Diego Fernández

Reporter · 7 stories

All stories by Diego Fernández

  1. Millbrook repair café fixes 400 items in its first year, from toasters to teddy bears

    Volunteers with screwdrivers, sewing machines and soldering irons meet once a month to keep broken things out of the bin, and to teach owners how to mend them.

  2. As the towers light up: a riverside skyline turns to night

    A timelapse turns a cloudy evening into night as towers and skyscrapers switch on their lights.

  3. Gentle swimming programme for back pain shows promising early results

    Most people who completed a twelve-week pool course at the Bayside Leisure Centre said their pain had eased, though organisers caution that a proper trial is still needed.

  4. Record 1,200 children turn out for Wrenhaven Athletic's academy open trials

    Coaches ran sessions on six pitches across two days as the club's youth academy held its largest open trials yet, with girls making up almost a third of those who took part.

  5. Mountain roads: hairpins and high meadows

    Tarmac winding beneath the clouds, dirt tracks plunging into forest and pastures opening onto the peaks.

  6. Council to restore 48 neighbourhood football pitches across Wrenhaven over two years

    Patched goalmouths, rusted frames and waterlogged corners will be tackled in a phased programme, with the first 20 sites chosen after residents and local clubs flagged the worst problems.