Test Valley councillors awarded a £500 community grant to The Silk Route Charity to support a programme offering daily Ramadan prayers, extended night prayers and Eid gatherings at local venues.
Gibshill Community Centre will reopen its youth group for children aged 8–12 on Wednesday 25 February, with sessions from 6.15pm to 7.45pm and a completed adult-signed membership form required before attendance.
A charity quiz at Robin Hill on 4 March will raise funds for Isle of Wight Search and Rescue and support Rachel Richards' '53 at 53' double marathon and Jayne Merritt's 100km ultra.
From February 25, dual British nationals must present a valid UK passport or obtain a certificate of entitlement to enter the UK; the Home Office has said carriers may accept an expired British passport at their discretion if the traveller also holds a valid foreign passport.
First-year players at Camborne School of Mines received distinctive haircuts as part of the Bottle Match tradition, and the team has raised £7,879 so far this year for mental health charity Sport in Mind.
Temperatures are forecast to reach about 16C in parts of southern England this weekend after recent frosty and rainy conditions; forecasters warn the milder spell will be brief and unsettled weather from Atlantic systems will bring further rain and flood risk.
Belfast City Council planning committee unanimously approved plans to convert unused land at Newhill Youth and Community Centre into a community garden with allotments, wildflower planting, pathways, seating and a pizza/BBQ area. Council officers recommended approval and statutory consultees raised no objections.
A Forestry Commission policy statement says a third (33%) of English woodlands are now negatively impacted by deer and sets out actions over the next 10 years, including targeted grants, licensing changes, monitoring and support for the wild venison supply chain.
The government announced a 10-year Deer Impacts Policy Statement to help landowners, foresters and farmers manage deer damage; officials say about one-third of England's woodlands are affected by deer impacts.
Many UK retirees are choosing independent bungalow-style communities that offer private, single-level homes and communal spaces, while care homes remain intended for people with round-the-clock medical needs.
