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Games Talks Live returns to Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow in March
The Scottish Game Developers Association will run Games Talks Live across Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow from 24–26 March 2026, featuring lightning talks, networking and pitches from the SGDA Games Accelerator cohort.
Big Mac Day raises funds for the Children's Treatment Centre
Big Mac Day on February 1 returned to Cornwall and Lancaster, with proceeds from Big Mac sales at four local McDonald's directed to the Children's Treatment Centre, a community-funded agency marking its 30th anniversary in 2026.
Crossmaglen Square: residents and businesses invited to share views
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will hold a public drop-in on 10 March 2026 from 4pm to 8pm at Crossmaglen Community Centre to gather views as part of a study to develop an Improvement Plan for Crossmaglen Square.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 161-170Highland school kitchen volunteer's tombola win raises a smile
A Mulbuie Hall coffee morning hosted by the Mulbuie and Ferintosh Parent Teacher Council raised £724.22 to be split between the council and a bid to install a defibrillator, and kitchen volunteer Mrs Lorna Yuill won a tombola prize.
What's On in South Leeds: 21–27 February 2026 events
A roundup of community activities in South Leeds for 21–27 February 2026, including a Belle Isle litter pick and repair café, police contact points, support groups, local sports fixtures and councillor surgeries.
Future Yard in Birkenhead launches 48‑hour party to help fund major venue expansion
Future Yard will hold a non‑stop two‑day '48 Hour Party People' event on 6–8 March as part of a crowdfunder running 27 Feb–27 Mar to help complete a £3m expansion; organisers say 97% of the funding is already secured.
Crompton Place anchors Bolton's regeneration journey.
Crompton Place is a proposed £250m redevelopment in Bolton that would add homes, offices and a hotel as part of the town's wider £1.5bn regeneration plans.
Community quiz to support double marathon and 100km ultra bid
A charity quiz at Robin Hill on 4 March will raise funds for Isle of Wight Search and Rescue and support Rachel Richards' '53 at 53' double marathon and Jayne Merritt's 100km ultra.
CSM freshers get the chop ahead of Bottle Match showdown
First-year players at Camborne School of Mines received distinctive haircuts as part of the Bottle Match tradition, and the team has raised £7,879 so far this year for mental health charity Sport in Mind.
Community garden approved for Whiterock area of West Belfast
Belfast City Council planning committee unanimously approved plans to convert unused land at Newhill Youth and Community Centre into a community garden with allotments, wildflower planting, pathways, seating and a pizza/BBQ area. Council officers recommended approval and statutory consultees raised no objections.
Retirement housing is shifting away from care homes
Many UK retirees are choosing independent bungalow-style communities that offer private, single-level homes and communal spaces, while care homes remain intended for people with round-the-clock medical needs.
Animal rescue opens low-cost grooming salon to raise vet funds and seek bigger van
Helping Dogs and Cats CIC has opened Fern's Groom Room to offer low-cost grooming and direct profits into its veterinary fund; the charity is also fundraising for a larger transport van and a more powerful generator.
Pioneering Stroud leader and foster carer Val Gardiner remembered
Val Gardiner, Stroud’s first female district council chair and a long-time foster carer, has died; a funeral service is scheduled for Friday 20 February at The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Beeches Green, Stroud.