4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (888+ words) The head of a rural community charity has warned of the growing risk of home heating oil theft after her own organisation fell victim to thieves. Kate Clifford, director of the Rural Community Network (RCN), arrived at the charity's offices…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (202+ words) Artwork from prisoners inside HMP Coldingley in Surrey is being exhibited at Guildford Cathedral. The free exhibition, called Transformations, started on Tuesday and was due to run until 19 October. The Very Reverend Bob Cooper, Dean of Guildford, said: "The Transformations…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (444+ words) A Guernsey art gallery says smaller museums should have tighter security measures after paintings by 19th Century painter Renoir were stolen in France. Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday and walked out with four items worth…...

6+ day, 24+ min ago   (479+ words) An artwork installed on the wall of a car park set for demolition will be saved. The piece, named Traffic Flow, was commissioned in 1986 to help brighten up a corrugated concrete wall beneath the NCP car park in Maid Marian…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (704+ words) Former Top Gear star Richard Hammond has said he'll "find a way" of sharing his new £2m home in Wales with bats found foraging in the grounds. The 56-year-old bought the 19th Century Georgian mansion in Llanwenarth, near Abergavenny, in November 2025. But…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) A days old kitten has died after being found abandoned in a box on a cycle track. Friends of the Animals, a charity based in Newport, Isle of Wight, said it received a message from The Veterinary Hospital on Riverway…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (316+ words) Views are being sought on measures taken to enforce responsible behaviour by dog walkers in Reigate and Banstead. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has opened a consulation on public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) used for dog walkers. The dog PSPOs have…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (21+ words) BBC The Barnsley couple who are knocking two houses into one...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (641+ words) Six neglected wolfdogs rescued from a "filthy and uninhabitable" house in Grangemouth are now thriving in their new homes, the Scottish SPCA has said. The wolfdogs' former owner Graham McQuet was fined £2,000 and banned from keeping animals for five years…...