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Farmers find support through singing together
Farmers used to working alone say joining the Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir has given them people who understand the pressures of their lives. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Herefordshire…
Rooftop solar helps Watford’s leisure centres cut emissions
Watford’s leisure centres are cutting emissions while keeping their facilities running, with rooftop solar helping Woodside generate electricity where it is used. In its latest…
Tiny froglets give a London–Ghana conservation partnership new hope
Fifteen tiny Afia Birago’s puddle frogs have been born at London Zoo, giving conservationists a new way to protect an amphibian whose remaining forest habitat is threatened by…
A community project helps neighbours feel at home at Mount Stewart
People who once felt little connection to Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland are finding reasons to return, after helping design a project around their own needs. The BeHere…
Cambridge students give charities time to finish useful projects
Local charities and community teams in Cambridge have gained something often in short supply: time to finish useful projects. This summer, 25 students spent six weeks volunteering…
Cambridgeshire team recovers almost £700,000 of stolen property
Stolen vehicles and machinery worth more than £699,000 have been recovered by Cambridgeshire’s Rural Crime Action Team in six months, offering a route back to essential equipment…
A bespoke ear helps Stephen hear sounds from his left
Stephen Gilbert can now hear someone speaking on his left, thanks to a bespoke artificial ear that holds a hearing aid. The 74-year-old from Aghalee calls the change “very…
A Scottish detection dog helps find invasive sea squirts
A Labrador working along Scotland’s coast is helping a marine ecologist spot an invasive animal that can smother native wildlife and threaten oyster farms. Sgiath has found…
A charity-shop banknote donation raises £85,860 for heart research
An anonymous donation of banknotes to a charity shop at Straiton Retail Park has raised £85,860 for heart and circulatory disease research . Staff at the British Heart Foundation…
Solar panels and batteries reach 100 Winchester council homes
Council tenants in Winchester’s district are getting help to cut electricity bills, with solar panels and batteries now fitted to 100 homes . Another 179 installations are…
Mentoring and police work accompany West Midlands fall in shootings
Communities across the West Midlands are experiencing fewer shootings , as specialist investigators and people with experience of gang life work to prevent violence. New BBC…
Welsh early-years support linked to fewer children entering care
Early support for Welsh families may be helping more children stay safely at home. A new study estimates that children born in Flying Start expansion areas were 42% less likely to…
Household confidence improves as UK retail sales edge up
A little more confidence is returning to household finances. Barclays' September survey found 67% felt confident about their finances , up from 66% in August, while 73% felt able…
All 44 foundations completed at Scotland’s Sanquhar II wind farm
A Scottish wind farm designed to supply more homegrown electricity has reached a substantial milestone: all 44 turbine foundations are complete . Jones Bros says the concrete…
A £1 billion housing plan aims to connect local needs with long-term investment
More people could find an affordable home through a £1 billion UK housing plan from German investment manager PATRIZIA. The ambition is to support up to 4,000 homes, with mayors…
Medway’s MRI service brings scans closer to 116 pacemaker patients
For people with pacemakers in Medway and Swale, an MRI scan no longer always means travelling to another hospital. Medway NHS Foundation Trust reports that 116 patients have used…
More driving tests and tighter booking rules ease pressure on learners
Learners had more chances to qualify as Britain held 191,682 car driving tests in September, with over half resulting in a pass. The headline test-availability measure fell below…
England plans to nearly triple organic farmland by 2036
How do we grow enough food while caring for the land that feeds us? England’s new Organic Action Plan aims to increase organic farming from 3.4% of agricultural land to 10% by…
John reaches his 100th parkrun a year after a transplant
John Osborn has completed his 100th parkrun at Torbay Velopark, a year after a stem-cell transplant for myeloma. Staff from the hospital that treated him joined him for the…
Community repair work strengthens a village’s flood preparations
Residents in Weedon Bec have another layer of flood preparation after community repair work helped put two tonnes of sandbags around the New Croft garages. Councillors connected…
A Weymouth homeowner shares the changes behind lower energy bills
Alan Muncaster says his Weymouth bungalow has broken even on energy bills this year , with payments for exported solar electricity offsetting what he spends. He is sharing the…
A free theatre course opens a backstage career for Aby
A free weekend course at Lighthouse in Poole has helped Aby turn an interest in theatre into a technical apprenticeship . Within her first week, she was helping put up and take…
Cardiff keeps a route to safety for women and children
Women and children escaping abuse in Cardiff will keep access to refuge, housing advice and recovery support under a new five-year contract awarded to Llamau. Working with Bawso…
A new community shop lets people choose affordable groceries
Shoppers in Newcastle-under-Lyme can choose groceries at cost price or below through a new social supermarket , with membership costing £1 a year. Community Cupboard NUL CIC sells…