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CHESTER is the first place in the country to benefit from a national charitys campaign to install more defibrillators at key sporting locations. A potentially life-saving defibrillator has been installed at the Boathouse of Queen’s Park High School on the River Dee. The intention is that this will be available for use by members of the school’s rowing club, as well as a neighbouring canoe club and the Scouts. Additionally, access in the case of any emergency will be possible for tow...

BBC News By Kate Morgan Published media captionElena Morgan, part of Wales elite development squad, said the situation was "really sad" There are "grave concerns" about the future of public swimming pools across Wales, according to the sports governing body. Swim Wales has warned up to 10% - or 30 pools - may never open again, with rural areas worst hit. Its research suggests many of Wales 307 pools have struggled financially while shut during most of the pandemic. The Welsh government said ...

Massive rewilding experiment in Scotland may help find way to slow alarming rate of species extinction – Scotsman comment The 18th century landscape gardener Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown “almost damned himself to historical obscurity through creating a product so good, subsequent generations of visitors have given nature herself the credit”, according to the National Trust. Saturday, 22nd May 2021, 4:55 am Beavers have already been returned to parts of Scotland and other species may f...

Natural Resources Wales has welcomed a decision by national park planners to approve its bid for major flood alleviation works at Llyn Tegid.

Do you recognise the communities in these old aerial photos of Aberdeen's housing estates built after the Second World War?

Focus on ponds in National Invasive Species Week National Invasive Species Week kicks off next week (24thMay). The annual event will be largely virtual this year, with a series of seminars and webinars hosted across the UK to raise awareness of invasive species and how everyone can help prevent their spread. Thursday, 20th May 2021, 12:00 am Non-native invasive species such as American Skunk Cabbage and Canadian Pondweed should be carefully removed from ponds. Photo courtesy of Ian Talboys, RSP...

Updated: May 19, 2021, 5:36 pm © Supplied by Sally Wallis Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A £220,000 project that transformed an almost lifeless manmade burn into a naturalised wetland habitat, home to kingfishers, herons, badgers and otters has been nominated for a top award. The Beltie Burn near Torphins, an important tributary to the River Dee, was straightened from its natural state into a long, em...

© Kath Flannery/ DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up At 23 years old, Rachel Bennet was told her chances of running, climbing and biking as she used to were slim. Suffering a herniated disc – born purely out of “bad luck” with genetics – she had been left in incredible pain. Passionate about all manner of outdoor sports and activities, she was left fearing for the future. But after crucial...

THE old hydroelectric power station on the River Dee in Chester has been identified as the ideal site for a new state-of-the-art. "thriving visitor attraction" to celebrate the history of decarbonised energy. Chester generated its own clean carbon-free electricity for almost half of the citys needs from the hydroelectric building on Castle Drive between 1914 and 1949. Next to the Old Dee Bridge and opposite the University of Chester’s Riverside site, the building is currently unused and...

© Aberdeen Harbour Board / Aberdeen City Council Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Plans for nearly 260 waterfront flats in Torry – branded “a bit dull” as they were unanimously thrown out by Aberdeen councillors – have been revived on appeal. Permission has been granted by the Scottish Government’s reporter f...