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Fewer shootings bring Greater Manchester a measure of relief
Greater Manchester recorded 16 shootings in the year to April 2026 , down from 71 five years earlier. Police have recovered more than 420 viable firearms since April 2021…
More ambulance callers get clinical help over the phone
Not every ambulance caller needs a crew at their door. Across the east of England, clinicians are assessing more people by phone and helping them reach suitable care without an…
Restoring Scotland’s peatlands to protect drinking water
Protecting drinking water can begin miles before it reaches a treatment works. Around Scottish reservoirs, teams are repairing damaged peatlands so that less organic material…
A shorter route to an MS diagnosis in Nottingham
Teresa Needham went straight back to work after the scan that helped diagnose her multiple sclerosis. The Stapleford resident told the BBC she had been relieved to avoid a lumbar…
A father’s online group turns lonely evenings into new friendships
When Callum Jarvis found fatherhood lonely, he wondered whether other dads felt the same. Three weeks after starting Dads After Bedtime in Peterborough, his social media group had…
Community film nights give climate worries somewhere to go
Watching a difficult film together can leave people feeling less alone. Across Britain, community screenings of The People’s Emergency Briefing are giving neighbours time to talk…
Donated baby essentials reach hundreds of Leeds families
A pram, clean clothes or a new mattress can make an immediate difference when a family’s budget is stretched. Leeds Baby Bank says it has helped 550 families since June…
A bowls club gives people a way back into sport
After an injury, Darren found a way back into sport on the indoor bowls rinks in Whitstable. He told the BBC that joining Oyster Indoor Bowls Club had changed his life. The club…
Native trees regain the lead in a restored Welsh woodland
Native broadleaf trees now make up more than half the canopy in the Woodland Trust’s part of Wentwood, between Newport and Chepstow. The change follows 20 years of work to restore…
Regular coffee and company help Devon members rebuild life after bereavement
After his wife died, Dave Dryden found that gardening and television could only fill so much of the day. The 90-year-old from Newton Abbot says a local friendship group gives him…
A stadium food trailer gives young people paid work and a way forward
Leaving school early made finding a job feel daunting for Jack Trebilcock. Now the 18-year-old is earning money and building skills at a food trailer outside Southampton’s St…
Audio guides help passengers with sight loss picture a station before travelling
For passengers with sight loss, preparing for a train journey can mean learning a station before arriving. Audio guides designed with blind and partially sighted volunteers are…
A conversation during hospital care gives patients a chance to be heard
Hospital patients in Bristol are being asked what would make their care better while there is still time to act on it. Through Patient Conversations, trained volunteers listen to…
A meeting centre helps older prisoners find company beyond their cells
At Edinburgh prison, older men are finding company through games, music and conversation in a room they named The Basement. Some have dementia; others are frail or isolated…
Restoring forgotten graves gives veterans a reason to reconnect
Names hidden beneath years of mould are becoming readable again in a churchyard near Ripon. Veterans and neighbours have joined former soldier and stonemason Steve Davies to clean…
Exercise and shared experience help cancer patients feel less alone
After a breast cancer diagnosis, Lindsey Palmer felt alone. A referral to an exercise group run by Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation gave her somewhere to build strength—and…
A gentler first step helps patients avoid unnecessary lung surgery
Before lung cancer surgery, doctors need to know whether cancer has reached nearby lymph nodes. Research involving Royal Papworth Hospital helped make that check less invasive—and…
Neighbours turn a former mining landscape into places to grow and gather
In Cwmtillery, a former mining village in South Wales, neighbours are finding new uses for land and skills that might otherwise be overlooked. Pentref Tyleri brings together a…
Islanders uncover a richer history beneath their feet
On Lismore, an island of about 190 people near Oban, residents wanted to know more about the monastery beneath their feet. They raised money, hired an archaeologist and joined the…
Heat pump sales rise as Europe makes electric heating more attractive
More households across Europe are choosing a different way to stay warm. Around 1.16 million residential heat pumps were sold in 12 countries during the first half of 2026, up 11%…
Free solar panels and batteries cut bills for households on low incomes
Free rooftop solar and home batteries can make a sizeable difference to a tight household budget. A British trial estimates that installations reduced annual electricity bills by…
Village volunteers bring professional theatre closer to home in Cornwall
A night at the theatre need not mean a long drive. Across Cornwall, local volunteers help choose professional shows and bring them into village halls, chapels and other familiar…
Smaller library vans bring books to more Derbyshire doorsteps
A boy in Derbyshire thought the van outside was selling ice cream. When he discovered the books, his mother signed him up for the library instead. Driver Rob Davenport’s encounter…
A seabed campaign helps Summer Isles fishers work closer to home
Fishing boats around Scotland’s Summer Isles have more reason to stay close to home. Ten years after a community campaign helped stop scallop dredging, local fishers are reporting…