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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: 221-230Unfinished Cumbria mosque to open for Ramadan prayers
The partially completed South Lakes Islamic Centre in Dalton-in-Furness is hosting nightly congregational prayers ahead of Ramadan while its official opening is due in July, and organisers report concerns about far-right protests.
Riders 4 Veterans raised $5,429 at Cornwall spaghetti fundraiser
Riders 4 Veterans raised $5,429 at a packed spaghetti fundraiser in Cornwall, with 250 tickets sold, and the group will direct the proceeds to Veterans' House Canada in Ottawa.
Jesse Jackson helped make 'African American' mainstream
Jesse Jackson led a late-1980s push, alongside the NAACP and other Black organizations, to popularise the term "African American" as a way to reflect ancestral heritage, and several institutions and communities adopted the term into common usage.
Queen Camilla visits Bath and receives three books for Buckingham Palace library
Queen Camilla visited Bath on February 17, touring the Holburne Museum, the Theatre Royal and Persephone bookshop, and took three Persephone titles to be included in the new Buckingham Palace library.
Gloucestershire housebuilder supports animal charity through housing project
Newland Homes presented a donation cheque to Teckels Animal Sanctuaries as its Upton's Garden development nears completion under the 'Home for a Home' scheme. The project has two unsold homes remaining out of the original eight.
Gift of earrings helps raise more than £100 for Guide Dogs UK
Specsavers in Cirencester raised £110 for Guide Dogs UK after an optical assistant sold handmade earrings and the store hosted a visit from the charity's team.
Four women organising events to raise money for children's charities
Four women are running community events under the High Five Project to raise at least £500 for each of five children's charities by the end of 2026, and a Wine Tasting 'Call My Bluff' is scheduled for 7pm on Saturday 7 March at Fairford Community Centre.
Pakistani singer Saba Riaz delighted to perform in Blackburn.
Saba Riaz performed at Bangor Street Community Centre in Blackburn as part of a UK tour and said she was delighted to play to Pakistani audiences.
College receives recognition for supporting hedgehogs
One Sixth Form College in Ipswich was awarded Bronze Hedgehog Friendly Campus status by The British Hedgehog Conservation Charity after students supported Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue through volunteering and donations.
Martin Kemp was stuck in a lift before his Falkirk gig.
Martin Kemp was trapped in a lift for about an hour before a DJ set in Falkirk; a Scottish Fire and Rescue crew freed him and the performance started about an hour late.