3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (552+ words) A food redistribution hub that aims to deliver up to 10 tonnes of food to charities and food banks each week has opened in east London. The Big Heart Food Hub in Barking will support more than 20 local organisations that work…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (395+ words) A famous onion eating competition has returned to mark the 800-year history of a market town. Thousands of people were in Newent in the Forest of Dean on Saturday for the eye-watering competition along with medieval reenactments, full-armoured combat and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (202+ words) Thousands more reusable drink covers have been funded to help people protect themselves from spiking. The latest funding brought the total number of DrinkSeals ordered for Guernsey since 2024 to 7,500. The covers stretch over most glasses and cups, leaving a small…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago   (369+ words) A summit has been held as part of a "serious attempt" to find a use for the derelict Bass Maltings complex in Sleaford. North Kesteven District Council (NKDC) said a meeting between central government and local organisations took place earlier…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (304+ words) A previously unidentified apple variety grown in a back garden was discovered after a donation of surplus fruit. The apple was found on Clarendon Road in High Town in Luton in 2023, where a tree believed to be between 70 and 90 years…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (535+ words) A farmer says fruit growers need to be more adventurous with their choice of apple varieties to help sales following a tough year for yields. The summer's record-breaking temperatures and lack of rain have led to many struggles for farmers…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (220+ words) Jersey could expand a protected fishing zone around Les Écréhous in a bid to reverse declining lobster catches. Proposals lodged by Environment Minister Mary Le Hegarat would increase the size of the existing zone, about six miles (10km) north-east of Jersey,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (527+ words) The cafe's manager, Lucy Traynor is the wife of Wayne, who is also a former veteran and co-director of Getting Together After Service (GTAS) A woman has said she was inspired to run a café for veterans after witnessing the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (525+ words) A charity-run estate has been trying to put Essex back on the brewing map by growing hops in the county for the first time in more than a century. Markshall Estate, near Coggeshall, has recreated traditional hop-growing methods from 18th and…...