2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (483+ words) The first Birmingham to Crewe services will begin in December, with the extension to Manchester Airport following in May 2027 A direct train service from Birmingham to Manchester Airport is set to be launched next year, it has been revealed. The…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (797+ words) Jessica Marshall works at a bar in Herne Bay An 18-year-old has said being a younger worker has helped build her confidence as well as her social and time management skills. Jessica Marshall, from the Grapevine Bar in Herne Bay…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (989+ words) John Craggs, 73, from Wigtoft, near Boston, checks the amount of heating oil in his tank As the summer draws to a close, families who rely on fuel oil to heat their homes are facing a dilemma. The price has almost…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (594+ words) The scheme would see solar panels fitted on land off the A59 near Nether Poppleton Plans for a solar farm to be built on a site north of York have been submitted. The proposals would see the 84-hectare (208 acre) site, which…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (674+ words) The building was a Tesco Metro supermarket until 2022 A former department store and Tesco will be turned into city centre flats after plans for a hotel were dropped. Since the supermarket closed in May 2022, the building on Guildhall Hill in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (820+ words) If approved, the solar farm would cover about 2,700 acres (1,092 hectares) of land near Spalding A council has agreed to formally object to plans for a huge solar farm on Lincolnshire farmland. Meridian Solar Farm Limited is seeking permission for a…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (633+ words) MP Helen Dollimore called the new services "brilliant news" A new fast train from Hastings to London is expected to cut peak journey times by as much as 14 minutes. Rail operator Southeastern said it was launching an express weekday service…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (820+ words) The heatwaves created legions in the roots of the produce, the growers said One of the largest fruit and vegetable producers in the country said it has lost up to 40% of its peppers due to British heatwaves. Lea Valley Growers…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (710+ words) The trains were in storage for two years Campaigners say the cancellation of five weekday services between Penzance in Cornwall and Plymouth or Exeter in Devon has been "the least bad choice" for operator GWR to get on top of…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (368+ words) Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to cut 4,000 jobs as the carmaker struggles with Chinese competition, US tariffs, and the transition to electric vehicles. The cuts will happen over the next two years and will mostly affect the head office, which…...