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Stuart Hall’s notebooks and lectures reach new readers online
A notebook, an unfinished thesis and a recorded lecture can reveal how an idea took shape. More than 3,100 items from Stuart Hall’s archive are now available through a new digital…
A new runway keeps Doddington’s model flyers together
For some members of Doddington Model Club, flying has been a hobby for half a century. Losing their runway could have meant giving it up. After being asked to leave their…
A £63 electricity credit brings some breathing room to Northern Ireland homes
A £63 credit is starting to reach electricity accounts across Northern Ireland, giving households some breathing room as winter approaches. The Household Electricity Discount…
Community wind income helps Lewis households keep their homes comfortable
A dehumidifier helped Gordon Watt deal with condensation and mould at home, including in one of his children’s bedrooms. It came from a Lewis support team whose work is funded by…
Donated devices help Renfrewshire residents study and stay connected
For Mary, a donated laptop meant she could keep studying. The young asylum seeker at the University of Glasgow received it through Pachedu’s E-Quality Access project, which gives…
Five nests give Devon’s young mouse breeders a reason to keep going
Five small nests gave Eva and Emily a reason to keep going. After raising harvest mice at home and releasing them at a Devon nature reserve, the teenagers found signs that the…
Grangemouth workers find new jobs after refinery closure
Former Grangemouth refinery workers are finding a way back into work. A new update says 131 of the 272 former Petroineos employees supported by a retraining scheme have secured…
Weekend play helps Leeds hospital families feel less alone
A hospital stay can take away much of a child’s everyday life. In Leeds, having someone to play with at the weekend is helping families feel less alone. Ten-year-old Ben told the…
Cambridge South records 400,000 journeys in its first 100 days
For people travelling to hospital appointments or work, a railway station beside the destination can make the journey much simpler. Cambridge South has recorded more than 400,000…
Andy’s Man Club gives Hendon’s men space to talk
I met Andy’s Man Club at the Hub Connections: World Mental Health Day 2026 event in Hendon on Tuesday 6 October. The club brings together men from different backgrounds, from…
At Meridian, Barnet residents find a place to turn
When you’re struggling, knowing where to turn matters. I visited Meridian Wellbeing at Hendon’s Meritage Centre today and heard service users talk about their lives, from taking…
A Scottish car park starts producing power as well as parking spaces
A car park in Stepps now does two jobs: sheltering vehicles and making electricity for the building beside it. Scottish Water has switched on 2,250 solar panels above parking…
Fragile tapes are giving the South West its voices back
A Cornish expression, a fisherman’s memory, a musician explaining how he learned: some history survives in voices that were never written down. Across the South West, archivists…
A shopping centre helps young people find their way into theatre
A trip to the shops can bring an unexpected discovery: somewhere to sing, act and make something with other young people. At Weston Favell Shopping Centre in Northampton…
Birmingham residents help put everyday lives in the museum
A curry-house booth, dance-hall membership cards and familiar toys can hold a city’s history, too. Birmingham’s new gallery gives those everyday experiences a place in its story…
Cardiff steelworks give old concrete a new life as cement
Old concrete from demolished buildings is finding a new use in Cardiff: helping make the cement for future construction. Reclinker has completed industrial trials at 7 Steel UK’s…
Stroke clot treatment is now available through the night in Northern Ireland
When Gemma O’Hara recovered from a stroke last year, one worry stayed with her: what if it happened again at night, after the specialist service had closed? Northern Ireland’s…
New housing-benefit rules ease the penalty for taking more paid work
Taking more hours at work should help someone rebuild their life. For some people in supported housing, it meant a frightening choice about whether they could still afford their…
Funny wildlife photos give us a reason to slow down
A giraffe with a leafy hairdo. A caiman apparently wearing a wig. The natural world has excellent comic timing. The 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists capture moments…
England’s national museums are staying free for everyone
A place to wander, learn something and be surprised. There’s a lot to love about a museum you can walk into for free. England’s national museums will keep that welcome for…
How Paulette Singer helps neighbours turn concern into action
Twelve people came to Our Yard’s first meeting, Paulette Singer told me. There was “a feeling of solidarity in the community” . I met the co-founder on Saturday. She was really…
The Cricklewood farm giving neighbours somewhere to belong
Old buildings are often lost as neighbourhoods change. Clitterhouse Farm in Cricklewood shows why keeping them can matter. Residents saved its outbuildings from demolition in 2014…
Listening to patients helps Leicestershire hospitals tackle wasted food
Finding out what patients leave on their plates is helping a Leicestershire NHS trust waste less food. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust reports a 34% reduction in food waste…
Solar power helps a Nottingham church keep its doors open to the community
A Nottingham church that hosts a food bank, toddler group and wrestling club now has its own source of solar electricity. St Ann with Emmanuel has completed an 8kW solar…