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A police station needs to move back to the centre of Shrewsbury to deal with anti-social behaviour, several businesses have said.

It has towered over the landscape for decades and for many, it was a symbol they were nearly home. But as the main chimney of Cottam Power Station was brought down in a controlled explosion on Thursday, residents living nearby admitted they will miss the landmark.

Three men have been arrested after cars, buildings and bus stops were targeted in a spate of suspected BB gun shootings.

In 2020, a small bed and breakfast in Shropshire won a regional award, which the owner hoped would help raise the profile of the business.

The RAF Museum Midlands is home to a vast collection of former war planes set up inside the site's hangars.

The 19 January ceasefire deal was thrashed out over many months, with US, Qatari and Egyptian mediation, and a detailed three-phase plan for how the truce should move forward.The first phase saw Hamas release 33 hostages in return for Israel releasing around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and allowing aid and other …

Harley Watson was on a path to what he calls a "gangster" life. The 17-year-old, from Clacton, in Essex, was a "lost and troubled kid", having grown up without a dad. "I was behaving very badly in school and, if I'd carried on, I would almost certainly have been excluded."

"I don't want people to feel how I feel - so this is why I do the group."

An absentee funeral was also held for the girl at Dhaka University, in the nation's capital, followed by a protest march and speeches by female students.Many protesters demanded that the government expedite justice for rape victims and reform laws related to women and children's safety.Protesters also called for greater clarity …

The Hylands Hotel has been a fixture in Beeston since the 1970s, offering free breakfasts and home comforts for travellers.

A woman who has been missing for two weeks could be camping in a "remote" part of the countryside, police have said.

A council is holding drop-in sessions for locals to give their opinions on the future of a Grade II listed building, which is proposed to be turned into housing.

Recently published plans for a new Bramcote Leisure Centre had caused concerns over the depth of the pool and the size and location of the spectator's area.

The project has received funding from the Beeston Civic Society and Broxtowe Borough Council to help with the purchase of items - totalling £1,500.

Volunteers have been helping restore an Iron Age hillfort, which was recently damaged by vandals.

The raised sections were installed on Park Lane, Castle Donington, at the end of February as part of a range of measures being paid for by developers.

He says he is fed up of swearing at politicians on social media without actually helping himself, humbly adding "it doesn't work".

Sir Tony Blair has been no stranger to public appearances since resigning as prime minister in 2007.Few appearances, however, are as unusual as his permanent residence in Essex.Since 2000, Chelmsford Museum has owned a waxwork model of the New Labour leader, but dressed in the uniform of an Essex Regiment …

Sir Tony Blair has been no stranger to public appearances since resigning as prime minister in 2007.Few appearances, however, are as unusual as his permanent residence in Essex.Since 2000, Chelmsford Museum has owned a waxwork model of the New Labour leader, but dressed in the uniform of an Essex Regiment …

Sir Tony Blair has been no stranger to public appearances since resigning as prime minister in 2007.Few appearances, however, are as unusual as his permanent residence in Essex.Since 2000, Chelmsford Museum has owned a waxwork model of the New Labour leader, but dressed in the uniform of an Essex Regiment …

When Luna Sofia Miranda approached Sean Baker in a strip club in New York in 2022, she tried her best to charm him.But he "very clearly did not want to buy a lap dance," she says. Miranda, who was 23 at the time, started asking why he and his wife …

It was Littler's rise to fame after reaching the 2024 World Darts Championship at the age of 16 that inspired the 53-year-old from Loughborough, in Leicestershire, to take up the sport himself.

A city that has sheltered hundreds of Ukranian refugees is holding a ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.Monday's event in Colchester will honour those affected by the conflict and will include Ukrainian songs, guest speakers and a silence.Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on …

A city that has sheltered hundreds of Ukranian refugees is holding a ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.Monday's event in Colchester will honour those affected by the conflict and will include Ukrainian songs, guest speakers and a silence.Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on …

A city that has sheltered hundreds of Ukranian refugees is holding a ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.Monday's event in Colchester will honour those affected by the conflict and will include Ukrainian songs, guest speakers and a silence.Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on …

A woman who uses an electric wheelchair has said she is excited to be able to explore after lifts were installed at a rail station.

The owners of a cafe have said they lost more than £400 after the local council forced them to take down a sign.

A soldier who died when the car he was driving crashed into another vehicle, killing its driver, had drunk ten lagers plus shots of Sambuca before getting behind the wheel, an inquest heard.

A man who spent nights sleeping on the streets has said getting temporary accommodation in a newly set up site changed his life.