A council has made the decision to remove all bottle, can and plastic banks following a rise in kerbside recycling.

A bus driver took matters into his own hands when passengers were left stranded because Arriva hadn’t told them about diversion plans.

The introduction of parking fees at a village hall car park to deter parents using it at school times has “put children’s lives at risk”.

Arsenal star and England Lioness Alessia Russo has donated one of her World Cup shirts and a pair of boots to a charity auction.

The MP has taken the unusual step of writing to police chiefs amid heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

A clamp down on nuisance drivers is continuing into a third weekend after reports of dangerous driving.

A motorist accused of ignoring road closures and moving traffic cones during a police response to a fatal crash on a motorway will appear in court.

A health watchdog has raised concerns about how safe a maternity unit is and has demanded action be taken to improve how it is managed.

A garden therapy scheme that has helped scores of people recover from depression and anxiety is to close in a “devastating” blow.

A motorway has reopened nine hours after a crash involving a van and a lorry.

A great-grandmother was the last to know her daughter had been found dead because her landline had been wrongly disconnected for six weeks.

Dramatic footage shows the moment a speeding vehicle leaves the road as it smashes into railings outside a block of flats.

An RSPCA shelter got more than it bargained for when it rescued 63 guinea pigs – only to find many of them were pregnant.

A new development of flats and retail space will give a nod to the site’s past when it opens after a major revamp.

A driver who was given a breath test after a near-miss collision had an alcohol reading more than four times the legal limit.

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses after a van overturned in a crash, leaving the driver needing hospital treatment.

Dispersal orders are being implemented after an increase in community complaints of nuisance vehicles and dangerous driving.

Passengers have been left stranded at a railway station following smoke from a train.

A primary school’s efforts to focus on children's wellbeing has been recognised as they receive a Nurture UK award.

Schools, academies and colleges can win a grant to help support science, technology, engineering and maths learning.