内容摘要：They noted: "Your messages, letters and acts of remembrance have helped us through the darkest days."

They noted: "Your messages, letters and acts of remembrance have helped us through the darkest days."

As the weather gets warmer, the fire service is urging people to take greater care when discarding waste and smoking materials.Barbecues should be disposed of "properly" in a way that ensured there would not be a fire, Mr Moss said.

"We want people to enjoy summer, but there's lots of issues that then come with that," he added. "Certainly with the dry spells that we're having."Residents of a Wiltshire town are still feeling the impact of devastating flooding caused by Storm Bert six months ago.for 50 years after the River Avon burst its banks on 25 November 2024. Several businesses, charities and local groups based in the town lost their buildings, stock and personal possessions.

Since then, members of the community have rallied around those worst affected to help them find a sense of normality and try to return to life as it was before the storm.James Lucas, commanding officer of the town's air cadets, said: "The people of Chippenham and the community have been unbelievable… it makes us feel like a family."

The 1304 Chippenham Air Cadets' base is located off Long Close, just outside the town centre. The building sits along the banks of the River Avon.

Mr Lucas was on holiday when the storm hit and was alerted to the "really bad" damage by a colleague.Cairngorm Mountain, along with Scotland's other mountain ski centres, had benefited from lengthy periods of freezing conditions over the winter.

Christine is preparing to take her 95-year-old father Colin to a routine hospital appointment.But, for Christine, who lives in Guiseley, Leeds, that means a 400-mile round trip and two days away from running her own business as her father lives in London.

It is a train journey she has made many times in the last 15 years.Her late mum, Beryl, once broke her knee in a fall and, in order for her to stay at home, Christine and her sister decided to divide up her care between them.