Netherby

26 October 2026, Monday

21:32 News Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supply Around 3,200 homes in Netherby are without running water after a large main burst beneath Holloway Road this morning. Bottled water stations are being set up while engineers work to isolate the pipe. Grace Mwangi

19:18 Business Wrenhaven Credit Union opens counters inside branch libraries Members in four neighbourhoods without a bank branch can now pay in savings, ask about loans and get help with budgeting on the same visit as borrowing a book. Yasmin Haddad

25 October 2026, Sunday

18:23 News Volunteers plant 1,800 street trees across Wrenhaven in a single weekend More than 700 residents turned out with spades as part of a scheme to bring shade and greenery to the city's most built-up streets, with each tree adopted by a nearby household. Jamal Carter

20 October 2026, Tuesday

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