved from Blyth to a larger site in Ashington to accommodate its growing workload. The expans…
Faversham family reunited with Labrador after five-day search
Scoobie the Labrador went missing from his Faversham home after being spooked by local festival noise, sparking a town-wide search. He was …
Hartlepool RNLI volunteers rescue person trapped on rocks at South Pier
Emergency services worked together on Monday afternoon to reach a person stuck on the rocks at Hartlepool's South Pier. The individual was …
RNLI crew rescues man swept two miles out to sea on an inflatable dinghy in Folkestone
A man in his 40s was rescued by the Dover RNLI after strong winds carried his inflatable dinghy two and a half miles from the Folkestone sh…
Three alpacas join the residents at Jesmond Dene's Pets Corner
Gallinious, Vernon and Firkin have arrived at the Newcastle petting zoo as part of a series of site improvements. The two-year-old trio are…
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson hires out Colchester cinema for Sudbury primary school pupils
After seeing a video of students from St Gregory Primary School asking to see the new Moana film, Dwayne Johnson booked out nine screens at…
Ellie Waters-Barnes qualifies as a doctor ten years after cancer treatment caused early menopause
After being diagnosed with a rare soft tissue cancer at 14, Ellie Waters-Barnes underwent treatment that resulted in early menopause and in…