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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: 531-540Calderdale village school praised by Ofsted as a place where pupils feel safe and happy
Ofsted found the Calderdale village school met expected standards across key areas and gave a strong rating for inclusion; inspectors reported pupils enjoy school, feel safe and attend regularly.
50p charity shop purse hides an old passport photo.
A 53-year-old woman bought a red Julian Macdonald purse for 50p at a Koala North West charity shop and found an old passport-style photograph tucked inside; she is trying to trace its owner to return it.
Office of Culture and Community awards grants to seven student projects
Harvard's Office of Culture and Community awarded up to $2,500 each to seven undergraduate projects sponsored by 18 student organizations, and the grants require collaboration between at least two groups and that events be marketed as open to all students.
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum announces 2026 Hall of Fame inductees.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum named its Class of 2026 Hall of Fame inductees, including several special-award honorees and multiple posthumous Kickstands Down recognitions; the class will be honored at the Sturgis Rally Hall of Fame Breakfast on Aug. 12 in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Bimbo's 33rd head and beard shave delivers £1,430 to Derry's Foyle Hospice.
Bimbo Boyle and Kieran Bradley presented a cheque for £1,430 to Ailbhe McDaid, Community Fundraiser at Foyle Hospice, following funds raised at Daly's Front Bar during Bimbo's 33rd Annual Head and Beard Shave.
Fermanagh Cancer Support Centre receives £500,000 grant to fund two nurses
A £500,000 National Lottery grant will fund two specialist cancer nurses and more than 200 support sessions over five years at the Fermanagh Cancer Support Centre, which opened in June 2025 and has welcomed over 2,200 visitors.
New lighting installed at world's largest excavated prehistoric cavern
Great Orme Mines in Llandudno is having atmospheric lighting fitted in its roughly 50ft-high prehistoric chamber ahead of the 2026 season, with mines manager and qualified electrician Nick Jowett using a Tyrolean traverse to access fixtures.
Four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy runs over 100 miles to raise money for his school
Jacob Fallows, four, ran about 158km across January with the support of a walking frame and helped raise £1,160 for Friends of Bow School in Bow, Devon.
Midwest town rebuilds downtown a decade after destructive fire.
Madelia, Minnesota, rebuilt its Main Street ten years after a February 3, 2016 fire destroyed eight businesses; community support and a $1.7 million state allocation helped the recovery.
Inverclyde club welcomes people who enjoy board and war games
The Inverclyde War and Board Games Club meets at Broomhill Gardens and Community Centre and will host a fantasy and sci‑fi games evening on Monday 9 February from 7pm to 9pm.