Heartwarming

Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham’s Yogi's House has taken in a puppy named Tami and is seeking a new home; the rescue group described her as shy but not aggressive and said she is gradually settling in.

Katherine Hughes is stepping down as chair after nearly two decades leading the effort to save and convert Caerphilly Miners Hospital into the Caerphilly Miners Centre, and a leaving event on January 24 brought together trustees, volunteers and supporters to pay tribute.

JCB donated £745 to help Black Lane Community Primary School add a cooking preparation station and an all‑weather shelter to its forest school.

Crowds gathered on King Harald Street in Lerwick to see Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson lead his squad at the Islesburgh Community Centre, giving spectators and media a first chance to view the squad's suits ahead of tonight's galley burning.

Volunteers have planted the first trees of a planned 22,000‑tree woodland at a new reserve in Market Harborough, with willows and alder intended to create wet woodland habitat. The land was gifted to the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust in 2024 and the reserve is expected to open to the public later this year.

The Mayor of Ulverston, Councillor Shirley-Anne Wilson, visited the Ulverston Blue Light Hub to meet crews from Cumbria Fire and Rescue, Cumbria Police and the North West Ambulance Service and thanked them for their dedication.

Celestina Mahovic has organised free Clothes Swap Cumbria events across the county for about a decade to promote buying second-hand and cut fashion waste, and the gatherings have helped build a local sense of community.

Sean Kirtz says his yoga practice and the Hindu principle of ahimsa guide an approach to animals as sentient lives deserving care, respect and protection; he prioritises veterinary care, education, and plans to open an animal shelter.

BAM UK & Ireland reports the Passivhaus-certified Dunfermline Learning Campus cut energy consumption by about 48% and lowered energy bills by £433,392 in its first year, while a councillor reported some pupils felt uncomfortably hot in parts of the building.

The Bourne End branch of South Bucks Hospice is closed for refurbishment from January 25 and is expected to reopen later in February. Donations are being directed to the Marlow and Beaconsfield shops.