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Elgin Energy wants to create the battery plant in the countryside next to a popular attraction but residents are worried ...

Gathered round Martha’s Pond in New Jersey’s iconic Pine Barrens, students in Claude Epstein’s environmental science class ...

Julianstown Tidy Towns will hold their National Spring Clean in the village and surrounding areas on Saturday 12th April, and ...

Some of the best visitor attractions in the region have been revealed in the Visit York Tourism Awards 2025. The event, now in its 27th year, took place last night at York Racecourse and covered 16 ...

One artsy journal to indulge in and keep pridefully, and one humble one for my writing at its most primal level. I’ve always ...

For Nick Torres, that perfect nemesis is Special Agent Dale Sawyer, and this week on NCIS, our lucky lad gets to be the boss ...

The work of British designer Fanny Shorter is sometimes floral, but never flouncy, often whimsical but never ...

Obituary: For 55 years, admired gardener David Mayes served the Cozens-Hardy family at Letheringsett Hall, near Holt. He has died aged 83.

Japan is famous for combining ancient traditions with futuristic cities, but it also has a surprising side. Scattered across the country are places that look like they belong somewhere else entirely: ...

Dutch design studio Vripack and superyacht builder Oceanco have unveiled Lily, a concept yacht tailored for next-generation ...