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Latest Articles

New Nottinghamshire school will not open due to low demand

The newly-built Waterside Primary School was due to serve 350 homes constructed on the nearby Trent Basin development. But the Department for Education (DfE) has withdrawn funding for the school due to low pupil demand.

By Ben Mellor
14th January 2025 • BBC News

Dry January sees low alcohol drinks boom continue

Sales of alcohol-free drinks have soared during the so-called Dry January period, landlords and brewers have said. Tim Flynn, owner of the New Oxford Inn in Salford, said "more people than ever" were now choosing alcohol-free or low-alcohol drinks, estimating demand for them had risen “by 1,000%”.Industry experts said the …

By Emily Holt
11th January 2025 • BBC News

Dry January sees low alcohol drinks boom continue

Sales of alcohol-free drinks have soared during the so-called Dry January period, landlords and brewers have said. Tim Flynn, owner of the New Oxford Inn in Salford, said "more people than ever" were now choosing alcohol-free or low-alcohol drinks, estimating demand for them had risen “by 1,000%”.Industry experts said the …

By Emily Holt
11th January 2025 • BBC News

Oldham abuse survivors criticise government over inquiry decision

Three women who were left devastated by historical child sexual exploitation in Oldham have told the BBC ministers should have spoken to survivors before deciding not to conduct a government-led inquiry into grooming gangs in the town.Jane and Amelia, who survived abuse more than 15 years ago, and Sarah, whose …

By Emily Holt
10th January 2025 • BBC News

Shrewsbury roadworks: 'People will avoid our gridlocked town'

People in Shrewsbury have said they are avoiding parts of the town centre due to congestion caused by temporary traffic lights outside the railway station.

By Ellen Knight
8th January 2025 • BBC News

Market traders 'thrilled' with award shortlist

Traders in Market Drayton have said they are "thrilled" to find out the indoor and outdoor markets have made the top 10 shortlist for Britain's Favourite Market 2025.

By Ellen Knight
8th January 2025 • BBC News

Nottinghamshire flood volunteers 'abused and ignored' by drivers

Flood wardens monitor river levels and drainage systems, as well as put out signs when necessary to mark road closures. But they have said "a minority" of drivers behave badly, insulting the wardens and even barging them out of the way.

By Ben Mellor
8th January 2025 • BBC News

Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard hopeful for The Hive charity

A comic book artist has said an arts charity he supports has been "really buoyed" after raising £70,000 to meet costs.

By Ellen Knight
7th January 2025 • BBC News

Newport couple to sue Severn Trent over 'laughable' compensation

A couple plan to take Severn Trent to court for compensation after a digital water meter fitting was "botched."

By Ellen Knight
6th January 2025 • BBC News

'Replanting my mum's Christmas tree is her legacy'

It had belonged to Irene Chantry, who passed away on 26 December 2023 at the age of 89.

By Ben Mellor
6th January 2025 • BBC News

'I knew if I died I'd have a million regrets'

Georgie Swallow spent her teenage years feeling insecure about her appearance.Growing up in Iver, Buckinghamshire, she says she wasted so much time trying to lose weight.At the age of 26 she was diagnosed with cancer, which went away but then came back.Now aged 32, her perspective on life has changed …

By Charlie Jones
4th January 2025 • BBC News

Greater Manchester floods: Gym owner 'distraught' as £100k renovation destroyed

A man who was preparing to open his new gym business in an apartment block hit by flooding has said he is "distraught" after £100,000 worth of equipment and renovation work was destroyed. A major incident was declared on New Year's Day as large parts of the north-west of England …

By Emily Holt
2nd January 2025 • BBC News

Shrewsbury woman calls out park harassment

A woman who was followed by a man while out for a walk has praised the police response.

By Ellen Knight
31st December 2024 • BBC News

Telford bridge club's Peter Seager set to retire after 42 years

"Having the ability to bend the rules a bit" is the mark of an excellent bridge player, says Peter Seager.

By Ellen Knight
30th December 2024 • BBC News

'My autistic sons have taught me so much'

James Hunt used to spend his days commuting to London, where he ran a successful marketing firm. But his children Jude and Tommy were diagnosed as autistic when they were toddlers, and he later decided to care for them and his parents full-time.

By Charlie Jones
30th December 2024 • BBC News

New lead in hunt for relatives of World War Two soldiers

Mr Williams was in the 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and died aged 27 while liberating Le Fournet, in Normandy, from German occupation in 1944.

By Ben Mellor
30th December 2024 • BBC News

Trichotillomania: 'I couldn't stop pulling out my eyelashes'

Four years ago, Isobel Perl was living with friends in London and thriving. She was working for a big accountancy firm and had a busy social life. Then the pandemic hit and she lost her job. Aged 25, she had to move back in with her parents in Watford.She decided …

By Charlie Jones
28th December 2024 • BBC News

'My house was out of control and I felt ashamed'

Kirstie knew it was time to ask for help, but she was scared. "I was so embarrassed," she says. The mother-of-three's house in Ipswich had got out of control after a traumatic event left her bedbound.

By Charlie Jones
27th December 2024 • BBC News

Kimberley: 'Our club kept swimming - despite losing our pool'

Eight months ago, Kimberley Leisure Centre in Nottinghamshire closed after unsuccessful funding negotiations between the local council and the pool's owners.

By Ben Mellor
26th December 2024 • BBC News

Shropshire Hills: Donations needed to restore 'iconic landscape'

A wildlife trust is calling for donations to help them transform a site in the heart of the Shropshire Hills.

By Ellen Knight
24th December 2024 • BBC News

Last orders for Melton bar hit by sale of council-owned building

Charlie Donovan has run Charlie's Bar in Melton Mowbray since October 2021 but will shut on New Year's Day, when her licence to operate from the King Street building expires.

By Ben Mellor
24th December 2024 • BBC News

Hutton couple donate Christmas dinners for charity

A couple who donate Christmas dinners to families in need have said this is their biggest year yet.Hannah and Steven Haggerty, from Hutton, Essex, run a Facebook group called Give a Christmas Essex, and provide turkeys, vegetables and all the trimmings to people who cannot afford them.This is the fifth …

By Jamie Davies
23rd December 2024 • BBC News

'Santa Claus' overjoyed by reindeer visit in hospice

A great-grandfather who was Father Christmas for 20 years said it felt "wonderful" to meet some reindeer in his bedroom in a hospice.

By Charlie Jones
22nd December 2024 • BBC News

'My sons used to get so many presents but not now'

Catherine seemed to have the perfect life, as a mum with two young boys and a job she loved, managing a bank. But behind closed doors, she was suffering at the hands of her partner.

By Charlie Jones
22nd December 2024 • BBC News

Son appeals for lost Rolex watch after Dad dies at West Ham match

The finance manager posted an appeal on X saying his family was desperate to get back the "sentimental" watch, which was thought to be worth about £14,000.

By Charlie Jones
18th December 2024 • BBC News

A Bridgnorth blacksmith fears for the future of his trade

A blacksmith says he is concerned about the future of his trade with fewer people buying the items he crafts.

By Ellen Knight
17th December 2024 • BBC News

Repeated flooding puts our future at risk - Ironbridge rowers

A rowing club has said its future is being put at risk, after falling victim to flooding nine times in two years.

By Ellen Knight
13th December 2024 • BBC News

Clacton-on Sea child sex offender jailed for 15 years

A man from Clacton-on-Sea has been jailed for 15 years for sex offences against children.Darren Hornsby, 36, was found guilty of 12 offences, including sexual assault with penetration and taking an indecent image of a child.He also received an extended licence period of four years on top of his jail …

By Jamie Davies
13th December 2024 • BBC News

Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths

While the number of assisted deaths in Canada is growing, the country still falls behind the Netherlands, where euthanasia accounted for around 5% of total deaths last year.UK MPs voted late last month to pass a similar bill that gives terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to …

By Laurel Ives
12th December 2024 • BBC News

Thomas Plimmer: Woman says struck-off sex GP tried to choke her

A woman says a GP who was struck off for having sex with multiple women at his surgery attempted to choke her during sex.The woman, who does not want to be named, met Thomas Plimmer on a dating app in 2017.She claimed that when they were having sex at her …

By Laurel Ives
12th December 2024 • BBC News