In Wolverhampton, street party organisers Leanne Spencer and Kash Dhillon said it was important to get old and new residents together to share stories.
"She doesn't like towns where people are so it's more likely she is hiding in the woods."She's in survival mode and she might be afraid of strangers, but I really hope we can find her."
A theatre based in a former 19th Century courthouse remains on a register for venues at risk of closure for a 10th year, despite plans to renovate it.Spilsby Sessions House was added to the Theatres Trust Theatre's at Risk register in 2015 because its ceiling had become unsafe and was on the brink of collapse.A charity of the same name as the theatre, which owns the Grade II-listed venue, was given £5m of
in 2023 to bring it back to life.Trustee Bruce Knight said they were in the process of applying for planning permission for the renovation and was hoping it would reopen again in 2026.
Theatres Trust, the charity that campaigns to protect UK theatres, said the register "highlights theatres under threat of closure, redevelopment or severe decay, but which all have the potential to be revived for their local communities with the right support".
Mr Knight said he remained hopeful the doors would reopen next year but admitted there was a "lot of work to do between now and then".Planning Officer Neil McBride explained that planning permission for the first plant had been granted in 2012 and operations had since expanded, and that the new plant would be identical to the original.
Conservative councillor Thomas Ashton insisted it was “reassuring” that it wouldn’t be taking up prime agricultural land.“I think it’s very clear that this is to be located alongside an existing anaerobic digestion plant,” he said.
Mr Ashton later pointed out that there had been no formal objections to the plans, which he felt was “quite unusual,” but showed there was no reason not to approve them.Like thousands of students from across the island of Ireland who head across the Atlantic every year, Callum O'Reilly had considered studying in the United States - but not any more.