2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (663+ words) The actor appeared before the Welsh Affairs Committee on Thursday Michael Sheen has said he was snubbed by the Welsh First Minister after asking for a meeting to discuss claims of chemical contamination in Wales. The actor appeared before the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (446+ words) Appeals for three giant warehouses are set to go to public inquiry later this month amid a five year planning battle over the controversial development. Plans for the ‘logistics development ‘, including a new entrance onto the B4100, offices and a power…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (465+ words) Eloise and Bonomanzi complete the UK's only herd of this rare species Twycross Zoo in the East Midlands has announced the arrival of two critically endangered Kordofan giraffes to complete their unique herd. Eloise, a 17-year-old giraffe, and Bonomanzi, aged…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (217+ words) £17.5 million from Just Transition funding will be dedicated to supporting job creation across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray. It will aid 22 new projects, as confirmed by the Scottish Government during a visit by the First Minister to Hydrasun, an Aberdeen-based manufacturing…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (323+ words) More than 60 people have registered to speak at the first in a series of hearings which will decide the fate of a proposed Norfolk solar farm. MPs, county, district and parish councillors, as well as local campaigners have all asked…...

3+ day, 56+ min ago   (308+ words) Event organisers will be billed for the damage, a senior councillor says Park left with the wrong sort of tracks after pop concerts A park has been left in a muddy mess after a weekend of music, with a senior…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (256+ words) Festivalgoer called in the RSPCA after spotting the birds Two chickens were rescued by the RSPCA after being trapped in a hedge at the Creamfields site in Cheshire. Festival-goers discovered the cockerel and hen winging it along a hedge line,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (374+ words) Councillors support proposal for major development at Wycombe Air Park Buckinghamshire Council’s Strategic Sites Committee has unanimously backed the outline proposals for a significant data centre complex located at Wycombe Air Park, situated between Clay Lane and Marlow Road in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (220+ words) You can find out more this month People across Dorset can learn more about the work of their local mental health and community NHS trust, at Dorset Healthcare’s Annual Members’ Meeting this month. The Trust is hosting the event, online,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (483+ words) Scientific expedition aims to study remote environmental impacts Billy Perham, a former Royal Marines officer from Taunton, is set to embark on a significant scientific journey to Patagonia, Argentina, as part of Mission Spiritus' efforts to study micro- and nanoplastic…...