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New Sandwich community fund opens with grants of up to £5,000
A new legacy-backed fund is inviting charities, schools and community groups in Sandwich to apply for projects supporting health, connection, children and the local environment.

Oxford researchers win funding to pursue drugs that could prevent inherited bowel cancer
Cancer Research UK funding will support drug discovery aimed at preventing cancer in people with inherited polyposis syndromes.

Newbury Racecourse Station reveals impressive new mural created through a community project
There’s a vibrant fresh new look to Newbury Racecourse on-site station following a community collaboration. The project involved the Racecourse, Great Western Railway, Berkshire Youth and City Arts ...

East Hampshire climate grant helps fix up repair café
A new repair café where residents can get broken belongings fixed and learn how to repair items themselves has been launched with the help of a £10,000 climate grant.

Berkshire HIV and LGBTQ+ charity 'incredibly grateful' for six-figure lottery boost
A charity supporting people living with HIV and LGBTQ+ communities across Berkshire is ‘incredibly grateful’ for a six-figure windfall from the National Lottery Community Fund.

Dozens of affordable homes to be built in South Wokingham
A forward sale of 81 homes has been completed at Holme Meadows in South Wokingham, with Vistry selling the properties to housing association VIVID.

Design firm staff join forces for local conservation
Employees from ArchitecturePLB have rolled up their sleeves to help protect native habitats in Hampshire.

Berkshire Search and Rescue hosts MP for training visit
Clive Jones MP met with volunteers in Berkshire to see first-hand how the search and rescue team prepares for emergencies.

Oxfordshire volunteer marks four decades of service
Mavis Shortman was honoured with a surprise 80th birthday party to celebrate her long-standing commitment to Christian Aid.

Three-year Guildford study finds woodland can be 4.5°C cooler during extreme heat
University of Surrey researchers found all six green and blue spaces they monitored were cooler than a built-up site, with woodland showing the strongest protection during heatwaves.

Surrey team becomes first to run an experiment with world’s most advanced gamma-ray detector
University of Surrey nuclear physicists have led the first scientific experiment using the $58m GRETA detector at a US rare-isotope facility.

Brighton & Hove Albion and University of Sussex team up on research, students and community projects
Brighton & Hove Albion has named the University of Sussex its official Higher Education Partner, building on more than 30 years of collaboration.

Sussex bee study finds one simple way gardens can help during the late-summer food squeeze
University of Sussex research found honeybees have their toughest nectar-foraging period in late July and August, suggesting late-flowering plants and fewer mown weeds can help.

Volunteers collect more than 100,000 seagrass seeds to restore the Solent
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust volunteers have collected more than 100,000 seagrass seeds for a long-term restoration project in the Solent.

Southampton students turn the New Forest into a living laboratory for rare wildlife
Twelve University of Southampton students are working with conservation organisations on New Forest research covering bats, fungi, ponds, recreation pressure and crayfish.