1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (503+ words) Marion Parsons said the stray cat situation had become 'terrible' and was likely to get worse A Shropshire woman who runs a cat rescue centre believes the problems with unneutered animals will get worse. Marion Parsons, 77, who has run Newbridge…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (608+ words) The building on Salmon Parade can now be converted Work on a new health and social care training academy could begin before the end of the year, after essential bat mitigation work was approved by councillors. About £19.7m of funding was…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (656+ words) Food traps were used to attract the hornets before monitoring the direction and timing of their flights Beekeepers who feared a damaging new arrival of Asian hornets in the Greater Manchester area helped track down their nest after sightings sparked…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (907+ words) Bluetongue virus cases have hit four figures nationwide Peak District farmers are being told "it's not too late to vaccinate" as cases of bluetongue virus pass 1,000 nationwide. Government figures show 1,132 confirmed cases of the insect-borne viral disease affecting sheep and…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (377+ words) The A38 near Alveston (Image: Google Maps) A key route near the M4 and M5 is set to undergo nearly three months of overnight closures. A major stretch of the A38 will be closed in four different sections between Alveston and Thornbury as highway…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1574+ words) Up to 750 new homes, a primary school and a community hub will be built near the M5 in Bridgwater after councillors approved "woefully inadequate" plans. Edward Ware (Bridgwater) Ltd. put forward plans in early-2023 to deliver the major development between Bower…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (167+ words) The fight to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is entering a critical phase as warmer weather increases the risk of any surviving queens emerging from winter, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. The response has already destroyed 77 queens and 132 nests,…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (521+ words) When archaeologists uncovered the grave of a heavily armed man at North Bersted in West Sussex, they found the equipment expected of an elite Iron Age warrior: a sword, spear and shield. But one object complicated the picture — an unusual…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago   (275+ words) Proposals to expand the Surrey Hills National Landscape have been submitted to the government. The plans by Natural England would see an additional 50 square miles (129 square km) of land added to the area of outstanding natural beauty, increasing the current…...

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (551+ words) The future of a car park at the centre of a row over planned parking hikes remains in the balance after councillors voted to continue negotiations over who manages it. Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council voted on Thursday (September 10), to…...