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Blood donation drive aims for 3,000 new donors before winter

Extra sessions at Kestrel Park, the university and Old Quay are being added as the regional blood service tries to build up stocks ahead of the colder months.

26 October 2026, 03:19 · 2 min read

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22 October 2026, Thursday

06:18 Business Asher Valley villagers club together to buy their own wind turbine More than 600 residents of Holloway and two neighbouring villages have bought shares in a single community-owned turbine, with stakes starting at €250 and profits promised to stay in the valley. Elena Sokolova

21 October 2026, Wednesday

04:36 Sports River Asher regatta draws 600 rowers in its 120th year Crews from 41 clubs raced over two days on the stretch between Millbrook and the city, making this year's anniversary regatta the largest in its history. Elena Sokolova

20 October 2026, Tuesday

17:49 Business Asher Valley grain growers lock in prices with millers through three-year contracts A shared online platform run by the growers' cooperative has matched more than 80 farms with regional mills on fixed-price deals, offering both sides shelter from swings in the commodity market. Elena Sokolova

05:21 Technology Smart street lights that dim on empty streets cut council energy bill Motion-sensing LED lamps fitted in Netherby and Bramley Cross use 70 per cent less electricity, and residents in the trial streets say they barely noticed the change. Elena Sokolova

16 October 2026, Friday

23:14 10 photosCulture The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms. Elena Sokolova

03:04 Lifestyle Morning high tide pounds the shore as gulls stand their ground Waves rolled up the pebble beach at sunrise while two gulls barely moved. Elena Sokolova