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Exeter launches its first nine-day walking festival
Wellbeing Exeter is hosting a nine-day festival this September to encourage residents to explore the city on foot through group walks, fora…
Conservation groups raise £5.5m towards purchase of Northumberland's Rothbury Estate
The Wildlife Trusts have secured £5.5m in new pledges, bringing them within £4m of the £30m needed to purchase the 3,800-hectare Rothbury E…
London's Trent Park House of Secrets museum welcomes 8,000 visitors in first month
The new museum dedicated to the 'Secret Listeners' of WWII has seen 8,000 visitors since opening its doors last month. By sharing the histo…
Yorkshire-based Sitehop launches new unit to secure UK defence networks
Sitehop has established a dedicated national security unit to help protect legacy defence infrastructure from emerging cyber threats like A…
Construction of new Walmer beach boardwalk to begin next month
Work is starting on a 45-metre timber boardwalk at Walmer beach, designed to provide easier access to the shoreline for those with mobility…
Southampton wrestler Jamie Hayter returns to the ring after year-long back injury
After suffering two herniated discs that left her bedbound for months, 31-year-old Jamie Hayter has returned to professional wrestling. She…
Bradford to host the UK's first flower carpet in Centenary Square
Inspired by the tradition in Brussels, Bradford will host a 29-metre wide floral mosaic made from 300,000 dahlia heads this September. Loca…
Yorkshire couple complete four-marathon reservoir run for suicide prevention charity
Terri and Stephen, a couple from Cowling, have completed four continuous laps around a reservoir, covering 10,835 feet of climbing over 34 …
Volunteers help maintain the Growing Lives garden project in Ilkeston
Staff from PfP Thrive spent a day clearing paths and building raised beds at the Derventio Housing Trust’s Growing Lives project. The site,…
Domestic abuse rates in Stoke-on-Trent fall by over 12 per cent
New data shows that domestic abuse rates in Stoke-on-Trent have dropped from 31.7 to 26.7 cases per 1,000 adults since 2023, meaning nearly…
Government invests £71m to restart production at Devon's Hemerdon tungsten mine
The National Wealth Fund is providing £71m to help Tungsten West resume operations at the Hemerdon mine near Plymouth. By securing domestic…
London Zoo animals complete their annual health weigh-in
Keepers at London Zoo have finished their yearly weigh-in, recording the sizes of animals ranging from 50kg capybaras to 100g land snails. …