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Sunday Politics: New studio means more choice for audience

19+ hour, 42+ min ago  (647+ words) BBC News NI's Sunday Politics show is getting a modern and fresh look with a new studio home. The programme's first show from the new studio will be this weekend and the changes mean the audience will have more choice…...

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Yarm amateur radio enthusiast at risk of losing lifelong hobby

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (462+ words) A 92-year-old man has lost a battle with Stockton Council to keep an antenna in his garden that allows him to talk to fellow radio enthusiasts. Ray Pratt, who uses a wheelchair, spends much of his time chatting to people…...

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Removed black man's head sign set to go on display in Ashbourne

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (328+ words) A controversial sculpture is set to return to public display in Derbyshire five years after it was removed amid a row over racism. Since its removal, the sculpture has been kept in Derbyshire County Council's Matlock Records Office for five…...

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Sculpture installed in church as a 'gift' to Norwich city

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (424+ words) An art exhibit encouraging people to reflect on their stories has been opened as a "gift" to a city. The project, called HIDDEN, was created by the team at St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich, alongside sculptor Peter Walker, who created…...

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Five Teesside stories you may have missed this week

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (563+ words) A soon to be 80-year-old mountain rescue volunteer, a statue unveiling of a cat that became a "local celebrity" and two brothers who competed in the TV series Race Across the World share their experience. Here are five stories from…...

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Five Peterborough stories you might have missed this week

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (552+ words) New temporary homes for people sleeping rough in a city were called "as plush as a hotel", while a campaign to tackle low literacy rates was launched. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. New…...

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Teesside stories you may have missed this week

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (447+ words) From a riot-hit town aiming to strip away preconceptions, to the confessions of a compulsive hoarder and a visit by the Knife Angel - here are some of the stories from Teesside you may have missed this week. A town hit…...

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Five stories you might have missed in Peterborough this week

11+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (638+ words) Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. A "65m project to regenerate the area around the city centre's railway station has been approved by the government. A full. .. A "65m project to regenerate the area around the…...

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Giant warning statues on Salisbury army land approved

11+ mon, 4+ day ago  (424+ words) The statues were erected on Salisbury Plain last summer as a warning to walkers. Planning permission has been granted for dozens of statues of soldiers, cyclists and dog walkers to "continue to stand proudly" on Salisbury Plain. A total of…...

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Peterborough stories you might have missed this week

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (677+ words) From a gigantic knitted Doctor Who scarf to a charity invited to meet the King, we bring you the week in news. A Peterborough charity gets an invite to meet the King, a team of knitters recreate the fourth Doctor's…...