Customer News

• Reading receives total transport capital grant of £33.7m and revenue grant of £4.9m from government
• New Local Transport Delivery Plan lays out future travel projects and initiatives for Reading over the next four years

Free period products are now available at 147 locations across Moray after a major expansion of the council’s PeriodPlus service, further meeting its duties under the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021. 

Moray Council has published the results of its Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) parent survey, carried out in September and October 2025.  

Moray Council has welcomed a positive update on the 2024-2027 Partnership Community Learning and Development (CLD) plan, highlighting the difference this work is making for people and communities across Moray.  

Moray Council has approved an increase to the sustainable rates paid to its Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) partner providers from April 2026.  

Moray’s Community Sport Hubs continued to develop in 2025, providing more inclusive and accessible opportunities for sport, physical activity and community wellbeing, according to a report presented to Moray Council’s Education, Children’s and Leisure Services Committee today (Tuesday 3 March). 

Moray schools are celebrating improvements in literacy and numeracy across both primary and secondary stages, with new Curriculum for Excellence data showing clear progress since last year.  

Young people across Wales will have new opportunities to engage directly with their elected representatives, thanks to a three-year programme funded by the Welsh Government. 

Moray Council has shared an update on its Improving Attendance Project, launched in December 2025, aimed at reducing absence rates among teaching and support staff and improving consistency for pupils in classrooms.

Another major push forward in the combination of funding, expertise and practical support to help community clubs slash bills, cut emissions and secure a more sustainable future.

Students from the local area visited University of Cumbria’s Barrow-in-Furness campus on 26 February for an inspiring and thought-provoking audience with internationally renowned designer and University of Cumbria Honorary Fellow, Wayne Hemingway MBE. The event provided a valuable opportunity for students to gain direct insight from a respected entrepreneur while reinforcing the university’s focus on people, place and partnership.

Forest of Dean District Council has taken a significant step toward safeguarding its natural environment, with councillors overwhelmingly supporting a new charter designed to protect and restore local rivers and waterways.  

James Haskell Opens Up on Travel, DJ Life and Reality TV on Routes from LNER

We first shared Hannah’s story during Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024. Now two years on, we catch up with Hannah who is employed as a service manager at Transitions Care Ltd in Aberdeenshire.

Newport has become the third local authority in Wales to offer free childcare to all two-year-olds as Flying Start celebrates 20 years of supporting families and children.

• New Pret A Manger shop has opened at Nottingham railway station.
• New shop is located between platform 5b and 6. 
• Pret offers customers a wide range of options, including sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, pastries and organic coffee.
• The new shop brings even more options to customers travelling through the city and forms part of ongoing improvements to the station’s customer experience.
• With 3.6 million journeys taking place from Nottingham last year, the shop will have plenty of chances to tempt customers with its wide menu 

E.ON has signed a new connection agreement to connect Mode London (125 London Wall) to its City of London heat network. The agreement is the first ‘sleeved’ supply from E.ON’s Citigen energy centre in the heart of the Square Mile and marks the start of a two decade partnership with the building running into the 2040s.

Thousands of pounds have been raised for charity after Northern worked with Weardale Railway to run a special service along a heritage railway line for the first time.

Auchinleck Primary School and Early Childhood Centre has received the results of their recent inspection, published on Tuesday 3 March, by Education Scotland.