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Community groups across England have until 12 October to seek support from a £2.5 million government fund designed to improve the places and equipment that bring neighbours together.
Libraries across Devon could become more flexible, welcoming community spaces under two newly opened grant schemes worth a combined £300,000.
Construction has begun on a major phase of Edinburgh’s Granton Waterfront regeneration, with plans for 847 net-zero homes, a new primary school and business space on former industrial land.
Community organisations across Wales are being encouraged to develop their own clean-energy projects as a new UK-wide funding package aims to make local ownership of renewable power more accessible.
Community organisations in Belfast are being offered funding to challenge attitudes and behaviours that contribute to violence against women and girls, with a particular emphasis on education and prevention.
Volunteers, schools and community groups across Newark and Sherwood have been recognised at the East Midlands in Bloom Awards, with Edwinstowe taking Gold in the small-town category.
Home Office figures reveal a 7% annual rise in police-recorded hate crimes, with increases in offences relating to race and religion.
