4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (712+ words) Hundreds of thousands of cockroaches were found in a shared home in an infestation described as the worst the pest controller had seen in 38 years. Gareth Davies, who said the scene had looked like one from a "Stephen King film…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (349+ words) 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 back to the 1970s, when it first opened....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (888+ words) The head of a rural community charity has warned of the growing risk of home heating oil theft after her own organisation fell victim to thieves. Kate Clifford, director of the Rural Community Network (RCN), arrived at the charity's offices…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (13+ words) BBC Workers' strike threatens Fridge Raiders supply...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (164+ words) An outdoor pool is set to remain open through autumn and winter for a second year following "a positive response" from customers. Tonbridge swimming pool - which operator tmactive said was England's first heated outdoor pool - has served the town since…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (868+ words) Learning how to put up a shelf or repair garden furniture might be practical, but one group of women taking DIY classes say it can be much more than just a means to an end. Men's sheds - spaces for men…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) A bathing pool which was closed following a leak from the site's toilets is expected to reopen. The States of Guernsey said it had been directed by Environmental Health to close the Ladies' Pool at La Vallette on 2 September after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (370+ words) A man who started offering free gardening services in his spare time after seeing a negative social media post about the state of someone's plot in his town, has received a huge financial boost. After the BBC highlighted his work…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) 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 Leisure World Colchester, with changing facilities and the external flumes in line for a full upgrade....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (684+ words) To his friends, retired engineer Pete Dexter is known as "The Timelord", a nod to the hundreds of hours he has spent restoring a very special clock. Since May, Dexter has been breaking down an iconic shopping centre clock into…...