A boat used by Guernsey’s States to protect local waters is set to return to the island in the new year after a £500,000 makeover.
The States had initially said it expected the Leopardess, Guernsey’s sea fisheries protection vessel, to return…

A boat used by Guernsey’s States to protect local waters is set to return to the island in the new year after a £500,000 makeover.
The States had initially said it expected the Leopardess, Guernsey’s sea fisheries protection vessel, to return…

A nativity exhibition made up of about 80 nativity sets collected from around the world is being put on display this weekend.
Organisers said the display at St Thomas’s Church, Northlew, Devon, was believed to potentially be the largest Nativity…

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Avon Needs Trees/Elastic Pie FilmsThe scale of a new living trees artwork has been revealed by an installation of hundreds of lanterns.
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Created by the charity Avon Needs Trees, the Lower Chew Forest will be a 420-acre site on Wick Farm containing more than 100,000 new trees and shrubs.
The organisation said it wants to boost woodland cover in the so-called Bristol Avon catchment….

After establishing a more permanent residence in Menorca in 2020, the Covid lockdown began within days of their arrival.
When the restrictions were lifted, Jane and Dennis found Menorca Donkey Rescue, a self-funded charity, nearby.
Dennis, 59, said…

Plans for up to 480 new homes on land in a rural Staffordshire town have been submitted to Stafford Borough Council.
Developer Bloor Homes is also proposing community facilities including a new primary school and a site for a new primary care hub…

Getty ImagesAt comics shop Forbidden Planet in Wolverhampton, something is happening.
For years, the comics product there – and…

“The joy of where we are now,” he said, pointing to shifts in availability and platform, is that “comics are reaching people in different ways”. Various subscription models, let alone the specialist store, mean the newsagent’s rack is no longer…

The owner of the pub where the future members of Black Sabbath played has been accused of “letting Birmingham down” amid an investigation into the site’s use.
The Crown in Station Street, Birmingham, has been vacant since 2014 and campaigners have…

Young filmmakers in Kent are being offered the chance to devise, film and star in a feature-length medieval fantasy film.
About 40 young people will have the opportunity to work both in front of and behind the camera at the Stag Youth Theatre…