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Fire cadets thanked after logging more than 3,000 volunteer hours
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Cadets logged 3,031 volunteer hours in 2025 and helped raise more than £18,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity.
Former city centre salon approved for conversion to flat
Planning permission has been granted to convert the upper floor of 73 Castle Street in Inverness into a two-bedroom flat, while the ground floor will be remodelled for retail use; a community council request to restrict future short-term lets was not included in the approval.
Five dogs looking for their forever homes from Many Tears Rescue
Many Tears Rescue has listed five ex-breeding dogs—Alexa, Evan, Venus, Rennie and Wendy—with notes on temperament, health and home requirements, and the charity provides contact details on its website and by phone for enquiries.
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Showing: 241-250West Marsh gets new outdoor exercise equipment
Eight pieces of outdoor exercise equipment have been installed outside the West Marsh Community Centre with funding from Better Youth Spaces, and the area is free to use when the centre gates are open, usually until about 9pm.
Brantford city hall confirms Branlyn Community Centre extension and upgrades.
City councillors endorsed a five-year extension of the Branlyn Community Centre tri-party agreement with local school boards, and were told several sports hall exhibits and the hall's interactive trivia game have reached the end of their service life and are being considered for replacement.
Stamford Student Wins peta2 Award for Raising Funds for Local Animal Shelter
Fifteen-year-old Stamford High student Leah Inverno raised $1,000 in two months to buy food, leashes, crates and other supplies for her local animal shelter and received a Hero to Animals Award from peta2.
Giles Heron obituary: pioneering organic farmer at Bank House Farm
The obituary notes Bank House Farm was set in rugged, elevated countryside and that Heron described the land in his autobiography Farming with Mary.
South Bermondsey sauna sanctuary offers cold plunges for under £10.
Innversions Alchemy, created by Barbora Patková in South Bermondsey, opened a sauna and cold plunge site that launched in November last year and offers 90-minute off-peak sessions for £9.50.
Merseyside jobs saved after ambulance firms sold.
A pre-pack sale finalised on February 6 preserved more than 375 jobs across Spark Medical and Medi 4 Ambulance Services, and the buyer has not been disclosed.
South Shields Old Town Hall could be repurposed after council seeks views
South Tyneside Council says it has secured limited government funding and is consulting residents and businesses until 11 March on possible uses for the Grade I listed South Shields Old Town Hall.
Steph receives award recognition for long-term weight loss success
Steph Calam, 59, was named one of 26 semi-finalists in Slimming World's Top Target Consultant 2026 competition after maintaining her target weight for ten years; she now supports about 260 local members each week.
Three sisters reunite in Sunderland to study pharmacy together.
Three sisters from Iran — Zohreh, Zahra and Fatemeh Taghipour — moved to Sunderland in 2024 to study an MSc in Drug Discovery and Development; Zohreh and Zahra have graduated and Fatemeh is due to graduate early next year.
Hundreds of ambulance jobs saved as firms sold in pre-pack deal
A pre-pack sale completed on February 6 rescued Spark Medical and Medi 4 Ambulance Services, preserving more than 375 jobs and ongoing NHS patient transport services.