5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (421+ words) A splash park "cannot open and shut like a tap", a councillor said, after calls for it to welcome visitors earlier than planned following the warm weather. The attraction in Verulamium Park, St Albans, is due to open from 8 July…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (618+ words) From a sleek dream home in the Costa Rican rainforest to a stone, cliff-top retreat in the wilds of Scotland, here are 10 summer retreats that are immersed in their surroundings. What makes the ultimate summer home? For some it may…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (554+ words) Education officials have said families are split about 50-50 on proposals to change future school term dates in Leicestershire. Leicestershire County Council said it had received more than 5, 000 responses so far to its consultation on whether to introduce a two-week autumn…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (224+ words) Beachgoers have been warned digging deep holes in sand could cause serious injuries or death after a 15ft (4. 6m) deep crater appeared in Skegness. HM Coastguard Skegness said the hole, which was up to 4ft (1. 2m) wide, had been dug on Sunday and whoever…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (234+ words) Laura said she was left searching for items in her house to avoid losing her baby's remains. Police say a number of vehicles were damaged after the animals escaped from a nearby stables. The former boiler house was demolished using…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (705+ words) The recent warm spell brought thousands of people to coasts, lakes and rivers to cool down and have fun. But where there's water, there's danger and campaigners are calling for more education on how to stay safe in the water....

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (495+ words) Local residents and swimmers have been celebrating the 90th birthday of Peterborough Lido. The Grade II-listed Art Deco outdoor pool opened on 28 May 1936 and it has survived several threats of closure - and even a World War Two bombing raid. One of…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (434+ words) "I heard a noise as I was approaching the gate " it was like a fire-cracking noise." That was the sound that alerted 40-year-old landscape architect Yuan Zhang to danger during her daily dog walk on Tuesday evening when leaving Locksbrook…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (297+ words) If you are a fan of swimming by moonlight, or paddling around while being serenaded, a city pool is the place to be as it celebrates its 90th year. The Grade II listed Peterborough Lido opened in 1936 and has survived several…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (371+ words) A "cool map" is helping people to find places in London where they can take shelter from the sun, cool down in air-conditioned spaces, use the toilet and refill their water bottles. Mapped venues range from the O2 and the Royal…...