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Knitting brings people together and keeps Shetland skills in use
In Shetland, a ball of wool can be the start of a conversation. Almost 1,000 visitors have gathered for Wool Week, learning local skills through classes, farm visits and time…
A week on campus helps students picture a university future
University can feel distant when nobody at home has been through it. This summer, 2,500 young people spent a week living and studying on campus through the Sutton Trust’s UK…
Smart glasses help a Cheshire farmer read his own birthday card
For Dave Cragg’s daughter, the striking moment was a birthday card. At 33, Philippa Wilcox watched her father read one for himself for the first time she could remember. Cragg, a…
Volunteer bakers make sure more children have a birthday cake
A birthday cake can tell a child that someone has thought about them. In Fareham and Gosport, more than 30 volunteer bakers are making that possible for families who cannot…
AI skin checks could give specialists more time for patients
Checking photographs of suspicious skin marks could give NHS specialists more time for people who need treatment. A study of 8,391 patients at two UK hospitals found that AI…
Looking closely at art brings Stoke neighbours together
A painting can give strangers something to talk about. In Stoke-on-Trent, Art UK has turned that simple idea into regular groups where people explore pictures, share memories and…
A Sheffield exercise class helps cancer patients find their feet again
Returning to a gym can feel daunting after cancer treatment. In Sheffield, fitness instructor Joanne Graham has created a class where people understand why getting started is…
A family’s home becomes its own power station
Clare Naylor used to keep the heating at 18C, with blankets and hot-water bottles close by. Now her family’s Milton Keynes home has joined an experiment offering five years…
A family’s fundraising puts emergency heart equipment within reach
A family in Newtownabbey has turned a sudden loss into practical help for neighbours facing a cardiac emergency. Set up after David Richmond’s death in 2024, the David James…
Funding helps a rural pool keep swimming close to home
For more than 300 children each week, Epworth’s community swimming pool means lessons and club sessions close to home. A £177,907 council investment is helping the charity-run…
Seeds from a Somerset cliff could give rare trees a second chance
On steep slopes in Somerset, volunteers are helping collect seeds from trees with almost no room for error. Just ten Fay’s whitebeams are reported at Cheddar Gorge and nearby…
Bereaved families help create a quieter place to say goodbye
Families facing the loss of a baby now have somewhere quieter to be together at University Hospital in Coventry. A new bereavement suite sits away from the labour ward, with…
Cooking extra portions gives a Bristol family money and time back
For Chantelle Gillett, batch cooking means a smaller food bill and evenings back. The Bristol mother says her family of eight spends about £110 a week, down from as much as £200…
Elgin gains seven places to pick up a shared electric bike
Getting from the train station to college or across town now comes with another option in Elgin. The Moray town has joined the HI-BIKE electric cycle hire network , with seven…
Rossendale’s kitchen caddies are helping more food waste get recycled
Tea bags, peelings and dinner scraps are adding up in Rossendale. Residents separated 409 tonnes of food waste in three months , according to new figures from the borough council…
A night of moth recording reveals a rare resident of a Welsh fen
Three moth traps left overnight at a Welsh nature reserve have revealed something its recorders had never found there before: the scarce bog grass-moth. Conservationists counted…
Chalk from a railway tunnel is becoming a home for wildlife
Beside the M25, chalk dug from an HS2 tunnel is helping turn former farmland into a place for wildflowers, butterflies and water voles. New reporting from the Western Slopes…
Brighton’s training charity builds a supported route into paid work
Learning a job can take more than a classroom. In Brighton, Team Domenica combines lessons with work in its cafés and training pub, giving young people with learning disabilities…
Small classroom changes help Devon pupils find their focus
For some children, listening gets easier when their hands have something to do. At Feniton Church of England Primary School in Devon, pupils describe how drawing, fidget tools and…
Shrewsbury’s surplus food finds its way onto neighbours’ plates
A bag of food that might have been thrown away can make the week a little easier. In Shrewsbury, volunteers collect surplus from supermarkets, farms and manufacturers, then…
Learning a trade gives Michael a route into work
At 14, Michael Duna had been expelled from school and could not see a clear future. Four years later, he is helping other young people find their feet at the Leeds training centre…
Coventry clinic brings tests together to spare patients repeat journeys
Hospital tests can mean repeated journeys, time away from work and days of waiting between appointments. A redesigned clinic in Coventry is bringing more of that care into one…
Voice notes help some adopted children reconnect with birth families
A short video of favourite toys can say things an annual letter cannot. For some adopted children and their birth relatives, sharing everyday moments is helping make distant…
An empty chair gives strangers an easier way to meet
Walking into a pub alone can feel easier when you know someone has left a seat for you. That simple invitation is at the heart of Empty Chairs, a community project started in…