Controversial plans for a 170-home estate have been given the green light despite fears of nearby roads being “increasingly unsafe”.

One lane was closed on a busy motorway after a car caught fire.

A route between two villages is blocked in both directions after a lorry overturned on a country road.

An animal park known for its variety of exotic cats has welcomed its newest resident.

Police investigating a serious assault outside a pub have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to.

A drug-driver who ran over a police officer as he attempted to pull him over for speeding has been jailed.

A recycling centre is to remain closed for the rest of the day following a “small explosion” in the early hours.

Defiant landlords who have banned children from their village pub say they “couldn’t give a toss” about the backlash on social media.

Patrols stopped and searched a person who had aroused suspicion near a popular park.

Fans of the Wizarding World can take part in Professor Snape’s potions trail and find the golden snitch at a magical free event.

The team behind a popular annual event which celebrates crafts and music will no longer take place after more than three decades.

A car park has been left “smelling like a toilet” due to foul water caused by a blocked drain, say furious neighbours.

Two men have been arrested after cannabis plants were found drying on coathangers inside a property.

Roadworks causing lengthy delays for commuters along a major route are set to end tomorrow.

Two shop owners fed up of having to travel to London for good quality Asian produce have opened their own cash and carry.

Nursery bosses have revealed their struggle to find a new home after being forced to leave their current site of 30 years.

Residents are ‘disappointed’ after divisive plans for a sewage treatment plant to serve almost 6,000 new homes were approved following an appeal.

Parts of a street were cordoned off by police after reports a man threatened to set fire to a house.

A father-of-seven who had his licence stripped away was spotted behind the wheel of his sister’s works van twice by the same police officer.

An empty unit in the middle of an industrial estate could be turned into a performing arts studio as a theatre company bids to take it over.