20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (530+ words) More than 400 budgerigars have been entered into the championship Hundreds of budgerigars and their owners have gathered in Surrey for a championship show celebrating a hobby that enthusiasts say has been passed down through generations. A total of 468 birds have…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (766+ words) Lisa Masters said Hugo was "a big softie, like an oversized dog" A Shire horse that has entered the record books as the world's tallest living horse could exceed his height as he is still growing, his owner has said....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (624+ words) Haltwhistle swimming pool attracts thousands every year An ageing outdoor swimming pool is to get a £1.1m upgrade to keep it running. Haltwhistle Swimming Pool, in Northumberland, attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year but parts of the facility date…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) The Bathing Pools said the cesspit serving the cafe and toilets at the Ladies Pool at La Vallette had overfilled A bathing pool has been closed "with immediate effect" following a leak from the site's toilets. The States of Guernsey…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (546+ words) The external flumes at Leisure World Colchester are among the features in line for an upgrade A popular city swimming pool is set to undergo a "major improvement programme" costing £1.4m. Work will begin in September to revamp the pool at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (533+ words) Built in the 1930s, the centre closed in 2019 A former sports centre is be demolished and turned into 31 flats after plans to transform the site were approved. Built in the 1930s, the Arethusa Venture Centre in Lower Upnor, Kent, was most recently…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (920+ words) Andrew Price is the first Welshman to compete on the US TV show Alone: World Championship Dropped in the Arctic Circle with just 10 tools and a camera, Andrew Price faced loneliness and lit fires to cook and boil water. Despite…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1041+ words) More stewards than ever before will be on duty at this year's Notting Hill Carnival More than 3,000 stewards will be on duty during this year's Notting Hill Carnival, double the usual number. Organisers say they are using an extra £4.6m grant…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (549+ words) The wallaby came to a stop and spotter Scot Weller called 101 A wallaby has been spotted hopping through a town centre in Cornwall. A pastry shop owner told BBC Cornwall he was driving to work at about 05:30 BST on Monday…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (759+ words) The new coin features the capercaillie Something new might appear in your change when you pay in cash from now on: a 10p coin featuring the portrait of King Charles and the world's largest grouse. Sufficient demand for the coins mean…...