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Flimby boys collect 600 signatures to improve playground

23 hours ago | bbc.com | Jonny Manning |Ollie Rawlinson

Boys collect 600 signatures to improve playgroundJonny Manning & Ollie RawlinsonBBC News, North East and CumbriaBBCFriends Ethan, 12, and Kaelan, 13, want new equipment installed at their local playgroundTwo boys who describe their local playground as "broken, boring and full of graffiti" are campaigning to have it improved. Twelve-year-old Ethan, and Kaelan, 13, have been knocking on doors and asking people to sign a petition calling for Flimby Playground in Cumbria to be upgraded.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council

1 day ago | bbc.com | Phil Corrigan

Fraud totalling £2.7m uncovered by councilPhil CorriganLocal Democracy Reporter, StaffordshireLDRSOfficers at Stoke-on-Trent City Council found 108 cases of fraudFraud totalling about £2.7m has been uncovered by a council, with transgressions in tax, housing tenancy and right-to-buy among the offending. Officers at Stoke-on-Trent City Council found there were 108 cases of fraud committed against the authority in 2024/25, which was down on the 142 reported the previous year.
Chaos and gunfire after month of Gaza aid plan

1 day ago | bbc.com | Merlyn Thomas |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Kayleen Devlin

A month into Gaza's new aid system -gunfire and chaos are routineMerlyn Thomas, Kevin Nguyen & Kayleen DevlinBBCA month after the start of a controversial US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution system in Gaza, BBC Verify analysis of dozens of videos shows repeated incidents of gunfire near people travelling to collect aid, as well as other moments of chaos and panic. In several of the videos analysed, gunfire can be heard and there are a number showing dead or injured Palestinians.
Ipswich mum's benign cancer death inspires Louise's Law

1 day ago | bbc.com | George King

Mum's benign cancer death inspires Louise's LawGeorge KingReporting from10 Downing StreetGeorge King/BBCChloe Hickman, from Ipswich, wants it to be mandatory for all tumours diagnosed as benign to be checked againA woman calling for extra checks on benign tumours has delivered a 60,000-name petition to Number 10 on the anniversary of her mother's death.
Grieving family disrupted by crowds at nun's grave

1 day ago | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

Crowds at nun's grave leave family 'no privacy to grieve'BBCJason Campbell says people are walking on his father's plot at the City Cemetery in an effort to visit Sr Clare Crockett's final resting place Crowds at the grave of a nun, who has taken the first step towards sainthood, have left a family with "no privacy to grieve", a man has said.
Confidence in Guernsey economy growing, survey suggests

1 day ago | bbc.com | Euan Duncan

Confidence in Guernsey economy growing - surveyEuan DuncanBBCBusiness leaders in Guernsey have growing confidence, a survey suggestsBusiness leaders in Guernsey have more confidence in the economy than six months ago, despite ongoing financial pressures, a survey by the island's Institute of Directors (IoD) suggests. More than two thirds (67%) of respondents said they expected their costs to increase over the next 12 months, consistent with the last survey.
Campaign to promote Market Drayton gets under way

2 days ago | bbc.com | Andy Giddings

Campaign to promote town gets under wayAndy GiddingsBBCThe campaign starts with a meeting for businessesAn initiative to promote a Shropshire town and help its businesses has said it wants to bring people closer together. Make it Market Drayton is due to launch on Thursday evening with an event for local traders.
League Two fixtures 2025-26: Oldham Athletic face MK Dons on EFL return

2 days ago | bbc.com | Chris Peddy

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Oldham Athletic won promotion to League Two with victory over Southend United in the National League promotion final at WembleyOldham Athletic will visit MK Dons in their first game back in League Two after three seasons of non-league football. The Latics became the first of the founding Premier League member clubs to drop out of the English Football League when they were relegated to the National League in 2022.
Devon homes scheme for historic site approved by council

2 days ago | bbc.com | Bradley Gerrard

Homes scheme for historic Devon site approvedBradley GerrardLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBradley Gerrard/LDRSThe proposals were previously rejected twiceA plan for up to 100 homes to be built on land near a historic house has been approved. The proposals for Tidcombe Hall in Tiverton were rejected for a second time by Mid Devon District Council's planning committee last year, with the plan attracting some 170 letters of objection.
'Listen before investing in Sheffield trailblazer neighbourhoods'

2 days ago | bbc.com | Lucy Ashton

'Listen to people before investing in our neighbourhood'Lucy AshtonBBC South Yorkshire political reporterLouise HaighSheffield Heeley MP Louise Haigh has welcomed the fundingWhat's it like to live in a "trailblazer neighbourhood"? The Sheffield suburbs of Batemoor and Jordanthorpe are among 25 postcodes around the country which will benefit from £20m of government investment over the next 10 years.