Blackburn creative technology hub set for £1.5m boost
Google A planning application has been submitted to redevelop and extend the Making Rooms building A community creative hub where people learn technical and creative skills in everything from ceramics to 3D printing, mould-making and electronics could be set for a £1.5m expansion. Boosted by new government funding, the team at Blackburn’s Making Rooms has […]
Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal – live updates
Peace is ‘very fragile’, says UK’s Lammypublished at 01:33 Greenwich Mean Time 01:33 GMT Damian GrammaticasPolitical correspondent The Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the UK government hopes Emily Demari, the one remaining hostage with British citizenship who is being held in Gaza, “will be freed in the coming days”. “I was in Israel on […]
Eighty jobs at risk at Wensleydale Creamery cheese-packing plant
Google The Wensleydale Creamery plant in Kirkby Malzeard was bought by Canadian firm Saputo in 2021 About 80 jobs at a cheese packing plant in North Yorkshire have been put at risk after its owner confirmed it planned to close the site and move its operations to the Midlands. Saputo Dairy UK (SDUK) said it […]
Council fails to find contractor for Leicester station revamp
Leicester City Council Station Street will be permanently closed to traffic and replaced with a new pedestrianised open space Leicester City Council has said it has so far been unable to find a contractor to carry out a major revamp of the city’s railway station. The authority is leading a £22m project to refurbish the […]
‘Ambitious’ plan to double NI’s tourism industry by 2035
PA Tourism expenditure for 2023 was at a record £1.2bn The economy minister has launched a plan to almost double the size of the tourism industry sector in Northern Ireland over the next 10 years. One of the 17 objectives in the plan is to press for a solution to the introduction of the UK […]
No more miners trapped at Stilfontein mine in South Africa, rescue volunteers say
No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said. At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out since Monday after a court ordered the government to facilitate rescue operations at the mine, the site of […]
Use of ‘cheap’ tattoo removal equipment sparks concern
BBC Specialist Wayne Joyce said he had seen an increase in people getting tattoo removals A tattoo artist who has seen an increase in tattoo removals is warning customers to beware of people using cheap and unsafe equipment to get it done. Removal specialist Wayne Joyce, who runs Reset Room in Bristol, said he had […]
Northumberland farmers hold protest over inheritance tax changes
BBC Farmers are also concerned about the impact of environmental policies Farmers have been holding a protest against changes to inheritance tax. A convoy of tractors travelled down the A1 in Northumberland before converging on County Hall in Morpeth. Those who took part said the future of their industry was at stake. The government said […]
Cost of fixing pothole-damaged cars hits record high
BBC The government said England had suffered a “pothole plague” Long-term investment is needed on roads in the South East after the total cost of fixing vehicles damaged by a “pothole plague” hit a record high, says a county council. New figures from the AA show the overall UK repair bill for affected cars in […]
Northampton hotels for homeless scheme extended
Sue Faulkner Sue Faulkner said the extension of block bookings at two Northampton hotels would give more time to get as many people as possible into accommodation A scheme to accommodate a town’s homeless population in hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has been extended until the end of June. Northampton’s Single Homelessness Forum moved 90 […]