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A modern train station interior with a high, metal-latticed ceiling and large windows, showing several people walking or waiting on the spacious platform.

Leeds Station Set for £300 Million Transformation by 2030

Budget confirms a further £200 million investment to transform Leeds station by 2030, taking total investment in one of the North's busiest stations to over £300 million. More space, better…

Leeds Magazine·29 October 2026

A black and white image shows a stone archway leading to a set of stairs, with ivy growing from the top right.

The Castle Keeps Its Secrets

Newcastle Castle - a story inspired by the shadows of the past. There is something unsettling about an ancient passageway. The stones seem to hold their breath, the shadows gather in the corners, and…

Newcastle Magazine·29 October 2026

Education & Research

A woman with gray hair and two students in school uniforms stand smiling in front of a white wall with vertical stacked colorful circles spelling 'COR'.

Rockwood Academy Wins National Autism Inclusion Award

Rockwood Academy , part of CORE Education Trust, is celebrating after receiving the National Autistic Society ’s Autism Inclusion Award, recognising the Birmingham school’s commitment to…

Birmingham Magazine·29 October 2026

A young girl with long brown hair and clear glasses smiles at the camera while standing next to a brown pole and a basket of green and yellow artificial flowers.

Peterborough Schoolgirl Joins National Psoriasis Awareness Campaign

The images were taken as part of this year’s Psoriasis Awareness Week , which begins on World Psoriasis Day (Thursday 29th October) and explores the theme of age. Featuring children, teenagers…

Peterborough Magazine· Peterborough·29 October 2026

Grants & Funding

The Leeds Fund Marks Ten Years of Community Impact With New Cost of Living Focus

Leeds Community Foundation is celebrating a decade of The Leeds Fund , having invested around £4.6m to support more than 23,300 people across Leeds , as it launches a new focus on tackling the cost…

Leeds Magazine·29 October 2026

Across the United Kingdom

The white and dark brown exterior of the Crown & Anchor pub is shown with outdoor seating and a brick fence in the foreground.

Black Country Pub Jinglers Reopens After Extensive Refurbishment

Birmingham Magazine·29 October 2026

Paid partnership

A woman works on a laptop at a table, while a paver installs bricks outside and a technician repairs a boiler in the background.

How Manchester Tradespeople Are Competing for Customers Online

Manchester Magazine·28 October 2026

A welder wearing a dark blue jumpsuit, red gloves, safety goggles, and a welding helmet stands in front of industrial machinery, holding metal pieces in their left hand.

Mayor Kim McGuinness Announces New Talent Pool Support for North East Apprentices

Newcastle Magazine·28 October 2026

A group of people are gathered indoors, some standing and some seated, listening to a woman speaking in the foreground of a large room with white walls, blue doors, and hanging lamps.

Croydon Launches New Project to Help Young Care Leavers Build Independent Futures

Croydon Magazine· London·29 October 2026

A large group of smiling young adults, mostly women, dressed in various shades of pink clothing, are gathered for a photo in an office setting.

Liverpool Lawyers Don Pink for a Day in Aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Liverpool Magazine·29 October 2026

Community Stories

A smiling girl with long brown hair sits on a bed with a pink pillow behind her, surrounded by a giraffe, duck, bear, and pink bee stuffed animals.

Leicestershire Girl Creates Heartwarming Teddy Bear Tradition for Foster Siblings

Leicester Magazine· Leicester·28 October 2026

Six business professionals, four women and two men, stand on a landing of a modern building with light-colored walls and doors.

Sunderland City Council Secures £2.65m Former College Campus to Expand SEND Provision

Sunderland Magazine·28 October 2026

Peterborough City Council to Host Careers Fair at Sand Martin House

Peterborough Magazine· Peterborough·28 October 2026

A large, illuminated Santa Claus figure in red and white stands in front of a historic stone building with Gothic architecture.

Manchester’s Giant Santa Returns to Albert Square with New Walk-Through Christmas Cracker

Manchester Magazine·28 October 2026

Awards & Recognition

A woman and a man smile at the camera, holding a framed award certificate and a golden microphone trophy.

Newcastle Comedy Writer Holly Johnson Wins Prestigious Sketch for Sammy Award

Newcastle Magazine·27 October 2026

A desolate, abandoned industrial warehouse with large windows at the far end, sunlight streaming in, and the word "COLA" in large white letters across the center.

Brum Unfiltered: Free Colatron Photography Exhibition Opens at Seventh Circle

Birmingham Magazine·27 October 2026

Charity & Volunteering

Four people in blue t-shirts that say "Memory Walk" stand under an inflatable arch that says "START" on a sunny day.

Sowerby House Staff Walk 6km for Alzheimer's Society in Leeds

Leeds Magazine·27 October 2026

An aerial view of an old European city with neoclassical buildings and modern skyscrapers in the background, overlaid with a transparent financial bar chart showing fluctuating numbers.

The Square Mile and Britain's £3.46 Trillion Trading Day: How London Became a Global Trading Giant

City of London Magazine· London·27 October 2026

A wide shot shows an expansive, modern building with a curved, light-colored roof and green-paneled sections under a blue sky with scattered clouds, with a tall, white industrial structure and a walkway in the foreground.

Cardiff’s Iconic Landmarks Switch to Low-Carbon Heating in Major Green Milestone

Cardiff Magazine· Cardiff·29 October 2026

Community Events

Several soldiers in brown uniforms with white belts and poppy pins march in formation down a street, with onlookers in the background.

Middlesbrough Announces Remembrance Sunday Parade and Armistice Day Ceremonies

Middlesbrough Magazine· Middlesbrough·29 October 2026

Council / Government Updates

York Christmas Market Returns With Tuesday Rest Day and Access Changes

York Magazine· York·29 October 2026

Charity & Volunteering

A sensory room features a glowing infinite mirror, bubble tubes, and cushions with cartoon faces, all bathed in blue and purple light with neon patterns on the floor.

Demelza East Sussex Opens New Sensory Room

Hastings Magazine·29 October 2026

A group of women, including caregivers and elderly residents, smiling and celebrating a 102nd birthday with light-up numbers and balloons.

High Wycombe Veteran Shares Secret to Long Life

High Wycombe Magazine· High Wycombe·29 October 2026

Theatre & Performing Arts

A man wearing an orange shirt, checkerboard shorts, a purple helmet, and checkerboard shoes sits on a small blue bicycle with his legs splayed wide, looking at the camera with a surprised expression on a stage with a blue background.

Coventry's Cycling History Gets a Chaotic Twist in New Family Theatre Show

Coventry Magazine· Coventry·29 October 2026

Two women wearing purple t-shirts with 'Psoriasis UK' written on them are smiling and walking on a dirt path surrounded by trees and bushes.

Psoriasis UK Launches 'Walk and Talk' Initiative in Northampton

Northampton Magazine· Northampton·29 October 2026

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