All of the features below are from the BBC News website and relate to villages and towns in the UK.
3,000 more post offices 'at risk' 11th May 2008
A further 3,000 post offices may be forced to close, the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters has warned. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Speed humps cut after complaints 13th March 2008
Speed humps in a village in Staffordshire are to be removed or modified. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Earthquake hits much of England 27th February 2008
The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years shakes homes across large parts of England. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Red tape 'deterring volunteers' 28th January 2008
People are being put off volunteering by red tape and needless criminal checks. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Lasers unearth historical sites 22nd January 2008
Laser technology is being used to locate potential archaeological sites. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Pantomime gun must be registered 18th January 2008
A Cornish village drama group has had to register a toy gun with the police to comply with health and safety rules. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Sustainability quiz 17th November 2007
How sustainable is the food you buy and eat? Are you aware of the issues that crop up every time you pick something off the supermarket shelf? Test yourself on food, fish and other sustainable factors. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Can a village really make you healthy? 15th November 2007
Ministers say we should learn from places in Finland and France, but a Buckinghamshire village has also been pioneering the approach. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Village-owned post office expands 5th November 2007
Planners have given approval for the single-storey extension
Work is starting on the expansion of a Devon post office that villagers clubbed together to keep going. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Noise annoys 5th November 2007
Silence is golden, but it's under threat in a world where as business booms and prosperity looms, noise is growing. read more on the BBC website (new window)
Town bans plastic bags 'forever' 29th October 2007
The reusable bag is printed in the UK with organic ink
A Devon town that sparked off a national movement to ban plastic bags from its shops is making the initiative a permanent one. read more on the BBC website (new window)
