• South East councils given £133m for cycling and walking schemes

    South East councils given £133m for cycling and walking schemes0

    The full allocation breakdown has been published by Active Travel England, a government agency which wants more local journeys to be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2030. Surrey County Council (SCC) has been awarded £19,800,132, while Medway Council has received £1,727,695. A total of £25,924,411 has been allocated to Kent County Council (KCC). West Sussex

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  • Royal Shrewsbury Hospital seeks volunteers for buggy service

    Royal Shrewsbury Hospital seeks volunteers for buggy service0

    A local NHS trust is looking for volunteers to ferry patients and visitors with mobility issues around the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by buggy. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said the shifts were flexible through the week and full training would be provided. It added the role was suited to people who enjoy meeting

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  • Scotland’s health boards given £230m bailout loans

    Scotland’s health boards given £230m bailout loans0

    The Scottish government has now scrapped the system of bailout loans after ruling it had become unsustainable and was unfair on the boards balancing their books – including the biggest authorities NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Instead, struggling boards will be allocated “deficit support funding”, although Audit Scotland notes there is a

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  • Children’s activity levels rising but inactivity remains too high

    Children’s activity levels rising but inactivity remains too high0

    This video is a talking head with Nick Pontefract, chief strategy officer for Sport England, speaking over animated graphics detailing the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey results, published by Sport England on 4 December 2025. He’s pictured in front of a white background, with a blue border around the bottom and right

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  • Purple Heart Medal

    Purple Heart Medal0

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth pins a Purple Heart medal on Army Master Sgt. Amy Vreeland at the San Isidro Air Base in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nov. 27, 2025. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.93 MB); Credit: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko … Source link

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  • Highlighting the experiences of persons with disabilities

    Highlighting the experiences of persons with disabilities0

    Released: 2025-12-03 For this release, an audio version and the video “International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2025: Highlighting the experiences of persons with disabilities, American Sign Language” will be available soon. In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and to help inform the progress of the Accessible Canada Act,

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  • Drink-drive arrest after boy, 10, injured in Alsager crash

    Drink-drive arrest after boy, 10, injured in Alsager crash0

    A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital following a crash involving a suspected drink driver. Officers said they were appealing for witnesses and video footage after the incident which happened at about 17:15 GMT on Tuesday on Lawton Road in Alsager, Cheshire. A red Toyota Yaris and a black bicycle were involved in the

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