29 Jul 2010
‘Olympic lock’ opens in East London
A derelict lock that has been unused for more than 40 years has been reopened in East London. more

29 Jul 2010
New audio Welsh countryside tour launches
A new interactive audio tour has been launched to guide visitors through a section of Offa's Dyke in the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding National Beauty. more

29 Jul 2010
Funding for Argyll and Bute cycle path plans
Argyll and Bute Council (ABC) has announced that it has secured funding towards the development of cycling and walking schemes across the west Scottish region. more

29 Jul 2010
2012 organisers reveal 'Games Lanes' plans
A new document, which sets out plans to ensure that athletes and officials are able to get to London Olympic venues on time, has been published by the Games' organisers. more

29 Jul 2010
Lincoln City unveils new 3G artificial pitch
Lincoln City Football Club (LCFC) has officially unveiled a new 3G artificial pitch at Sincil Bank, which aims to provide facilities for the local community and Sincil School Sports College. more

29 Jul 2010
New free-running park opens in Leicester
A new £40,000 free-running park has opened in Eyres Monsell, Leicester, which has been funded through the Youth Opportunities Fund following a successful bid by Leicester Parkour. more

28 Jul 2010
European funding for Norfolk river valley
Norfolk County Council (NCC) and the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (KLWN) have received £550,000 of European funding to help restore the Gaywood River Valley. more

28 Jul 2010
easyJet reveals £65m cost of ash disruption
easyJet has posted a 5.3 per cent increase in revenue for the third quarter ending 30 June, despite disruption caused by a volcanic ash cloud earlier this year costing the budget airline £65m. more

28 Jul 2010
Council offloads Lincoln theatre freehold
Lincoln's Theatre Royal is poised to benefit from around £500,000 worth of improvements after the local authority agreed to sell the site's freehold to Lincoln Theatre Holdings (LTH). more

28 Jul 2010
WRU to 'fast track' stadium repayments
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has confirmed plans to "fast track" repayment of its multi-million pound debt relating the development of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. more

28 Jul 2010
Green light for Lewisham leisure plans
Lewisham Council has approved plans for the development of a new leisure and fitness centre on Dartmouth Road, which will replace the existing Forest Hill Pools. more

28 Jul 2010
May: 24-hour drinking culture has 'failed'
Home secretary Theresa May has announced plans to overhaul licensing legislation that could see local authorities handed more powers to help crack down on alcohol-related disorder. more

28 Jul 2010
SCNP lodges formal objection to Cairngorms Local Plan
The Scottish Campaign for National Parks (SCNP) has lodged a formal objection to the finalised draft of the Cairngorms Local Plan, on the grounds that it fails to address local affordable housing needs. more

28 Jul 2010
Football centre plans to face judicial review?
Plans for the development of the Football Association's (FA) new multi-million pound National Football Centre near Burton-upon-Trent, could face a judicial review. more

28 Jul 2010
Council plans Westminster play consultation
Westminster City Council (WCC) has confirmed plans to consult with local schools over the future of its play service, which is facing a £350,000 drop in funding over the next year. more

28 Jul 2010
Inquiry to consider Poole town green bid
An independent public inquiry will be held to determine the fate of a bid to have Branksome Recreation Ground in Poole, Dorset, designated as a town green. more

28 Jul 2010
Liverpool museum welcomes first exhibit
The last surviving coach from the historic Liverpool Overhead Railway has become the first of 6,000 exhibits to take up residence at the new Museum of Liverpool. more

28 Jul 2010
EU investment for Peak District moors
Badly damaged moors within the Peak District and South Pennine moors between Manchester and Sheffield are to receive a makeover thanks to a £5.5m investment by the European Union. more

28 Jul 2010
Conservation boss for national park
Jane Gibson has been appointed as the new director of conservation and planning at the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. more

28 Jul 2010
Landmark scheme for New Forest
One of Europe's largest agri-environment schemes, designed to restore and enhance internationally-important habitats in the New Forest, has begun. more

28 Jul 2010
New £22.5m venue set for Doncaster
Doncaster Council has revealed the design of a new £22.5m performance venue that is set to become the "cultural anchor" of a new £300m civic and cultural quarter for the town. more

28 Jul 2010
Green light for Bath Rugby stand extension
Bath Rugby has been given the green light to increase the capacity of The Rec to 12,300, after the Charity Commission agreed to an extension of the venue's IPL Stand. more

27 Jul 2010
£46m Life Centre will not include ice rink
The £46m Life Centre in Plymouth will now definitely not include an ice rink, contrary to original suggestions, the city council has announced. more

27 Jul 2010
Fourth Glee Club to open in Nottingham
Comic Enterprises, the operator of the Glee Club chain of comedy and music venues, has secured a lease on a venue in Nottingham. more