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Mayor awards funds to community projects in Mansfield and Ashfield
Mayor Claire Ward has awarded £252,868 to Warsop Parish Council for Future Warsop and £228,634 to the Academy Transformation Trust Further Education for Let's Go Leamington from a £3 million Community Development Fund; both areas are among 10 neighbourhoods chosen across the EMCCA for targeted investment.
Hilsea Lido to reopen this summer after £7.75 million upgrade
Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth will reopen on May 2 after a roughly £7.75 million refurbishment; the site has been closed since 2022.
Horsham charity superstore opens as hundreds visit at launch
Hundreds of shoppers attended the opening of the expanded Camelia Botnar Foundation charity superstore in Horsham, which now occupies 11,000 square feet; proceeds will support the foundation’s vocational training for disadvantaged young people.
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Showing: 461-470Sturgis Motorcycle Museum announces 2026 Hall of Fame inductees.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum named its Class of 2026 Hall of Fame inductees, including several special-award honorees and multiple posthumous Kickstands Down recognitions; the class will be honored at the Sturgis Rally Hall of Fame Breakfast on Aug. 12 in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Bimbo's 33rd head and beard shave delivers £1,430 to Derry's Foyle Hospice.
Bimbo Boyle and Kieran Bradley presented a cheque for £1,430 to Ailbhe McDaid, Community Fundraiser at Foyle Hospice, following funds raised at Daly's Front Bar during Bimbo's 33rd Annual Head and Beard Shave.
Fermanagh Cancer Support Centre receives £500,000 grant to fund two nurses
A £500,000 National Lottery grant will fund two specialist cancer nurses and more than 200 support sessions over five years at the Fermanagh Cancer Support Centre, which opened in June 2025 and has welcomed over 2,200 visitors.
New lighting installed at world's largest excavated prehistoric cavern
Great Orme Mines in Llandudno is having atmospheric lighting fitted in its roughly 50ft-high prehistoric chamber ahead of the 2026 season, with mines manager and qualified electrician Nick Jowett using a Tyrolean traverse to access fixtures.
Four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy runs over 100 miles to raise money for his school
Jacob Fallows, four, ran about 158km across January with the support of a walking frame and helped raise £1,160 for Friends of Bow School in Bow, Devon.
Midwest town rebuilds downtown a decade after destructive fire.
Madelia, Minnesota, rebuilt its Main Street ten years after a February 3, 2016 fire destroyed eight businesses; community support and a $1.7 million state allocation helped the recovery.
Inverclyde club welcomes people who enjoy board and war games
The Inverclyde War and Board Games Club meets at Broomhill Gardens and Community Centre and will host a fantasy and sci‑fi games evening on Monday 9 February from 7pm to 9pm.
Luton community centres set for £3.7m refurbishment
Luton Council will spend £3.7m to upgrade Lewsey and Bury Park community centres; Lewsey will partially close from 15 February and Bury Park will close for about nine months from the summer.
Cumbria's David Allen raises £10,000 for Blood Bikes charity
David Allen raised £10,000 through its 2025 fundraising activities for Blood Bikes Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway Blood Bikes, a volunteer-run service that provides free medical courier deliveries around the clock.
Care home manager shaves head for Cancer Research UK
Sarah Golden-Hill, manager of Castleford Lodge Care Home, shaved her head to raise money for Cancer Research UK and has raised £680 so far, with residents and staff joining the event and celebration.