A national Australian Human Rights Commission study found racism is systemic at universities, reporting high rates of indirect and direct incidents and shortcomings in complaints processes; the report includes 47 recommendations and the federal government says it will review them and introduce legislation to strengthen the regulator.
Work to add lanes and upgrade signals at the M23 Junction 10 Pease Pottage Interchange in Crawley will start on Monday, February 23 and is due to last 12 months.
Kendal Town Mayor Councillor Richard Sutton has named three volunteers as his February picks, including Sarah Gaskarth of Memory Wheelchairs and volunteers Eddie Harrison and Ann Robinson of With Singing in Mind.
A quiz night organised by the Wimborne Christian Aid Group raised £620 at Wimborne Methodist Church. The group also announced a series of Lent Lunches on Tuesdays from February 24 to March 31, with visitors welcome between 12.30pm and 12.45pm.
A BCP line dance club has won two national awards, and instructor Karl Harry Winson was named UK instructor and choreographer of the year at January's Crystal Boot Awards; the club now attracts about 300 weekly participants aged from seven to 80.
The Tendaba Project will host a curry night at the Taj Mahal in Westbourne on Feb 23, 2026, with £10 from each £30 ticket directed to clean-water projects that have helped more than 2,000 people in Gambian villages.
A record £70,000 was collected for five charities after more than 30 tonnes of Christmas trees were recycled by Eco Sustainable Solutions into about 60 cubic metres of compost.
Opera Bingo in Carlisle raised £1,700 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service after a charity bingo night in October 2025, and the cheque was handed over at the Langwathby base on February 12.
Nine students from the University of Chester took part in a litter pick in the Garden Quarter, collecting several bags of rubbish; the event was organised by the university's Volunteering Team through its 'Give it a Go' programme.
Rob Parsons OBE will share his life story at talks in late April, including a personal account of sheltering a homeless man who later became part of his family for more than 45 years.
