A proposal to build 15,000 homes at Thamesmead Waterfront on a roughly 100-hectare brownfield site has been shortlisted as one of 12 new towns and is awaiting formal government approval after transport backing for a DLR extension.
Volunteers from the Minehead Rotary Club and the Emergency Volunteer Action Group are surveying homes in west Somerset and providing tailored flood-prevention kits funded by Somerset Prepared; recipients may be invited to make a small voluntary donation.
Hull will light City Hall, Ferens Art Gallery, the Maritime Museum and the Queen Victoria monument purple on 27 January for Holocaust Memorial Day, and this year’s theme is Bridging Generations.
West Norfolk stories this week included police rescuing a swan from Hardwick Road and the launch of a free North Lynn Boxing Academy offering sessions for 9-16 year-olds.
Experts report many everyday skincare products contain ingredients such as parabens, phthalates, PFAS, certain preservatives and fragrances that have been linked to skin irritation, allergic reactions and endocrine concerns; certification bodies like the Soil Association and COSMOS are cited as ways to identify products that exclude some of these ingredients.
Primrose Hospice's 28th annual Lights of Love appeal raised £33,165.03 in 2025, with over 1,500 dedications displayed on Christmas trees in Bromsgrove and Redditch.
A travel ban that included Myanmar left University of Michigan student Patrick Thaw unable to return to campus after a summer internship in Singapore; he has since applied to universities in Australia and Canada while his U.S. options remain uncertain.
An Ayrshire-born teacher and musician led the Seoul punk band Gallus Alice, performing songs in Scottish dialect, and plans to return to Scotland after five years in South Korea.
Fruity Bliss has opened a new fruit and vegetable shop on The Parade in Swindon town centre, after operating a market stall in the Brunel Shopping Centre, and shoppers have praised its colourful displays and fresh produce.
Purrfect Space is set to open in the Imperial Arcade on Western Road, Brighton, offering people the chance to work alongside rescue cats; window signage says it is "coming soon".
