1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (647+ words) Matthew Blades and Daragh Burke, pictured here with his son Conan, were best friends of 30 years PC Matthew Blades' best friend is taking his place in the Great North Run and raising funds for Parkinson's UK on his behalf. He…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (956+ words) East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club's 138 members were unable to swim on Tuesday A group of sea swimmers have said they are "furious" after multiple sewage spills left their club's regular bathing spot "dangerous" and "unusable". Elizabeth Mills, from Corfe…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (569+ words) Harrison has set himself the target of completing 12 parkruns this year A schoolboy is taking on a year-long parkrun fundraising challenge after being inspired by lifesaving training. Harrison, 9, from Trowbridge, set himself the goal of completing one run every month…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (937+ words) The welcome rainfall this week has helped freshen up swathes of the countryside, although large parts of the West remain in drought conditions. Also getting wet were the Bourton Rovers footballers, who hosted their annual August bank holiday match in…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (541+ words) The parkrun at Lodmoor Country Park is expected to resume again in September A parkrun event has returned three weeks after being suspended due to a surge in attendance and safety concerns over runners overtaking. Weymouth parkrun, held at Lodmoor…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1075+ words) Saxons Running & Fitness Club in Saxmundham started in 2005 In a world where fitness appears to be dominated by fit young people, one running club in Suffolk is bucking the trend. More than half the members of Saxons Running & Fitness Club…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (758+ words) The girls were attempting to break the world record for the youngest people to have swum the Bristol Channel Two 14-year-old girls who swam the Bristol Channel to raise awareness of sewage pollution as part of a world record attempt…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1796+ words) The mystery of why so many black Britons still can't swim As I push through the doors, the smell of chlorine hits me. Instantly, I feel sick, and I remember why I don't go swimming. I'm getting ready for my…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (572+ words) Images of the officers were displayed on a screen during the silence Football fans and players have paid tribute to two Cleveland Police officers who were killed in a crash on Teesside. PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died…...