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Aldi installs fencing after homeless encampment on its land

Newcastle Borough Council has welcomed the action

Ofsted finds five key areas in 'need of attention' at North Staffordshire school

Inspectors say children are 'happy at school' but some 'do not achieve as well as they could'

Heatwave linked to increased Royal Stoke ambulance handover delays

'Significant' heat and humidity in June saw increased admissions and problems with equipment at the hospital

Every Bath site earmarked in plan for 5,900 new homes

The list includes a school field, former Homebase and a car park

Ice rink to make Christmas comeback at Clarks Village

It will be open for seven weeks

'Outrage' in village near Bath as new roundabout ditched at 'dangerous' junction

Residents have been campaigning for a new roundabout for more than 20 years and thought they had finally secured victory - until now

Fireworks return to Falmouth after cancellation

It was deemed too risky at the time - but is now being touted as a 'one-off'

Hayle Bypass AI camera installed to detect dangerous U-turns

Six people have been seriously injured and one has died as well as more than a dozen further injuries in the crash hotspot - where a coach did a treacherous U-turn only last week

NI distillers ‘delighted’ with Trump’s pledge to scrap US tariffs on Irish whiskey

Trial begins for man accused of intimidating Newtownards resident with shotgun cartridges as part of Loyalist feud

Brett Sutcliffe denies charges of intimidating 'Witness A' from her home in Weavers Grange, Newtownards, and possessing two shotgun cartridges

Suffocating Plymouth city centre tree saved after huge appeal for cash

'We are so delighted with the outcome'

More than a dozen new homes to be built on Wigston pub which closed five years ago

Calls were made earlier this month for the council to make a decision on the decaying site

Leicester coffee shop named among best in county plans to open new branches

The coffee house aims to open two more locations by March 2027

190-home expansion planned for Leicestershire estate where residents fear speeding drivers

'The lorries go past really fast'

Michelin-starred restaurant with seasonal tasting menu named among best in Leicestershire

It received the prestigious rating nine months after opening

We grow produce for our Ashfield foodbank on an allotment site but the council could kick us out

The group has struggled to grow produce in the extreme heat

Mum caught by Nottingham prison officers after hug exposed secret drugs plot

'You were nervous, you were looking around all the time to see if a prison officer was watching'

Second attempt to build more than 40 new homes in Selston thrown out

There were concerns over the development being 'cramped'

Nottingham balaclava ban comes into effect - is it a shocking indictment of our city?

Nottingham has become the first big city to bring in the ban - but only time will tell if it works

Bristol harbour review 'Many fell in before and nothing was done'

A safety review has identified three locations where better barriers could help stop people falling into the water

Kingswood to be left without Post Office for six months after shop closure announcement

The Post Office is hoping to find an alternative home, but that could take months

Court ban could be brought in on flying flags on Bristol lampposts

Bristol City Council could follow Oxfordshire's lead by seeking injunction

Area covered by £20m Government regeneration fund expands in South Bristol

"People were unhappy with the community artificially being divided"

'Horrific' bid for 450 homes at Coalpit Heath decision power lost

Hundreds of locals and the parish council are against the plan