Good News UK

Sharing good news from the UK.

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There is too much doom and gloom in the UK.

Mainstream media have built their empire by selling negativity.

I have started this account to counteract that and to share the lots of good news coming out of the country every day.

I love my country. Follow along if you do too.

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Development consent was granted for the Morgan and Morecambe offshore wind farms.

The approval moves two new clean-energy projects forward in Morecambe Bay.

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks.

The UK medicines regulator has approved trials of an Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks.

via BBC Health

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Airbus is investing £150m to create 480 new jobs in Broughton.

The north Wales factory will be expanded to meet demand for aircraft wings.

via BBC Wales

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: A new £21m GP and wellbeing hub has opened. The hub brings together primary care, community wellbeing and leisure services in one location.

via BBC Health

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: UK retailers will create 100,000 placements for young people out of work. Over 40 firms, including M&S, Asda and John Lewis, will give 18 to 24 year olds skills and a first step into paid work.

via The Guardian

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: A 7,500-acre Northumberland moor has been bought for £8.5m to be rewilded. Emblehope Moor, Britain's largest contiguous rewilding site under single ownership, has been purchased to restore its landscape. via The Guardian

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Renewable energy in Northern Ireland has reached a record level. For the first time since January, renewable generation has consistently exceeded non-renewable generation. via BBC

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Free bus and tram travel has been approved for Sheffield's young people. Children aged five to 18 will travel free across South Yorkshire under a £7.6m pilot from February. via BBC

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: A £10 million grant scheme has opened to support independent pubs, restaurants and cafes. The three-year Hospitality Grant Scheme is now open for applications from village pubs and family-run businesses. via https://t.co/B9apVBKG1y

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Retail sales bounced back across Great Britain in August, rising 0.5% month on month against forecasts of a fall.

via Guardian

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: A life-extending breast cancer drug has been made available on the NHS in England after a U-turn.

The medicines watchdog reversed its earlier decision to reject the drug.

via Independent

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Edinburgh Airport is to expand its terminal in a £500m investment plan. The project adds new gates, aircraft stands, a bigger check-in hall and departure lounge, and new food and retail areas.

via BBC Scotland

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Nissan will invest £170m to build a new hybrid SUV at Sunderland.

The investment secures Britain's biggest car factory and its 6,000 jobs.

via The Guardian

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Construction work begins on a £24m meat processing plant.

The plant is being built near Ecclefechan in Scotland.

via BBC Scotland

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Pubs, hotels and gyms in Wales will get a 30 per cent business rates cut.

The change takes effect in April.

via BBC Wales

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: Supercar maker McLaren is to create 1,000 UK jobs as part of a £450m tech investment.

The manufacturer is adding the roles at its technology centre in Woking.

via The Guardian

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: A former dumping ground is now a wetland hosting 64% of the UK's black-necked grebes.

The restored site has become a nesting habitat for the rare migratory bird.

via Good News Network

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: The economy expanded by 0.4% in July, official figures show.

Analysts had forecast no growth.

via BBC Business

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: An 86-year-old grandfather in Wales has passed his GCSE maths exam, 70 years after first failing it.

He has now signed up to take his English GCSE.

via BBC

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GOOD NEWS DETECTED: A new implant significantly reduced chest pain for patients with refractory angina.

In a trial, 75% of patients reported reduced pain.

via The Guardian

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