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Accountant Vanessa Bent opens a cake shed in Gravesend to encourage local discovery
Vanessa Bent has opened a cake shed outside her home in Gravesend, choosing to rely on a simple lawn sign rather than social media to attra…
Sheffield golfer Alex Fitzpatrick qualifies for the PGA Tour Championship
After a difficult period spent fighting to retain his DP World Tour card, Alex Fitzpatrick has secured a place at the PGA Tour's season fin…
Leeds gymnast Harry Hepworth secures European team gold for Great Britain
Harry Hepworth, a 22-year-old member of Leeds Gymnastics Club, delivered a final floor routine in Zagreb to secure the team gold medal for …
London Ambulance Service becomes first in UK to deploy underwater rescue drones
Paramedics from the Hazardous Area Response Team are now using underwater drones equipped with mechanical grabbers to assist in water rescu…
Project Bowline contract awards £20 million to support UK SMEs in hypersonic defence research
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £20 million contract to Lockheed Martin UK to develop a hypersonic target vehicle, supporting 63 jobs…
Volunteers begin work to restore 'missing mile' of Cotswolds canal
Volunteers from the Cotswold Canal Trust have started digging a new channel to reconnect a section of the Stroudwater Navigation that was f…
Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for the first time in over 500 years
Two beaver kits have been born at the Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham, marking the first wild birth of the species in Norfolk since…
Gravesend boutique For Girlys reopens in new premises after community support
After a 65% rent increase forced owner Tracey Baker to close her 30-year-old boutique, local residents and businesses helped her find a new…
Abandoned Grade II-listed charity shop in Maidstone restored as a home
After sitting empty since the pandemic, a former Save the Children shop on Union Street has been converted into a residential property by d…
University of Roehampton offers esports scholarships to help students fund their studies
The University of Roehampton is awarding scholarships worth up to £2,000 to students who can balance academic progress with competitive gam…
Martha's Rule extended to all maternity and neonatal services in England
Following a review into maternity care, the government is rolling out Martha's Rule to all maternity and neonatal wards across England. The…
Norfolk farmer restores wildflower meadow by letting nature take its course
After farmer Derek Sayer stopped intensive farming on a four-acre field in north Norfolk, the land naturally transformed from a single-crop…