Andy Stone will give a 60-minute public talk on ADHD at Nantwich Youth and Community Centre on February 24, drawing on his lived experience and recovery and covering practical coping strategies.
A Telegraph article titled "Student loans architect says interest rate should be lowered" was published on 15 February 2026; the supplied content contains only the author's biography for Tom Cotterill and not the article text.
The article argues scrapping tuition fees would be a mistake and calls for reforms to address high interest on Plan 2 loans and to link fee rises to teaching quality.
Advocates and some families are pressing to create a separate diagnosis for profound autism to identify people who need lifelong, intensive care; other researchers and autistic advocates warn a new label could risk stigma or divert attention from supports across the broader autism spectrum.
Hundreds of parents visited the Mum2Mum Market at Highwoods Community Centre in Colchester to buy and sell second-hand baby and parenting items. The event offered preloved prams, maternity wear, toys, clothes and other equipment.
H. Malone & Sons is marking its 100th year with 'Challenge 100', planning 100 fundraising and awareness challenges across 2026 to support Smile For Life. The launch included workshops where 15 young people tried plumbing and electrical activities at the company's Gosforth premises.
Jacqui Rix, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth, will walk 630 miles along the South West Coast Path with her corgi Scrumpy to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK and University Hospitals Dorset’s Prostate Cancer Services after her husband George died of prostate cancer last year.
Destanee Aiava, 25, announced she will retire at the end of the season and described tennis as having a racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile culture.
Nigella Lawson has been named a judge on the Great British Bake Off, replacing Dame Prue Leith who is leaving to "work less and play more". Lawson is a long-standing television cook and bestselling author known for comfort-focused, home-style recipes.
Seacoast Media Group readers donated $109,943.10 during the 2025–26 Gift of Warmth campaign, bringing the 20-year total to $1,248,592.75. The campaign, run with local community action partners, directs unrestricted funds to heating fuel and other winter emergencies.
