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Games Talks Live returns to Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow in March
The Scottish Game Developers Association will run Games Talks Live across Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow from 24–26 March 2026, featuring lightning talks, networking and pitches from the SGDA Games Accelerator cohort.
Big Mac Day raises funds for the Children's Treatment Centre
Big Mac Day on February 1 returned to Cornwall and Lancaster, with proceeds from Big Mac sales at four local McDonald's directed to the Children's Treatment Centre, a community-funded agency marking its 30th anniversary in 2026.
Crossmaglen Square: residents and businesses invited to share views
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will hold a public drop-in on 10 March 2026 from 4pm to 8pm at Crossmaglen Community Centre to gather views as part of a study to develop an Improvement Plan for Crossmaglen Square.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 911-920Cornwall Hotel Collection raises £11,000 for good causes
The Cornwall Hotel Collection raised £11,000 across 2025 through events at four hotels, with funds supporting local and national charities including Bliss and The Mermaid Centre.
Colchester Borough Homes gives funding boost to local community groups
Colchester Borough Homes has awarded £18,739.75 from its 2025 Community Initiative Fund to 13 local schemes supporting wellbeing and hardship, with the largest grant of £6,000 going to Signpost Colchester.
£18,000 raised at charity beer festival to help people across the South West
St Austell Brewery's Celtic Beer Festival raised £18,000 in November for the brewery's Charitable Trust, which supports causes across the South West. The trust has donated more than £1 million since 2003 and in 2025 funded services including youth mental health and air ambulance operations.
Sunday Worship at St Columba's reflects on One Body, One Spirit
BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship was recorded at St Columba's Parish Church, Knock, Belfast for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and featured a sermon by the Revd Dr Karen Campbell that reflected on Ephesians 4's call to unity and grace.
Toddlers invited to craft and spot garden birds in Woodchester
A Mini Beasties session for two- to four-year-olds will take place at Tinkley Gate in Woodchester with crafts, storytelling and close views of garden birds; family group tickets cost £3 and National Trust members can park for free.
Co Down couple open their home to three foster siblings.
Jonathan and Sarah McElroy in County Down are fostering three siblings aged 9, 4 and 2 who moved in November 2023; Barnardo's says the number of children in care in Northern Ireland is now almost 4,200.
Riverside village Holt blends history and natural beauty
Holt is a riverside village on the Welsh–English border with Roman-era finds and a late 13th-century castle; it also features a medieval Grade I-listed bridge, local shops and community events.
Great grandfather to eight remembered in this week's Surrey funeral notices
Surrey Live's weekly death and funeral notices include a tribute to Reverend Canon Stephen Scott Huxley, who died aged 95 on December 21, 2025, and lists funeral arrangements for several local residents.
Back street cafe in Barnsley where cash is king and customers 'leave as friends'
Maggie's Coffee Shop in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, is a busy back-street cafe with a five-star TripAdvisor rating from over 120 reviews, and a notice near the counter asks customers to pay with cash.
Almost 200 hens seek new homes in Southampton.
The British Hen Welfare Trust will rehome 196 ex-commercial hens at a Southampton event on Feb 1; registration closes 4pm on Jan 30.