• Sheffield pets: ‘Unwanted’ gerbils named Cheese and Pickle need new home

    A pair of gerbils that were given as an unwanted birthday present to a child are looking for a new home. The 10-month-old pair have been in foster care with Blue Cross in Sheffield since February and are desperate to find a permanent home of their own. Sophie Andrews, adoptions coordinator at Blue Cross in Sheffield said: “These girls are more entertaining than the TV. They love to play hide and seek in their bedding, digging so deep you’d think they were searching for gold.” Cheese is brown and...

  • Tuckshop pervert sold sweets from his Leeds home to attract young girls

    James Grant ran a “tuckshop” from his home in Harehills, and from his motorbike, along with selling cannabis “spliffs”, in order to get close to two 12-year-old girls, Leeds Crown Court heard. He would insist on hugging them and tried to undo the bra of one. The 42-year-old was found guilty after a trial of four sexual assaults on children under the age 13, one count of supplying cannabis and one of dealing in cannabis. He admitted an offence of possessing an offensive weapon in a private...

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    Pet Pics Sweepstakes: Loving our sweet pets comes naturally

    Our love for our pets is so easy to show - and quite often, they show how much they love each other, too! Send us your cutest pet photos and see many more on this page, under the Contests tab: https://ktvz.com/play/2023/10/31/pet-pics-2023-24/

  • Britain's startups need young Europeans

    The immigration system is designed to attract experienced workers with advanced skills, but UK startups need scrappy and ambitious young people too. A post-Brexit visa scheme for under 30s from the EU would be a boost for growth, says Bella Rhodes The EU’s offer to negotiate a reciprocal visa for young people in the UK []

  • From Pups to Profits — These Are The Top Pet Franchises For 2024

    From dog training to traditional grooming to swanky pet spas, explore the highest-ranking pet franchise opportunities and tap into the thriving pet industry.

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    Volunteers repair homes for Dayton homeowners in need

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Hundreds of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work to fix up homes in Dayton neighborhoods on Saturday. Around two dozen volunteers from Shiloh Church helped with installing new windows, landscaping, painting and other repairs at a home in Dayton. "It's extravagant," homeowner Kimberly Hayes said. "It's overwhelming a []

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    Pet Pals: Meet Delilah, the Russian tortoise

    Lynne Ouchida from the Humane Society of Central Oregon likes to bring a wide variety of potential housemates for Pet Pals, and this week it's Delilah, the Russian tortoise - and she also says there's a special one-day half-off dog adoption discount for Pet Pals viewers on Saturday!

  • Don't Leave Your Pup Behind At These Pet-Friendly Spots In Dubai

    Some of the most hardest things in life are these; death, burning your food, your best co-worker quitting, and your dog whining about you leaving them behind. While it’s hard to control some of these things, here’s something you can control – you can take your dog with you to pet-friendly places. Don’t leave your …

  • Young Mainers are saving money by living at home, but not everyone can

    One of the biggest factors keeping young Mainers put is the skyrocketing home prices and rents of recent years, fueled by historic underproduction of housing.

  • 'Locals need not apply' as holiday homes 'village' plans submitted

    The proposals for a 'village' of 46 holiday homes near the Cornish coast has stirred up a range of opinions from Cornwall Live readers

  • Young cyclist killed after being struck by truck in Dun Laoghaire named

    Greta Price-Martin, 22, was a native of Templetown in Co Louth

  • At least 54,600 new homes needed in Sheffield by 2040

    With 531,931 people aged 16 and over expected to be living in Sheffield by 2040 – including 115,625 people aged 66 and over, 174,672 first-time buyers (25-44-year-olds), and 64,934 of student age (18-22) – the analysis highlights the pressing need to accommodate the city’s demographic growth. Social housing stock in Sheffield is estimated to plummet by an additional 8,658 properties by 2040 – the third greatest loss of any local authority area in England behind Birmingham and Leeds – despite...