Lifestyle
Spring flowers: pink on the branches, poppies in the meadows
From cherry blossom to wild poppies, the first colours of the season.
23 October 2026
News of 23 October 2026
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Health
Gentle swimming programme for back pain shows promising early results
Most people who completed a twelve-week pool course at the Bayside Leisure Centre said their pain had eased, though organisers caution that a proper trial is still needed.
World
City lights at night: the world's cities after dark
From Hong Kong to Toronto, Frankfurt to Bangkok, a light map of cities that come alive at night.
Business
Greyling Hills sawmill switches to engineered timber for apartment blocks
Hartshorn Timber has invested in a press that glues layers of local spruce into large structural panels, and has won its first order for a six-storey housing scheme.
World
Mediterranean old towns of Calvara and San Telmo close their historic centres to cars
The two hill towns are restricting access to residents, deliveries and emergency vehicles, and visitors will park outside the walls and walk or take an electric shuttle.
Culture
Independent bookshop opens in a former bank on Ropewalk Lane, vault and all
Two former librarians have turned a 1920s bank into a bookshop, with children's books in the old strongroom and a reading table where the counter used to be.