3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (601+ words) Northumberland libraries will see a budget cut of £300,000 Cuts to library services aimed at reducing the budget by £300,000 a year have been approved. Conservative-led Northumberland County Council's cabinet boasted there would be no compulsory job losses under the plan, which…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (396+ words) Residents are urged to close windows and doors due to the smoke from fire at a recycling centre A large smoke plume has spread across parts of east Dorset after a fire broke out at a recycling centre overnight. Firefighters…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (582+ words) Record numbers visited South East beaches in summer 2026, according to the RNLI The RNLI has reiterated water safety advice as it brings its summer lifeguard provision to an end at beaches in Kent and Sussex. The charity's lifeguards in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (457+ words) Town Bridge, which forms part of the main route through town, was among the roads closed Shops were evacuated and multiple roads were closed earlier after an electrical fault. Police and fire teams were called to Silver Street in Bradford…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (259+ words) Doctors prescribed nearly 20,000 more medicinal cannabis products last year than the year before, a freedom of information request (FOI) has found. A total of 72,065 prescriptions of cannabis-based products for medicinal use were prescribed in 2025 - a 35% rise on the 53,477 in 2024. GPs…...