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Seven community groups and a local volunteer hero were honoured at the inaugural Kilkenny Community and Voluntary awards. The awards, which were a collaboration...

A new shuttle weekend bus service has begun operating in Berwick, transporting visitors between Federation University and Wilson Botanic Park. […]

Space for new business ventures set to be created in Johnstone and Renfrew The move forms part of Renfrewshire Councils Start-Up Street initiative, with several new firms already making use of spaces in Paisley Garages behind the former Johnstone police station in Quarry Street could be used to help budding tycoons grow their business (Image: PDE) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again la...

Tweed Shire Councils vision for a new play area in Jack Evans Harbour is one step closer thanks to grant funding, but the proposed plans go against some residents requests. The redeveloped Goorimahbah - Place of Stories Inclusive Park and Playspace is proposed to include slides, flying foxes, swings, climbing nets, a sandpit and more play equipment. However what wont be on public display was the proposed water play area for the park. The Goorimahbah redevelopment was discussed at the April ...

Tidworth Library will reopen on April 12, while Ludgershall’s will remain closed, as Wiltshire’s libraries come out of lockdown. Tidworth Library will be open for browsing, but only at weekends. For the rest of the week, it will be open for order and collect, as it has been throughout lockdown. Ludgershall remains closed alongside a number of others, including Box, Durrington, Lyneham, Market Lavington, Purton, Ramsbury and Tisbury. The council is working with the libraries’ volunte...

A collection of historic postcards which capture streetscapes from across Wiltshire have been added to an online heritage mapping resource. The work to add the Wilkinson Collection is a double first for Wiltshire Council’s History Centre – the first of its photographic collections to be given its own layer on the Wiltshire section of the Know Your Place (KYP) website and its first volunteer project to be completed remotely and online. Closures and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pand...

MEMORY bags designed for people living with dementia are being offered at libraries in Denbighshire. Denbighshire County Councils Libraries service is offering a new collection of memory bags which contain a collection of books, poems, artefacts and smells designed to stimulate the senses and promote reminiscence and discussion. They have been themed around the ‘Pictures to Share’ books, designed specifically for people living with dementia, and are part of the Reading Well for Dement...

OCL to provide baby loss bereavement and yoga sessions in partnership with local charity Date published: 17 February 2021 Steph Wild is a registered NHS midwife Oldham Active Communities, part of Oldham Community Leisure (OCL), is providing free weekly online baby loss yoga wellbeing sessions for anyone affected by the loss of a child in partnership with the Manchester based charity, Beyond Bea. The hour-long weekly sessions will take place via Zoom every Tuesday at midday starting 23rd Feb...

Spiritual saviour - Nazarene Pastor Jacob Morris and EBI Unites leader Jacqui Reid (Image: Andrew Neil) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we u...

PLANS for a £23m theatre project have been revealed. On January 7, South Somerset District Council (SSDC) agreed in principle to proceed with plans to transform The Octagon Theatre. And now they have revealed the plans for the new "creative hub". Artists impression of the new auditorium. Pic: SSDC It is hoped the new development will include: Increased seating capacity in the auditorium for up to 900 people, with a flexible orchestra pit and a fly tower and full flying facilities, as w...