Four fire crews were called to a fire in a block of flats thought to have been started by a tumble dryer.

Firefighters used a hoist to rescue a horse from a water-filled dyke.

A health watchdog is stepping in over concerns about a hospital’s A&E department.

The family of a woman sexually assaulted and killed as she returned home from a night out have opened up on their torment at her inquest.

A man who suffered a cardiac arrest while taking part in a local parkrun has been reunited with the off-duty paramedic who helped save his life.

Traffic was stopped and a motorcyclist treated for their injuries after a collision with a car.

A family has paid a touching tribute to a “funny and generous” sister and daughter who defied the odds and lived life to the full for 60 years.

Tributes have been paid to a popular actor who played one of Dickens's most colourful and well-known characters at festivals for decades.

Three fire engines were sent to a blaze which engulfed a garage.

Fire crews tackled a blaze close to a nursery.

An estate agent more than three times the drink-drive limit nearly crashed after being pulled over by police patrols while on the school run.

Visitors can tuck into a feast of street food, summer cocktails, cooking demos and live music over the three-day festival.

An application has been submitted to turn a car park into a Traveller site, nearly a year after a group were placed there on a temporary basis.

A man has died after a van veered off a major road and crashed into a parked lorry.

A mum unable to register her ‘soft’ dog in time due to a fault with a government website had her pet seized and put in kennels for months.

A business owner has slammed a new traffic management scheme he says is costing him thousands of pounds and is making a high street a “ghost town”.

A Banksy wannabe who painted almost 40 postboxes in colours including a Creme Egg wrapper and Mr Blobby homage has narrowly avoided jail.

Drivers are facing delays due to a stretch of the A2 being closed to allow for an ambulance to land following a severe crash.

Two men are starting to serve “well deserved” prison sentences after police uncovered a mobile phone network being use to pedal drugs to users.

Two men are due to appear in court following reports of a burglary where cash and jewellery were allegedly stolen.