HOUSE-BUILDING targets have been questioned in a letter sent to the Government by a concerned council leader.

There were concerns about centre-back Williamson’s fitness after she rolled her ankle in extra time of Thursday’s dramatic last-eight shoot-out victory over Sweden, but the Arsenal defender – ...

SOUTHEND’S counter fraud team is investigating more than 150 council tenants who have thousands of pounds idling in their accounts.

Habibur Masum, 27, was found guilty of murdering Kulsuma Akter in a ‘ferocious’ knife attack in broad daylight.

A new Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant has opened in Leigh, standing in the place of a Chinese restaurant that shut shop in November last year ...

A charity is celebrating after raising the £240,000 needed to purchase their much-loved community hub and allow them to expand their vital services.

A woman was reportedly left bloodied after being punched in the face twice at an evening screening of the new Superman film.

A 15-year-old and his mum involved in a mountaineering rescue are featured in a documentary series to raise awareness of the dangers ...

Bafta-winning actress Sarah Lancashire will be among those honoured at Windsor Castle on Tuesday as she is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Lancashire, 60, is to attend an ...

A drug and alcohol support service has issued a warning to young people following the tragic death of an Eastwood 18-year-old.

The resident behind the restoration of an abandoned miniature railway has issued an appeal for volunteers as he prepares to open his passion ...

Bodyworn footage shows prison officers laughing and singing as an “inappropriate and disproportionate” restraint was carried out on an inmate moments before his death.