Billericay Community Awards 2025 Winners Revealed
Discover the inspiring winners of the 2025 Billericay Community Awards. These local heroes and businesses were honoured for making the town a better place to live and work.
Discover the inspiring winners of the 2025 Billericay Community Awards. These local heroes and businesses were honoured for making the town a better place to live and work.
Ross Lee transformed his life from homelessness to a thriving garden design business by creating his own peaceful haven. Discover how gardening became his therapy and career.
Meet Alex Hall and Councillor Darius Sandhu, the volunteers cleaning up Oscott and Great Barr through their community Facebook page. Discover how local residents are joining their mission.
Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh opens up about the sudden death of his father and the profound impact of losing both parents. Discover his emotional story.
Expert guide to preparing your greenhouse for winter. Protect plants from frost, reduce heating costs, and extend your growing season with these essential tips.
Garden centres urge covering five specific plants before winter frost arrives. Expert tips on using fleece, bubble wrap, and mulch to save your garden from cold damage.
Stop moss from taking over your lawn this November. Experts reveal how using iron sulphate can kill moss and lead to a healthier, greener garden by spring.
Monty Don has reinstated his iconic 'hello and welcome' greeting on BBC's Gardeners' World after viewers noticed its absence. Discover why this small change matters so much to loyal fans.
Gardeners' World host Monty Don reveals his new British gardens book after a two-year project and a spring 2025 UK tour. Discover the stories behind the nation's finest gardens.
Young conservationists in Erewash receive awards for creating wildlife-friendly gardens. Discover how local children are transforming urban spaces into biodiversity havens.
The Forget-me-not Chorus in North Wales has secured a Community Resilience Grant to provide free singing sessions for those living with and alongside dementia. Discover how music builds community.
Unilever confirms plans to cut around 50 roles at its Port Sunlight factory in Wirral to 'maximise efficiencies'. Read the full story on the proposed redundancies.
The former Llwynhendy library has been transformed into a vibrant community hub offering a café, automated library, advice services & training. Open Mon-Fri.
A new partnership has secured the future of Frankley Library in Birmingham, transforming it into a community hub with expanded support services. Discover how this collaboration saved a vital local resource.
The Royal Horticultural Society reveals a simple November job to protect your plants from waterlogging and destruction this winter. Act now for a thriving garden next spring.
Horticulture expert reveals why pruning azaleas, rhododendrons, and other popular garden plants now could cost you next year's beautiful spring flower display.
Help robins survive winter by creating a natural bug hotel in your garden. This simple 10-minute task provides crucial food when natural sources dwindle.
A gardener reveals her simple chicken wire method to protect garden bulbs from squirrels. This legal, humane deterrent is easy to implement in your own garden.
UK gardeners are adding Tabasco sauce to bird food this November. This simple trick deters squirrels and foxes, helping struggling bird populations get the nutrition they need.
Discover the inspiring winners of the 2025 Pride of Gedling Awards, celebrating local heroes and community champions across Nottinghamshire. Read their remarkable stories now!
Discover why a family found their perfect UK holiday in Cornwall's Port Gaverne, with stunning coastal swims, seafood, and Doc Martin locations. Plan your staycation with exclusive offers.
Residents and organisations planted 5,000 spring bulbs on the Stanney estate. The project will create colourful displays and improve local wildlife habitats. Get involved with future community events.
Scott Pallets in Ellesmere Port is installing a new biomass boiler and kiln to meet rising demand. The eco-friendly move cuts carbon emissions despite local resident concerns over the development.
Discover three ingenious ways to reuse toilet roll tubes in your garden, from seed starters to compost and weed control. Start your eco-friendly gardening today!
A prominent Birmingham Jewish businessman delivers powerful warning about rising antisemitism in UK cities amid ongoing conflict in Middle East.
Discover why November is your golden opportunity to win the war against garden weeds with these expert-approved techniques for permanent removal.
Discover how dedicated volunteers across Essex are breathing new life into railway stations, creating vibrant community hubs through remarkable transformation projects.
Discover the professional secrets to autumn hedge maintenance. Learn when to trim, how far to cut, and essential aftercare tips for healthy, beautiful hedges through winter and beyond.
Discover how Nottingham's New Art Exchange is transforming traditional governance with an innovative citizen-led leadership approach that's putting community voices at the heart of decision-making.
Discover why Japanese maple trees create the most spectacular autumn displays and learn expert tips for growing these beautiful specimens in your own garden.