News of 26 October 2026

Technology

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

The shoebox-sized satellite, built by students and staff over four years, sent its first signal to the ground station on the university roof shortly after launch.

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.

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.

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.

World

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

Nordlys Rail says sleeper carriages will run three nights a week between six port cities, with a stop in Wrenhaven's twin town Velde. Ticket sales are expected to open in the new year.

Lifestyle

Five Wrenhaven bakeries bringing back slow-fermented sourdough loaves

From a converted boathouse to a former post office, a new generation of bakers is reviving long-fermented bread, and customers are queuing for it.

News

Rainy streets: umbrellas, wet pavements and reflections

When the downpour arrives the city changes pace; lights multiply on the tarmac and footsteps quicken.

Health

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

Wrenhaven's health service is adding late sessions at three community clinics after appointments for the first week of the autumn vaccination programme were fully booked within days.

Lifestyle

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

Some residents had waited more than four years for a plot; new half-size plots and shared beds are helping beginners get started.

News

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

Councillors have approved a 24-hour service on three of the city's busiest bus routes, aimed at hospital staff, hospitality workers and late-night travellers.

Culture

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

A harbour scene that vanished from a council office in the 1960s has turned up wrapped in a blanket under the eaves of a terraced house in Millbrook. Its finder has given it to the city's art gallery.

Business

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.

Business

Fishing boats in harbour: bright hulls and patient nets

From the Mediterranean to the Baltic, frames from the colourful world of boats moored in small harbours.

News

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.

Technology

Tech showcase: devices from the desk to the stage

From laptops to smartwatches, mixing desks to drones, the technology of everyday life.

Technology

Solar farms: rows of panels across the fields

From hillsides to plains, from sheep grazing beneath the panels to the view from the air.

Culture

Morning in Cappadocia: fairy chimneys and balloons overhead

Volcanic valleys, rock-cut dwellings and the balloons that lift off at dawn, told in photographs.

Sports

Match day at the stadium: stands, turf and floodlights

From a distance football becomes a spectacle of architecture: huge roofs, colourful seats and carefully mown grass.

News

Lava fountain filmed from a helicopter above a volcanic crater

A column of lava rose from the crater floor, feeding glowing flows beneath a grey plume of gas.

World

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

The Hallvard Seed Archive received more than 48,000 samples, including old varieties of wheat, beans and barley from the Asher Valley, as gene banks back up their collections.

News

Timelapse shows a river of cloud rolling over the canyon

Low cloud brought by colder weather poured over the red rock walls in slow waves.

Health

Seasonal kitchen: fresh and colourful from stall to plate

From market vegetables to fruit platters, the colours of eating with the seasons.

News

Steam column surges skyward from a geyser basin

Water and steam kept bursting from a rocky basin on a volcanic plateau for minutes on end.

Business

Asher Valley dairy cooperative builds its own cheese plant

Forty-one family farms have pooled €9.5m to turn part of their milk into hard cheese and butter, aiming to earn more per litre than selling it to large processors.

Sports

Harbourside Women's rugby side promoted after an unbeaten season

Harbourside won all 16 of their league matches to earn a place in the second tier, five years after the club fielded its first women's team.

News

Harbourside Promenade to get a protected two-way cycle lane after consultation

The 2.4-kilometre lane will be separated from traffic by a raised kerb and planters, with work beginning in February and the seafront road reduced to one lane each way.

World

Aurora seen from the space station ripples above the atmosphere

Timelapse footage from orbit captures the southern lights in full motion over the Southern Hemisphere.

News

The city under snow: a white silence

When the snow falls the streets slow down; ploughs get to work, bicycles disappear and lights look warmer.

World

Night view from orbit: Mediterranean coasts aglow

Footage from the space station shows city lights tracing the dark expanse of the sea.

Health

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

Extra sessions at Kestrel Park, the university and Old Quay are being added as the regional blood service tries to build up stocks ahead of the colder months.