The Moth Club, a live music and comedy venue in east London, has been saved after Hackney Council refused a planning application for nearby flats that could have forced it to close. A petition gathered more than 36,000 signatures, and musicians including Alexis Taylor and Amyl and the Sniffers backed the campaign. The club plans to celebrate with a big party.
Belfast-born comedian Frank Carson is being honoured with a blue plaque at his former school on what would have been his 100th birthday. His family says it is a great honour that brings him home, and his catchphrases and TV career are remembered fondly.
A commemorative stone is to be laid in London to honour the late Mobo founder Kanya King, marking the 30th anniversary of the music ceremony she launched. The stone will be unveiled at her former school in Queen's Park, and a BBC programme and museum display will also mark the anniversary.
A medieval gatehouse at Worksop Priory has been restored and returned to community use, so it has been removed from Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register. Restoration was helped by a £263,540 grant, and the building is now used as flexible community space. A church in Teversal has been added to the register because of roof problems.
