7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (453+ words) Daniel Meadows, who was 23 at the time, met Stanley Challenger Graham, then aged 40, at Bancroft Mill in Barnoldswick. The two men forged an unlikely friendship and now they have been reunited for a special reunion on BBC Breakfast. "I was…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (879+ words) After years of uncertainty, permission has now been given to build a new busway between Cambourne and Cambridge. Known locally as the C2C, it has been in the planning for more than a decade and has been the subject of a…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (349+ words) A record-breaking summer has prompted an English wine producer to begin harvesting grapes earlier than ever before. Nyetimber's staff have had to contend with extreme weather conditions from late frosts to drought. The scorching weather means picking is due to…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (246+ words) Mobile tattoo and piercing businesses will not be allowed to operate under a new council policy. The policy was agreed by North Devon Council after inquiries were received from businesses who wanted to provide tattooing, cosmetic piercing and other skin…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (123+ words) A housing developer has signalled its intent to build up to 500 homes on the edge of Wigston. David Wilson Homes has submitted documents to Oadby and Wigston Borough Council asking whether an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required as part…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (656+ words) The owner of a holiday park in Derbyshire has voiced concern over the prospect of a tourist tax being introduced for visits to the county. It was confirmed on Thursday that regional mayors are set to gain new powers to…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (279+ words) Thousands of people in rural areas have been connected to faster broadband through a government-backed rollout. More than 11,500 premises in Dorset and south Somerset can now access gigabit-capable broadband under Project Gigabit, a scheme to improve connectivity in areas that…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (541+ words) Transport campaigners in the South are urging the prime minister to visit the region to see for himself how rural areas are struggling with limited bus services. Susan Dorsett is leader of Hampshire-based group the Knightwood Valley Park Campaigners, and…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (553+ words) The founders of an advocacy initiative for black children with Down's syndrome have said they launched their project two years ago due to a "lack of representation". Danise Bartlett-Grant, who is one of four mothers who co-founded the Black Child…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (556+ words) The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come. Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier,…...