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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: 451-460Hiking: I met my husband and we raised our baby in a tent
They met while hiking after a brief three-minute conversation, and the article reports they later raised their baby while living in a tent.
Search for 'handsome chap' after charity shop discovery
A woman in Wirral found an old passport photograph tucked inside a purse she bought for 50p at a charity shop and has launched an appeal, reported in the Liverpool Echo, to try to return the image to its owner.
Ayr community stalwart shaves off hair to raise funds for Ayrshire Hospice
Phyllis Young shaved her hair to raise funds for the Ayrshire Hospice and donated her hair to Ami Wigs.
Charity shop where everything is £1 in Wallasey offers many pre-loved items
An Age UK shop in the Cherry Tree Shopping Centre, Wallasey, prices every item at £1 and is reported to be well stocked with clothes, bric‑a‑brac, books and media.
Residents invited to join workshops to discuss Castlefields' future.
Community wellbeing workshops are planned in Castlefields, Runcorn on March 11, 18 and 25 to gather resident views; they are organised by Wellbeing Enterprises CIC with Plus Dane Housing and are open to all local residents.
Six rescue cats in Swindon are seeking forever homes.
The Cats Rescue charity in Swindon and Gloucestershire has six foster cats looking for permanent homes, with some animals requiring outdoor access and specific household conditions such as no young children.
York man's vinyl collection spans nearly 60 years
John Fletcher has collected vinyl since the 1960s and now holds about 3,000 singles and 2,500 albums; the collection is insured for £12,000 and he says he once pulled unwanted records from skips.
Hunstanton remains a common second home for Leicester folk.
A local column notes retired Leicester photographer Tony Shelley regularly visits Hunstanton, is undergoing chemotherapy and is organising an exhibition in Leicester for April; the piece also recalls Hunstanton's long ties to people from Leicester.
Gloucestershire tributes remember 29 people in death notices
Local death notices published this week list tributes to 29 people from across Gloucestershire, with funeral arrangements, family messages and requests for donations or specific dress; every notice also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk as a permanent online memorial.
Repair café celebrates 10 years of fixing things and saving the planet
Headington Repair Café in Oxford marked its 10th anniversary on January 27 with a 'fix‑it' cake and more than 35 attendees; volunteers meet most Tuesdays to repair household items and estimate they have kept about three tonnes of waste out of landfill over the decade.