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Blue Peter: How to make an easy and free DIY World Cup football trophy at home kids activity | World Cup 2026 DIY football trophy
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (303+ words) Celebrate the World Cup in style and make your very own trophy! Make sure to have it ready for the final and show it off to all your friends. " Be careful when using sharp objects in this make, ask a…...
Mr Shuey: 'When the sun is out everyone screams I need ice cream"
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (603+ words) Mr Shuey only became an ice cream seller four years ago after 21 years in hospitality One person who is loving the heatwave is ice cream maker Mr Shuey because, as he explains, when the "sun's out everyone just screams, 'I…...
Food firm Openshaw Superstore fined for peanut allergen failure
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (645+ words) Tests showed there was a "significant" amount of peanut in the Suya Peppers Mix A food company has been ordered to pay more than "65, 000 after failing to list peanuts in a mixed spice product. Openshaw Superstore Limited had packed and…...
Gloucestershire council warns public about 'dangerous' toy trend
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (571+ words) Copies of Nee Doh products found during an investigation failed to meet basic safety standards A council is warning parents about a dangerous social media trend where children are microwaving unsafe "squishy" toys. Gloucestershire County Council said the gel inside…...
West Midlands Safari Park welcomes summer attraction tax cut
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (443+ words) Cheaper tickets will be in place at attractions such as West Midlands Safari Park over the summer holidays A temporary VAT cut designed to make family-friendly attractions and activities more affordable in the school summer holidays has been welcomed by…...
Rotherham Council consults on ice cream van chimes
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (724+ words) Ice creams vans face a curtailing of their tinkling chimes Ice cream vans in a South Yorkshire borough could be limited to playing their chimes for just 12 seconds under street trading proposals by the council. Under the new rules, vendors…...
Malvern man turns vintage football shirt hobby into job
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (525+ words) Shane Jackson started selling shirts from his private collection about 10 years ago A man has turned his collection of about 15, 000 retro football shirts into a full-time business. Shane Jackson, from Malvern, said the vintage collection at his Historic Football Shirts…...
Posh chocs out, milkshakes in as heat reaches melting point
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (754+ words) Jon Collins says artisan chocolates are impossible to make when the temperature rises above 30 C Chocolatiers say the heatwave has hit production, with one using molten chocolate to make milkshakes instead. Jon Collins, owner of Hull-based Cocoa Chocolatier, said he…...
Lidl: Supermarket approved after five-year planning saga
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (786+ words) The proposed store at Crescent Link retail park in Derry was first submitted back in 2021 A new Lidl supermarket in Londonderry has been given the green light following a planning process that has lasted more than five years. The proposed…...
World Cup 1966 toy mascot 'tinged with sadness' to be repaired
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (708+ words) Julie Tatchell (left) and Amanda Middleditch (right) helped to repair the damaged bear for Stephanie and her daughter Alison A World Cup stuffed lion which holds a 60-year-old love story "tinged with sadness" will be seen being repaired as part…...