RSPCA Westmorland has launched the Raise a Paw campaign to raise £75,000 to convert an industrial unit in Kendal into a rescue cattery, with council approval and plans for pens, isolation areas and veterinary rooms.
More than 30 people attended a second‑anniversary event for Magnolia Friends, a Burntwood group for people and families affected by memory loss; the group meets every Thursday at Burntwood Memorial Hall and is supported by four founders and about 14 volunteers.
Riyadh hosted the fifth Future Minerals Forum ministerial roundtable, bringing representatives from 100 governments and 70 international organisations to discuss a draft Future Minerals Framework and the appointment of a 17‑member steering committee to guide implementation.
Craig Silvey has been charged with possession and distribution of child exploitation material, and his books have been withdrawn from school curricula in Western Australia and Victoria.
The Adelphi Group raised £2,110 through a year of staff-led events for St Peter & St James Hospice, surpassing an original target of £1,500 and earning the company a corporate supporter award.
President Donald Trump said the US would 'take very strong action' if Iranian authorities begin executing arrested protesters, after reports that at least 2,571 people have died and more than 18,100 have been detained during nationwide demonstrations.
Toby Kiers has received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her research on mycorrhizal fungal networks and for creating a global Underground Atlas that maps below-ground biodiversity; those fungi are reported to draw down about 13.12 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year.
The Ryder family dressed as Toy Story characters for a New Year's Eve pub crawl and have raised about £800 for St. Michael's Hospice, continuing an annual fundraising tradition.
A £1,000 donation from Barratt Homes will fund essential groundwork — rebuilding a stone wall and creating a level base — as the Immanuel Feniscowles Scout Group begins a project to replace and improve its scout hut; the group is seeking further funding for later phases.
The Weymouth Repair Cafe will be held at Southill Community Centre on Saturday 14 February from 10:00 to 12:30, where volunteer repairers will work on household items and donations are requested.
