1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (629+ words) David Shenton in 1981 Equal rights have been fought for in many different ways across the world, and sometimes those battles against discrimination have taken a quiet, subtle form. An exhibition about how cartoons and textiles have been used for gentle…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (989+ words) John Craggs, 73, from Wigtoft, near Boston, checks the amount of heating oil in his tank As the summer draws to a close, families who rely on fuel oil to heat their homes are facing a dilemma. The price has almost…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (674+ words) The building was a Tesco Metro supermarket until 2022 A former department store and Tesco will be turned into city centre flats after plans for a hotel were dropped. Since the supermarket closed in May 2022, the building on Guildhall Hill in…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (928+ words) Ruthin School's origins can be traced back to 1284 Do you fancy buying a 742-year-old school? Ruthin School in Denbighshire survived more than seven centuries, including plagues, civil war and two world wars, before financial pressures closed its doors for good....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (499+ words) The West Midlands currently has 7,450 households living in temporary accommodation, according to the region's mayor More than 3,000 social and affordable homes are going to be built in the West Midlands after the region was given £409m by the government. The West…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (575+ words) The hedgehog was attacked in Sharlston Common on Friday night, according to the Castleford Hedgehog Rescue charity A pregnant hedgehog died after being "kicked around like a football" in West Yorkshire, prompting an appeal from an animal rescue charity. Castleford…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (545+ words) Kristyna Kay-Clough said plants were starting to lose their leaves earlier than expected Gardeners in south-east England are reporting "signs of early onset of autumn" as trees lose their leaves and branches in August. After record-breaking dry spells and multiple…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (518+ words) Rescuers said it was incredible a passer-by spotted the stuck animal A hedgehog which was stuck in a wall is recovering from its ordeal after a rescue described as "nothing short of a miracle" by an animal charity. An out…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (675+ words) Falcon is one of the two shire horses featured in the mural painted on the front of an empty building in Tadcaster A mural celebrating Samuel Smith's Brewery's iconic shire horses has been painted on a boarded-up shop front close…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (631+ words) Nathan Murdoch, from Street Arts Hire, backed the campaign to stop the site from being developed by painting a mural on one of its walls Campaigners fighting to save a community garden said they have "breathed a sigh of relief…...