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A farmer has said his industry is struggling to keep produce affordable due to the rising price of fertiliser and red diesel.

Across the UK, people have reported heating oil prices more than doubling and that deliveries are scarce.

The landlady of a country pub says she has had to ration her heating oil after prices shot up in the wake of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Exactly five years ago, Grace Victory posted a two-word update on her social media channels.It said simply: "I'm awake."The writer and YouTube star had not been asleep. She had just emerged from a coma, during which she missed the first three months of her baby son's life.Now, after extensive therapy, …

On an industrial estate, just off the M54, is the Hollinswood House Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) - a somewhat nondescript building that plays a vital role in tackling NHS waiting times.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was placed into special measures in November 2018, following a high-profile maternity care scandal and concerns regarding emergency care.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) was placed into special measures in November 2018, following a maternity care scandal and concerns regarding emergency care.

Shropshire Council is consulting on the future of its in-house adult day centres, including its Aquamira site, as part of a response to "significant financial pressures."

Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire County Council has approved its budget for the next financial year, which includes a 3.99% rise in its share of council tax.

A volunteer cleaner has said seeing graffiti in public places "gets on my nerves" - and has pledged to clear it up.

The union said a letter was sent to parents in advance of the strike action, planned from Tuesday to Thursday, which said the academy would remain "fully staffed".

Seven years ago Sam Beech, 48, decided it was time to take to the next level the pledge to "tread lightly on the earth" she made at the age of 12 as she became a vegetarian.

Speaking ahead of the National Farmers' Union's annual conference, Edward Garratt, who has a small farm on the Wrekin in Shropshire, said a resilient food system was "the cornerstone to not just food security, but national security as well."

Barton said the council also plans to introduce new ways of working, including a stop to categorising potholes and adopting "right first-time approach" to repairs.

Union members at the University of Nottingham have passed a motion of no confidence in the vice-chancellor and other senior leaders after a "complete breakdown of trust".

More than 350 people gathered at King's College Cambridge for an open iftar, a meal that marks the breaking of a Ramadan fast.Sunday's event was organised by the Ramadan Tent Project (RTP) and worshippers were joined by people of different faiths, and no faiths.Organiser Kashif Darr said it aimed to …

The state of roads and potholes has been a hot topic of conversation across many communities in Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire County Council says it has begun legal proceedings against the suspected perpetrators of damage that led to a public path being forced to close more than two years ago.

Patients have welcomed confirmation their GP surgery will reopen on 1 April after being closed since 2022.Parnwell Medical Centre, in Saltersgate, Peterborough, shut after subsidence and structural safety concerns made the building unsafe, leaving about 1,700 patients to seek care elsewhere.When speaking at a residents' meeting on Thursday, Mohsin Laliwala, …

The Chinese community in Peterborough is approaching Lunar New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, embracing the theme of "freedom and success" associated with the Year of the Fire Horse.The festival begins on Tuesday and marks not only a new 12 months but also a hopeful chapter after challenging …

Hilary Cartmel admits she never expected this artwork to last quite so long.

A woman who home educates her son has said a new education bill could create "a lot of problems" for some families.

Worshippers at a Hindu temple said they were "heartbroken" to potentially be facing eviction after their second bid to buy the temple's site was unsuccessful.The Bharat Hindu Samaj Temple in Peterborough, which caters for nearly 14,000 people, was established in the city's New England Complex in 1986.Peterborough City Council's cabinet …

Planning has been approved for the trust to build a new car park and miles of trails to the east of the existing house and grounds.

Resident Andrew Jackson, 58, who captured the three incidents on CCTV, said the collapses into the road posed a safety danger.

Cassidy said: "After the game finished, we came back to the changing room. Darren noticed the words written in red and blue on the walls. There was fresh paint on the soap dispensers, too."No-one carries paint in their car for fun... in my opinion this was done deliberately."It took me …

Big improvements in patient waiting time have been made by an NHS trust that runs two acute hospitals in Shropshire.

Staff at the University of Nottingham have raised concerns they will lose hundreds of pounds every month in a change to an unsocial hours allowance.

A woman who spent her teenage years in foster care is starting a business to support other young people in the care system.