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Wideopen residents welcome decision to keep Hazlewood Community Primary School open
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has rejected North Tyneside Council's plans to close Hazlewood Community Primary School and merge it …
Former Melling restaurant to become a nursery for 80 children
Sefton Council has approved plans to convert the former Alba restaurant building into Bumbles Nursery, providing space for 80 children. The…
Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft and four others to receive honorary degrees from Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University is awarding honorary doctorates to five individuals, including Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft and prese…
Chocolatier Flo Broughton launches a new drink made from discarded cacao fruit pulp
Chocolatier Flo Broughton has developed a drink called TRASH made from the sweet pulp surrounding cocoa beans, a part of the fruit typicall…
Two boys rescued by RNLI after being trapped by the tide in Cornwall
Two young boys were rescued by the St Agnes RNLI after becoming stranded on rocks at Trevellas for over four hours. The volunteer crew safe…
Plymouth father Neil Ginter found safe after going missing in Benidorm
Neil Ginter, a bus driver from Plymouth, has been located after his family raised concerns when he could not be reached for over 24 hours w…
Whitley Bay resident rescues baby seagull after it falls down her chimney
Karen Turville was working from home when a young herring gull tumbled down her chimney and landed in her fireplace. She created a safe spa…
Wirral mum Vicky Crowden runs 7 marathons in 7 days to raise £150,000 for cancer research
Vicky Crowden from Hoylake is training to run a marathon on each of the seven continents in seven days to raise £150,000 for Clatterbridge …
Bristol sporting charities launch £2 million project to support young people into work
Three of Bristol's largest sporting charities have joined forces to launch 'United Bristol', a £2 million initiative aimed at helping over …
Orca sightings increase off the Northumberland coast
Orcas and dolphins are being spotted more regularly and closer to the shore near the Farne Islands. While experts are still investigating t…
Industrial action ends at Haydon Bridge High School following leadership change
Teachers at the Northumberland school have called off their dispute after a new leadership team was appointed to address long-standing conc…
Interactive memorial to Len Goodman unveiled outside his Dartford dance academy
A new piece of public art featuring inscribed dance steps and famous catchphrases has been installed outside the Goodman Dance Academy in D…