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London heart-failure service brings treatment reviews into patients’ homes
Getting heart-failure medicines adjusted can mean repeated hospital journeys. A London service is bringing much of that follow-up home, with pharmacists checking patients’…
Guernsey charity adapts its grants to families’ everyday essentials
A bed, warm clothing or essential household equipment can make daily life more manageable for a child. In Guernsey, a charity is adapting its help as more families struggle to…
Ballycastle children join archaeologists to investigate a lost building
A buried building in Ballycastle is giving children educated at home a chance to investigate local history alongside professional archaeologists. The County Antrim excavation…
Teifi clean-up removes 37 abandoned boats from the estuary
People using the Teifi estuary at Cardigan have fewer abandoned boats to navigate around after a clean-up removed 37 vessels , alongside smaller craft and discarded items. The…
Soham support groups help a couple rebuild life after a stroke
John Maxwell was frightened when his wife Carole came home after a brain haemorrhage. Becoming her full-time carer brought responsibilities he had never expected. In Soham…
Earlier planning helps mental-health wards shorten hospital stays
Better coordination between hospital wards and community teams helped people move through mental-health care more quickly, a newly published NHS improvement report suggests. Nine…
Earlier physiotherapy helps Essex lung-surgery patients get home sooner
Patients recovering from lung surgery at Essex Cardiothoracic Centre are spending less time in hospital after physiotherapists changed when rehabilitation begins. Some patients…
Coventry’s school rooftops save more than £95,000 on electricity
Money previously spent on electricity can now support education at Coventry College and neighbouring Sidney Stringer Academy. Their rooftop solar panels saved more than £95,000…
She Plays To Win opens a new door at the top of club chess
A project helping girls and young women into chess has reached Britain’s top club division, and its first weekend brought a win. The She Plays To Win Lionesses beat Sharks 2 6–2…
Station volunteers turn Scotland’s neglected corners into gardens
Neglected station corners are becoming gardens, wildlife patches and more welcoming entrances across Scotland, thanks to local volunteers. ScotRail says 1,054 volunteers gave…
Welsh workplace learning gains a new commitment at Natural Resources Wales
Learning Welsh can feel less daunting when colleagues make room to practise. Natural Resources Wales has signed the Twf workplace charter with trade union partners, adding a…
Jordan Caldwell finds renewed purpose during anorexia recovery
Reaching his 30th birthday gave Jordan Caldwell a milestone he once struggled to imagine. The Northern Ireland youth football coach, who has lived with anorexia since childhood…
Volunteers’ rapid response saved a Newport marathon runner
Roy was checking his watch near the finish of this year’s Newport Marathon when he collapsed. The next thing he remembers is waking in hospital, where his wife introduced the…
Dumfries café rebuilds the training opportunities young people rely on
A Dumfries charity that faced closure is rebuilding the café and training opportunities that help young people with additional support needs move towards work and independence…
Same-day infection testing helps children get the right treatment
When Willow Crowther became critically ill with pneumonia in March, doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital discovered that her infection needed a different antibiotic. A test…
London’s super sewer sharply reduces sewage reaching the Thames
London’s new super sewer is keeping much more sewage out of the River Thames, bringing cleaner water for wildlife and the people who enjoy the river. The first annual assessment…
Making soap helps people in Leeds rebuild life in recovery
Making soap gives people recovering from addiction in Leeds a reason to meet, learn and contribute. At Getting Clean, practical workshops and community clean-ups bring people…
Braid Maidens helps dads share the school-morning routine
Knowing how to plait a child’s hair can make the school run easier to share. In St Albans, Braid Maidens teaches parents the skills, giving fathers another way to care for their…
AI helps botanists make sense of difficult plants
Botanists could spend less time sorting specimens and more time protecting plants, thanks to artificial intelligence that helps recognise difficult species. Kew’s June 2026 report…
Volunteers help restore seven ancient woodland reserves
A woodland restoration project has completed practical work across seven Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust reserves, with encouraging wildlife observations at Astonbury Wood near…
Glasgow Airport’s solar farm begins generating electricity
Glasgow Airport’s new solar farm is generating electricity, with more than 14,300 panels expected to supply around a quarter of its on-site demand . The 10-megawatt installation…
Prince Charles Cinema secures its future with a 25-year lease
London’s Prince Charles Cinema has signed a 25-year lease with no break clause , giving the independent venue a more secure future after 21 months of uncertainty. The dispute…
Starting with respite care helped a Hyde couple build a family
Amy and James Goldsbrough-Vernon began fostering by offering a teenager respite care. Three years on, the Hyde couple are long-term foster carers to two teenage girls, alongside…
Former rough sleeper shares her recovery through art
After eight and a half months sleeping rough in Nottingham, Lisa Barlow found a turning point in Framework’s supported accommodation. Now her testimony and poetry are part of an…