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Local author Claire Jewkes will be talking about her three books on the dating process in the Young Adult Reading Group at Halesowen Library at 2pm on 28 February, 28 March, 25 April and 16 May. Aimed at 14–17-year-olds who are members of the library, the group...

Reading’s new Rivermead Leisure Centre has been judged one of the UK’s finest by industry experts. Opened by Reading Borough Council in 2023 as part of its £40 million investment in leisure facilities, Rivermead is one of only seven facilities in the UK to be awarded...

Talented athletes in Reading are invited to apply for support from the largest athlete support programme of its kind in the UK. Awards include financial bursaries, free access to gyms, pools and other sports facilities, physiotherapy, lifestyle mentoring and mental...

Talented athletes in Wales are invited to apply for support from the largest athlete support programme of its kind in the UK. Awards include financial bursaries, free access to gyms, pools and other sports facilities, physiotherapy, lifestyle mentoring and mental...

Talented athletes in Cornwall are invited to apply for support from the largest athlete support programme of its kind in the UK. Awards include financial bursaries, free access to gyms, pools and other sports facilities, physiotherapy, lifestyle mentoring and mental...

Talented athletes in Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) are invited to apply for support from the largest athlete support programme of its kind in the UK. Awards include financial bursaries, free access to gyms, pools and other sports facilities, physiotherapy,...

Today (21 January) to mark Big Adoption Day 2026, charitable social enterprise and leisure operator GLL and the UK’s first children’s charity Coram have announced a new partnership, offering 500 free three-month memberships to Better leisure centres for...

Today (21 January) to mark Big Adoption Day 2026, charitable social enterprise and leisure operator GLL and the UK’s first children’s charity Coram have announced a new partnership, offering 500 free three-month memberships to Better leisure centres for...

Today (21 January) to mark Big Adoption Day 2026, charitable social enterprise and leisure operator GLL and the UK’s first children’s charity Coram have announced a new partnership, offering 500 free three-month memberships to Better leisure centres for...

As a sixty something woman with health issues of my own, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I went along to a regular Friday morning healthy swim group session at Bodmin Leisure Centre to meet some of those taking part writes Sue Bradbury. Whatever my...

Businesses in Camborne are making the most of the one hour of free town centre parking being offered by Cornwall Council whilst highway improvements are taking place. The work is part of Camborne Town Deal’s Renew project, a government-funded transport scheme designed...

The Hackwood Community Choir from Smethwick will be at Halesowen Library on Saturday 7 February to celebrate a new year wassail. Wassail is an historic mid-winter tradition aimed at ‘waking up’ cider apple trees by scaring away evil spirits and ensuring a...

Sedgley Library is the venue for a deep dive into Jack the Ripper territory on Saturday 24 January at 1pm when Damian Carter returns to talk about his book The Women of Whitechapel. Focusing on the killer’s victims, the free event proved so popular last year that...

Stourbridge Library is the venue for a free poetry session on 15 January that focuses on trees and woods. Poets Simon Fletcher and Kuli Kohli have collaborated on a new anthology entitled Seeing the Trees and the Woods and published by Offa...

According to new research, nearly a third (28%) of people living in the South West intend to use a health and fitness app to help reach their 2026 fitness goals.   Almost half say the main benefit is the motivation it provides, with 45% citing reminders,...

According to new research, nearly half (46%) of people surveyed in Wales intend to use a health and fitness app to help reach their 2026 fitness goals.   33% say the main benefit is the motivation it provides - citing reminders, progress tracking and goal...