4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (726+ words) Jack McDermott, who runs a jet wash business in Weymouth, was able to extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrived A jet wash operator has been called a "hero" after he came to the rescue of a woman whose car burst…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (641+ words) Plans to increase school capacity across Preston have been approved. Lancashire County Council has agreed to expand existing sites, press ahead with plans to build a new primary school and find somewhere for an additional secondary school. The move is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (339+ words) Image source, Google Maps Plans to charge motorists to park their vehicles at beauty spots across Worcestershire have been scrapped. In a bid to bring in "90,000 across the 2026/27 financial year, the county council set out proposals to start charging for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (825+ words) A car crashed into Margaret Lawson's home in the early hours of Friday morning A woman has said she was left "absolutely terrified" after a car crashed into her home for a sixth time. Margaret Lawson, 87, from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) West Midlands mayor, Richard Parker, says he is committed to building affordable homes in the region More than 100 affordable homes are to be built on the former General Electric site in Rugby, Warwickshire, the mayor of the West Midlands has…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (447+ words) Andrew Cobb was jailed for more than six years for sending sexual messages to children A man has been jailed for more than six-and-a-half years for 15 offences including making indecent images and sending sexual messages to a child. Andrew Cobb,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (320+ words) Drivers have been urged to avoid Gillygate in York A busy route into York city centre has been closed after a pedestrian was hit by a car. North Yorkshire Police said the "serious" incident happened on Gillygate at around 05:30 GMT…...

3+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (527+ words) Georgina Gharsallah has been missing for more than seven years Police have issued a fresh appeal for information on the 38th birthday of a woman who has been missing for more than seven years. Georgina Gharsallah was last seen in Clifton…...

3+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (983+ words) Elaine Lawrence had tried to remain positive before her operation but said her "confidence had been completely knocked" A grandmother with kidney cancer said she had been "knocked for six" after her operation was among hundreds cancelled after a hospital's…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (610+ words) Shannon Frost had six rounds of chemotherapy at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton A book inspired by a girl's struggle to understand her mother's hair loss following cancer treatment, is being used to help families facing a similar experience in…...