内容摘要：Abstaining hasn’t been easy though. It has taken a long time to reprogramme my brain to not need or want alcohol as a treat, a reward, or as a way to relax and have fun socially.

Abstaining hasn’t been easy though. It has taken a long time to reprogramme my brain to not need or want alcohol as a treat, a reward, or as a way to relax and have fun socially.

Heritage in smoke: the debris of a listed World War One-era aircraft hangar is being scooped up as the community wonders what will happen next at theafter a blaze on 17 April. The fire service is still investigating.

Village project: Preparation is well underway for the Urchfont Scarecrow Festival near Devizes, including this magnificent one. It is the 26th festival and will be running on the 3, 4 and 5 MayPurple walls: it's the time of year for wisteria and a lot of old cottages in Wiltshire are covered in it, including this one snapped by a BBC reporter.Bird flu restrictions in Shropshire are expected to be lifted within weeks, the government has said.

The restrictions have been in place since January after an outbreak at Griffiths Family Farms – part of Oakland Farm Eggs - near Wem.About one million hens had to be culled at the site, one of the UK's largest poultry farms, after the flock tested positive for high path avian influenza.

The timeline for lifting restrictions - expressed as "in the coming weeks" - came from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

As part of the restrictions rolled out earlier this year, owners of poultry and other captive birds within a 3km (1.8-mile) protection zone have had to keep the birds housed.In 2023, 59-year-old livestock dealer Derek Whittle from Oaklands Livestock Centre, was

after he admitted offences including causing calves unnecessary suffering.Whittle, of Oaklands, Prees, Shropshire, had pleaded guilty to seven charges at Telford Magistrates' Court as a result of the same Animal Justice Project investigation.

An oil well in Surrey that has reportedly produced almost half a million barrels will continue operating through to 2036 after it was granted planning permission.The Brockham Wellsite was given approval by Surrey County Council's planning committee to transport waste water every day to the site in Betchworth, near the Surrey Hills.