Bryony Kimmings Brings Bog Witch is heading to a stage near you!

THE Bryony Kimmings is set to bring her new live autobiographical show Bog Witch to Storyhouse this summer as part of a major tour of UK and Ireland.

The award-winning British playwright and performer will appear on:- Wednesday, 29 July and Thursday, 30 July 2026. Tickets are on sale now costing from:- �30.30 for Storyhouse Members.

The tour follows a critically acclaimed hit London run and a 2026 OffWestEnd (Offie) award nomination for innovation.

As with all the legendary performance artist�s previous autobiographical shows, Bog Witch follows a part of Kimmings� real life story.

Using her trademark mixture of humour and heart, expect excellent storytelling, mystical projections, epic songs and banging sound as she charts her journey uprooting her and her son�s life to live in a tumbledown cottage in the wilderness; to plug back into nature as a last ditch attempt to be happy and sane.

Kimmings explains:- �Bog Witch is about being the least likely eco-convert. The last person to let go of their capitalist trappings. It explores what happens when ordering things online, drinking from plastic coffee cups and stuffing my face with Deliveroo no longer brings happiness. Beneath all the bought stuff and fa�ade, the endless distraction and dopamine, we find we are sad animals. Animals who have been disconnected from our ecosystems for too long. This is the story not of dropping out, but of plugging back in, and one that changes absolutely everything.�

Bryony Kimmings is a playwright, performer, documentary maker and screenwriter who is inspired by female stories, social taboos and dismantling power structures. Her work is brutally honest, very funny, and often a bit geeky and dangerous.

Stage work includes her plays (as a writer and performer) Sex Idiot, 7 Day Drunk, Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model, Fake It �til you Make It and I�m a Phoenix, Bitch.

Her TV and film work includes the documentaries The Sex Clinic (Channel 4) and Opera Mums (BBC Four), and the feature film Last Christmas which she co-wrote with Emma Thompson. A new psychological thriller for BBC One, The Rapture, starring Ruth Madeley and adapted from the bestselling book of the same name by Liz Jensen, is due for broadcast in 2026.

Bog Witch is presented by Avalon and Tellus Studio and is written, performed and directed by Bryony Kimmings.

Co-director is Francesca Murray Fuentes, Set and Costume Design from Tom Rogers, Projection Design by Will Duke, Lighting Design by Guy Hoare and Sound Design by Lewis Gibson. Tom Parkinson is Composer, Gemma Stockwood is dramaturg, David Butler is Video Associate and Producer is Faith Dodkins.

For more details and tickets visit:- StoryHouse.Com.

Over 75% of NHS Hospital Sites Have No EV Chargers, New Data Reveals

OVER � of NHS Hospital sites across England don't have any electric vehicle (EV) chargers, according to new analysis from cinch, the UK's leading online used car retailer.

Data from the latest available NHS Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) shows that just:- 670 out of 2,901 Hospital sites (23%) currently offer EV charging for staff or visitors.

That leaves:- 76.9% of NHS sites without any EV charging access at all, and just:- 4,908 charging points recorded across the entire NHS estate.

The findings also highlight where EV charging is most and least available across the NHS estate. Access varies significantly across the country, with infrastructure often clustered within a relatively small number of trusts.

EV charging infrastructure differs considerably between Regions, both in terms of total chargers and how widely they are distributed across sites.

The North East and Yorkshire Region has the highest number of chargers overall, with 1,098 recorded across 450 sites. However, even in the best-performing Region, more than two thirds (69%) of sites still have no chargers.

At the opposite end of the scale, the South West has just:- 277 chargers across:- 285 sites, with:- 82% of locations offering no EV charging at all.

EV charging provision by Region:-

North East & Yorkshire - 1,098 chargers across 450 sites (69% without chargers)
Midlands - 850 chargers across 584 sites (80% without chargers)
London - 749 chargers across 483 sites (78% without chargers)
North West - 723 chargers across 401 sites (77% without chargers)
South East - 646 chargers across 403 sites (72% without chargers)
East of England - 565 chargers across 295 sites (79% without chargers)
South West - 277 chargers across 285 sites (82% without chargers)

Taken together, the figures suggest a large share of EV charging is concentrated within a relatively small number of sites, while most Hospital locations offer no charging points at all.

Ben Welham, motoring expert at cinch, says:- �It's encouraging to see some Regions and trusts making progress, with over 1,000 chargers in the North East and Yorkshire. That shows investment is happening, but the challenge now is making sure it's spread more evenly so electric car drivers can benefit.�

At trust level, a relatively small number of organisations account for a large share of the infrastructure currently in place.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has the highest number of chargers recorded (129), followed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (120) and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (101).

NHS trusts with the highest number of EV chargers:-

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 129 chargers
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - 120 chargers
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 101 chargers
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust - 95 chargers
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 88 chargers
Despite progress in some areas, several large trusts currently report no EV charging provision at all:-
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - 0 chargers
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - 0 chargers
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 0 chargers
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 0 chargers
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 0 chargers

Welham adds:- "It's surprising to see some major Hospital trusts still reporting no EV charging at all, particularly when they operate multiple sites."

While 4,908 charging points are recorded across the NHS estate, the data shows that access is still limited at most Hospital sites.

For staff working long shifts and patients who rely on driving to attend appointments, on site charging can save the stress of needing to plan an alternative charging location.

Welham comments:- "For staff, patients and their visitors, knowing you'll be able to charge up when you're there is one less thing to worry about. As more drivers switch to electric vehicles, expanding charging in everyday locations like Hospitals is a key element of making that transition easy."

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Bryony Kimmings Brings Bog Witch is heading to a stage near you!

Over 75% of NHS Hospital Sites Have No EV Chargers, New Data Reveals