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ShelterBox is responding to powerful earthquakes that have devastated parts of eastern Afghanistan. Whole communities ha...
05/09/2025

ShelterBox is responding to powerful earthquakes that have devastated parts of eastern Afghanistan. Whole communities have been left without homes after two quakes struck within days of one another, flattening whole villages.

More than 1,400 people killed in 6.0 magnitude earthquake

Fundraisers, volunteers and local children were among the guests invited to join crew members of Cornwall Air Ambulance ...
04/09/2025

Fundraisers, volunteers and local children were among the guests invited to join crew members of Cornwall Air Ambulance as the charity welcomed its Royal Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, to officially name the charity’s second helicopter at its airbase.

‘I have heard so many stories of people who wouldn’t be here without it’

Philippa Davies explores the world of labyrinths and the creation of a new one in Tipton St John, near Sidmouth in Devon...
03/09/2025

Philippa Davies explores the world of labyrinths and the creation of a new one in Tipton St John, near Sidmouth in Devon. Labyrinth's have fascinated people since the legend of the Minotaur - said to inhabit the Cretan Palace of King Minos. A labyrinth is a journey of contemplation: you know you’re never far from the centre, but you can’t see how to reach it – until you get there.

Modern-day labyrinth created on village playing field

An Endangered red panda cub, born at Bristol Zoo Project, is preparing to venture out of its nest box for the first time...
02/09/2025

An Endangered red panda cub, born at Bristol Zoo Project, is preparing to venture out of its nest box for the first time, as keepers reveal it’s a girl! The female was born at the zoo on June 26, to first time parents Neora and Laya.

‘This is a huge conservation win for this Endangered species.’

Helping the delicate and rare Marsh Fritillary is seeing workers install nearly 1000 metres of fencing, three water trou...
01/09/2025

Helping the delicate and rare Marsh Fritillary is seeing workers install nearly 1000 metres of fencing, three water troughs and the removal of 2,000 square metres of brambles and gorse. National charity, Butterfly Conservation, recently carried out the improvements at its Caeau Ffos Fach reserve north of Swansea.

Carmarthenshire nature reserve receives a £20,000 upgrade

A marketing team is using a video styled game to encourage children to try to engage with healthier eating choices. Appe...
31/08/2025

A marketing team is using a video styled game to encourage children to try to engage with healthier eating choices. Appetite Creative is creating an immersive experience whereby players will be able to dash through different levels to create healthy ingredients.

‘Who wouldn’t want to be a cute food-based superhero?’

It’s a date in the diary for the region’s gourmets and connoisseurs alike as The Taste East Devon Festival returns for i...
31/08/2025

It’s a date in the diary for the region’s gourmets and connoisseurs alike as The Taste East Devon Festival returns for its fifth year as one of the region’s most exciting culinary celebrations. The event is running from 13th to 21st September 2025.

‘Attracts visitors from across the country’

A Somerset Mum, whose daughter was recently treated for suspected meningitis, is aiming to raise hundreds of pounds for ...
29/08/2025

A Somerset Mum, whose daughter was recently treated for suspected meningitis, is aiming to raise hundreds of pounds for The Bristol Children’s Hospital. Natasha Hilldebrandt and her family will be taking part in The Grand Walk at the end of September. Her daughter, Phoebe, was rushed to hospital earlier in the month.

Mum says the doctors, nurses and specialists were 'heroes'

More than 4,500 people attended Cornwall Air Ambulance’s blue light festival to see if they could catch a glimpse of the...
28/08/2025

More than 4,500 people attended Cornwall Air Ambulance’s blue light festival to see if they could catch a glimpse of the charity’s second helicopter for the first time. Newly released figures show this year’s Helifest raised an impressive £38,500.

Supporters celebrate raising nearly £3 million for the aircraft

A team from the Cornwall based charity, ShelterBox, is currently in Pakistan following severe monsoon flooding in the no...
27/08/2025

A team from the Cornwall based charity, ShelterBox, is currently in Pakistan following severe monsoon flooding in the north of the country. Tens of thousands of people have been adversely affected by the disaster.

ShelterBox response to monsoon which sees thousands of people displaced

Nearly two thirds of office workers are optimistic about career opportunities when looking ahead to 2030 – despite the r...
26/08/2025

Nearly two thirds of office workers are optimistic about career opportunities when looking ahead to 2030 – despite the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Secrets from a Coach podcast is releasing the findings as part of its 2025 Wellbeing at Work Survey.

Survey examines team dynamics and leadership challenges

Parts of re-imagined garden in East Sussex are being inspired by the hilly mid-altitude forests of central Chile and Arg...
19/08/2025

Parts of re-imagined garden in East Sussex are being inspired by the hilly mid-altitude forests of central Chile and Argentina. The gardens recently opened at Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex.

‘A new design with sustainability and climate resilience at its core’

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