Family-run Peak District cycle hire fears for survival as authority plans competitor down the road

‘This has scared the living daylight out of us’ Sophie Fagone Buscimese Trainee Reporter 04:00, 11 Dec 2025 Cheryl and Simon opened their cycle hire centre in 2010 and are now worried... Read more »

New team and £9m cash pot to tackle mould in Nottingham amid new law

It comes following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died from a respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to mould Cllr Jay Hayes(Image: LDRS) A new team and an expected £9m... Read more »

Cambridge Growth Company ‘not here to impose lots of houses on villages’

Peter Freeman, chair of the Cambridge Growth Company, spoke to councillors about the aims of the company at a Cambridge City Council meeting. Peter Freeman, chair of the Cambridge Growth Company, answered... Read more »

Plymouth Olympian Sharron Davies made Tory peer

Nominations were named by No 10 today plymouthherald Administrator and David Lynch Press Association Political Correspondent 20:55, 10 Dec 2025 Sharron Davies delivers a speech during the Conservative Party Conference 2025(Image: PA... Read more »

Strong UK support for small businesses with calls for government action

A survey has found that the majority of Brits believe small businesses are vital to local economies and that they deserve greater government support to help them stay afloat Two thirds believe... Read more »

Leeds school bans singing as NHS warns of ‘unprecedented wave’ of infections

There has been a surge of flu cases in recent weeks Wigton Moor Primary School has introduced measures to prevent the spread of flu(Image: Google Maps) A school in Leeds has banned... Read more »

BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya Jones makes telling comment after she’s booted off show

The professional dancer has shared a full statement after being booted from Strictly Come Dancing Katya shared a statement to social media earlier today (Image: Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA Wire) Strictly Come Dancing’s Katya... Read more »

‘I was begging and screaming trying to get back in – I couldn’t save them’

Antonia Gawith recalled the harrowing events of August 21 last year, when her abusive ex set fire to her sister’s home, killing four members of her family Emergency services at the scene... Read more »

NS&I prizes update issued to all Premium Bonds customers

Each Premium Bond has an equal chance of winning a prize Premium Bonds go into a monthly draw(Image: Getty) NS&I has published figures about Premium Bonds prizes. Customers have been urged to... Read more »

Madeleine McCann’s father calls for greater scrutiny of UK media

It comes after the Glasgow-born man said he felt he was being “suffocated and buried” by the UK media after the disappearance of his daughter in 2007, which remains unsolved. (Image: Image... Read more »