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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: 461-470Shoebury community orchard grows after 16 apple trees planted
Volunteers and Southend Council's Parks Team planted 16 locally sourced apple trees at East Beach, funded by the Big Sparks Fund; organisers also plan a surrounding native hedge and later pruning training.
Tributes to treasured daddy, 49, and 95-year-old great-gran appear in The Gazette
The Gazette this week published funeral notices including tributes to a 49-year-old father and a 95-year-old great-grandmother of 15, alongside many other local death notices and listed service arrangements.
Care home's charity fundraiser brings colourful outfits and Pilates
Wilton Place Care Home held a Flip Flops and Flowers fundraiser where residents, families and staff dressed in bright summer clothes and joined a beginners Pilates session; the event raised £120.70 for the Salisbury Hospice Charity.
Cricket league donates £1,245 to Sue Ryder's Manorlands hospice.
The Timothy Taylor's Craven & District cricket league gave £1,245 to the Oxenhope Manorlands Sue Ryder hospice, money raised at a finals day and through season donations.
I cut all my hair off to raise money for cancer care
Val raised £1,030 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation after having her long hair cut into a short bob and donated the cut hair to Little Lady Locks, a Manchester charity that provides real hair wigs for children.
Volunteers plant new hedge at Mayflower Park entrance
Nine volunteers and a dog planted 100 hedge whips at the main entrance to Mayflower Park on January 31, using plants donated by CPRE Hampshire.
Local hospice raises a record £17,502 in Treecycle campaign
Primrose Hospice's January Treecycle collected over 1,200 real Christmas trees and raised a record £17,502, supported by local businesses and volunteers.
Pembrokeshire pub The Evergreen Inn to mark its 150th anniversary
The Evergreen Inn in Tenby, believed to have opened in the mid-1860s, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year; the pub remains a community hub hosting regular events and fundraising activities.
Dinner raises funds for North Yorkshire dancers' Disneyland trip.
A quiz night in Great Ayton raised £677 after Big D's BBQ donated catering free of charge, helping The Bradley School of Dance and Musical Theatre move closer to performing at Disneyland Paris.
Ripon: a 'beautiful' location packed with independent shops and history
Ripon, just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is noted for its 7th-century cathedral, walkable historic centre and a strong presence of independent shops and regular markets.