3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (274+ words) A new booking system at recycling centres in Nottinghamshire will be introduced for van owners. From 2 January, van owners will need to re-register to book an appointment to visit recycling centres, with drops limited to six visits a year. Nottinghamshire…...

20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (355+ words) Ticket evaders on the West Midlands Metro will face a £100 penalty as a new inspection scheme comes into force. Revenue officers are set to carry out regular inspections under the Buy Before You Board (BBYB) scheme, which has been fully…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (888+ words) The head of a rural community charity has warned of the growing risk of home heating oil theft after her own organisation fell victim to thieves. Kate Clifford, director of the Rural Community Network (RCN), arrived at the charity's offices…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (202+ words) Artwork from prisoners inside HMP Coldingley in Surrey is being exhibited at Guildford Cathedral. The free exhibition, called Transformations, started on Tuesday and was due to run until 19 October. The Very Reverend Bob Cooper, Dean of Guildford, said: "The Transformations…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (444+ words) A Guernsey art gallery says smaller museums should have tighter security measures after paintings by 19th Century painter Renoir were stolen in France. Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday and walked out with four items worth…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (479+ words) An artwork installed on the wall of a car park set for demolition will be saved. The piece, named Traffic Flow, was commissioned in 1986 to help brighten up a corrugated concrete wall beneath the NCP car park in Maid Marian…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (704+ words) Former Top Gear star Richard Hammond has said he'll "find a way" of sharing his new £2m home in Wales with bats found foraging in the grounds. The 56-year-old bought the 19th Century Georgian mansion in Llanwenarth, near Abergavenny, in November 2025. But…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (633+ words) Staff at Ethical Forestry always knew when their bosses were around. Even though the business was on the top floor of a Bournemouth office block there was no mistaking their arrival. You could hear one of their "top of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (803+ words) DIY store B&Q and the fast food chain Five Guys are among hundreds of UK businesses named by the government for paying staff below the minimum wage. More than 600 employers were ordered to pay affected workers the outstanding wages,…...

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