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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: 901-910Pop-up shop in Whitchurch raises more than £2,000 for charity
A week-long pop-up shop run by former Hampshire police officer Stephen Court at Rotations in Whitchurch raised £2,022.03 for the Police Children's Fund and closed on 16 January.
Nursery unveils inspiring new space to foster independence.
Kindred Winterbourne Earls day nursery opened a new modular building on January 8 that includes the Pioneer Place and Readiness Road rooms and is designed to support learning, independence and school readiness.
Bradford students lead new youth leadership programme
Pupils from Carlton Bolling and Laisterdyke Leadership Academy are taking part in BD100, a programme for 11–16-year-olds that aims to build leadership skills and amplify youth voices while addressing local issues.
Dulwich dedicate Tom O'Connor Cup win to teammate Siobhan McCann
Dulwich Harps beat St Anthonys in the Tom O'Connor Cup final at Greenford and dedicated the victory to teammate Siobhan McCann, who was diagnosed with cancer in April 2018 and is undergoing treatment.
Cornwall charity kennels reopen six years after closure
St Francis Dogs Home near Newquay has reopened its kennels after a six-year closure, adding 10 new kennels and two isolation rooms.
Pembrokeshire tourist attraction welcomes more than 300 locals for free weekend
The Bug Farm in St David's held a free festive weekend for locals that drew more than 300 visitors who saw exhibits, took part in workshops and visited the Grub Kitchen; the site is now closed for winter work and plans to reopen for the February half term 2026.
Pete Wicks shares emotional update as he adopts rescue dog
Pete Wicks announced on Instagram that he has adopted a four-month-old rescue puppy named Rodney, who will join his dog Eric, and he thanked Dogs Trust for facilitating the rehoming. He said the adoption is not intended to replace his late dog Peggy.
Billericay charity raises more than £3.8k after Christmas tree collection
Hamelin raised more than £3,800 after collecting and recycling 193 Christmas trees in its most successful campaign to date.
West London school hopes to raise £257k to restore rare Loret pipe organ
Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith is seeking £257,000 to repair a pipe organ made by Belgian craftsman Hippolyte Loret that experts say may be the only Loret instrument in the UK and one of the rarest in Europe.
Residents take part in cold-water dip at Southbourne
Around 70 people joined a supervised 'Beat the Blues' cold-water dip at SOBO Beach on January 18, organised by Dorset Mind with SOBO Surf Life Saving Club and Dorset Tea; lifeguards followed RNLI cold-water safety guidance.