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Suspected fraud in councils soars by almost £1m in a year

Watchdog’s annual report also finds local authorities are sitting on half a billion pounds of cash reserves

‘This community wants to live in peace’: Garvaghy Road residents meet over Drumcree dispute

‘She’s a bit similar to me’: Dame Laura Davies reflects on Charley Hull’s winning Solheim Cup approach

Interview: Solheim Cup record-breaker Davies tells Luke Baker how Hull holds the key to Europe wrestling the cup back from Team USA in the Netherlands this weekend

'Idyllic' Torbay holiday park has plans to expand

But objectors question if South Devon really needs any more lodges

The new Coventry brown bin rule you need to know

There are big changes to Coventry bin collections starting this week - don't get caught out

Well-known auction house founder remembered in Derby Telegraph funeral notices this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Dying Chaddesden dad fulfils his last wish after devastating diagnosis

Despite his terminal condition, Dave Dakin is 'always laughing' and 'always giving wherever he can'

Warring couple, 34 and 19, attack three Good Samaritans and two police officers

Eamonn O'Rourke and Karly Parfitt kicked, punched, bit, and gouged their victims

Stoke-on-Trent mum kicking heroin addiction dies in 'tragic circumstances'

RIP Victoria

'Sudden death' at North Staffordshire address

Police and paramedics were called to the property

New Stoke-on-Trent Starbucks drive-thru opens today

It's across the road from Costa!

Watch as vehicles collide on Stoke-on-Trent danger junction

Now residents want safety measures on the Trentham road

22 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week

Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved-ones

Killer barricades himself in house in 50-minute police stand-off

Hanley killer Shaun Winwood is back behind bars - for the first time in almost 20 years

Clevedon Wetherspoon confirmed as chain buys landmark pub with Bristol Channel views

The chain previously did not have a pub in the seaside town

Fears small village could become a 'dormitory for Bristol and Bath'

Hundreds of new homes would bring a "huge shift"

Council's insecure 'accident waiting to happen' empty houses ravaged by teens

'The council had just put cable ties keeping gates up. It's a joke.' Cornwall Council has acted after residents, a local councillor and we raised concerns.

Newborn baby's ‘fate already sealed’ when parents called for help, inquest finds

Despite his tragic death, changes made after the tiny Cornish boy died from a common infection have likely saved other families from the same grief - but more still needs to be done

Cornwall needs a 'fairer, honest' housing waiting list

The council is being asked to change to its 'opaque and difficult to navigate' system to one that gives applicants 'the truth about their situation'

Funeral notices: 'Kind, caring, outgoing' mum of just 38 among those remembered

Creative Demelza, known as Dee, 'loved spending time with her children and making a happy home for her family', was 'passionate about helping others' and always there for anyone'. Our thoughts are with all those who hav…

How to apply as Northern Ireland scheme for £100 home heating oil cards opens

The scheme will close for new applications in March 2027

Fears new homes near Doddington hospital would make walking 'more dangerous'

There are also concerns the doctors are already under pressure and schools are 'oversubscribed'

"I don't control the English Channel": Tudor Evans hits back in fiery Plymouth council debate

Councillors voted against extending six hour meeting

Warning issued to parents after schoolboy left with 'toasted skin' from laptop habit

It's usually caused by hot water bottles in adults, but now it's hitting kids too