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21:54 University of Wrenhaven's first satellite reaches orbit to watch coastal erosion21:37 Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supply21:09 Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finals20:44 Night train linking six northern European coastal cities confirmed for next spring20:09 Flu jab clinics extend evening hours after record first-week demand

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Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day

The new 14-station line cuts the trip between the centre and the coastal districts to 22 minutes. Rides are free for the first week.

Nadia Karim6 d ago1 min read

Asher Valley villagers club together to buy their own wind turbine

University spin-out designs a tiny low-power chip to run coastal flood sensors for years

Central Library reopens after renovation with a late-night reading room

Family doctors urge residents to book routine check-ups before the winter rush

News

Burst water main closes Holloway Road as Netherby homes lose supply

Around 3,200 homes in Netherby are without running water after a large main burst beneath Holloway Road this morning. Bottled water stations are being set up while engineers work to isolate the pipe.

Rainy streets: umbrellas, wet pavements and reflections

Timelapse captures a night-long lightning storm

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Night buses to run around the clock on three Wrenhaven routes from spring

Northfield tram extension begins night-time test runs ahead of spring opening

Five Wrenhaven bakeries bringing back slow-fermented sourdough loaves

Allotment waiting list shrinks as the council opens 120 new plots in Eastmoor

Painting missing for 60 years found in Millbrook attic and handed to Wrenhaven Art Gallery

Fishing boats in harbour: bright hulls and patient nets

Business

Holloway Biscuit Company to expand its Eastmoor factory, creating 220 jobs

The family-owned baker will add two production lines and a new packing hall, in what it says is the largest single investment in its 94-year history.

Chloé Martin6 d

Wrenhaven Credit Union opens counters inside branch libraries

Members in four neighbourhoods without a bank branch can now pay in savings, ask about loans and get help with budgeting on the same visit as borrowing a book.

Yasmin Haddad6 d

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Sports

Wrenhaven Gulls win in double overtime to reach the basketball cup semi-finals

The Gulls edged Ostbridge Mariners 104-101 after two extra periods at the Harbourside Arena, with the final basket coming with four seconds left on the clock.

Ruth Abernathy6 d

Match day at the stadium: stands, turf and floodlights

Harbourside Women's rugby side promoted after an unbeaten season

Wrenhaven Athletic fight back to win at Larchfield and cut the gap at the top to two points

What we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears

Video

Timelapse captures a night-long lightning storm

A towering storm cloud behind the mountains lit up the sky with dozens of strikes a minute.

Morning high tide pounds the shore as gulls stand their ground

Artemis I launch in slow motion turns night into day

Hurricane Erin seen from the International Space Station

Columnists

Clara WhitfieldThe quiet bill of a dozen subscriptions

Daniel OkaforGive the pavement back to the people who walk on it

Priya NandakumarOur notifications are renting out our attention

Tomás HerreraWhat we lose when the neighbourhood pitch disappears

World

Night train linking six northern European coastal cities confirmed for next spring

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Hurricane Erin seen from the International Space Station

Thirty countries deposit crop seeds at a mountain seed archive in a single week

Harbour and coast at dawn: boats waking up to the day

Technology

University of Wrenhaven's first satellite reaches orbit to watch coastal erosion

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Tech showcase: devices from the desk to the stage

Artemis I launch in slow motion turns night into day

Solar farms: rows of panels across the fields

Health

Flu jab clinics extend evening hours after record first-week demand

Seasonal kitchen: fresh and colourful from stall to plate

Blood donation drive aims for 3,000 new donors before winter

Mobile dental clinic begins touring Asher Valley villages

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