CQC inspectors rated Walsall Council's adult social care as "requires improvement" and advised stronger support for autistic people and those with learning disabilities. The council says assessment delays are improving and an improvement action plan is in place.
WHRO will present The Story Exchange at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts on April 30, and organizers are accepting story submissions through WHRO's online form.
The Yanacocha Reserve in the Ecuadorian Andes is the last known refuge for the Black‑breasted puffleg, a 9 cm hummingbird with an IUCN estimate of about 150–200 birds, and conservationists are working to restore its cloud-forest habitat.
Aid groups and shelters are removing over 200 dogs from a rural Tupelo property ahead of a forecasted winter storm; dozens have been moved to shelters and foster networks.
A fundraiser gig at The Britannia Inn in Wollaston is scheduled for Sunday, February 15, to support new goalposts at Kent Road Playground; organisers say the appeal has reached £460 of a £900 target.
A columnist who set a goal of reaching £1m by age 60 found a strong 2025 gain reduced the nominal return needed, but realised they had not adjusted for inflation and that the real value target is higher.
The RSPB says recent cold, unsettled weather in Europe may push more migratory birds such as fieldfares and redwings to spend winter in the UK, and the Big Garden Birdwatch runs 23–25 January.
Amanda Seyfried and director Mona Fastvold discuss their new film The Testament of Ann Lee, an operatic musical about the Shaking Quakers, and describe the intense preparation and close bonds formed while making it.
Sue Ryder collected 1,446 real Christmas trees in Leeds and raised £23,342 through optional donations for palliative and bereavement care; the trees will be recycled into compost, wood chippings or to generate green energy.
Julia's House raised £24,730 through its annual Christmas tree recycling scheme after collecting and recycling 1,850 trees across Dorset and Wiltshire into chippings for nearby farms.
