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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

Huge plan to revamp Croxteth Park thanks to Queen Elizabeth II's legacy

£2 million to be spent creating new amphitheatre, pump track and crucial renovations at much-loved green space as first project supported by Queen Elizabeth Trust

DWP confirms State Pension age rise date for those born after April 6, 1960

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the timetable for the State Pension age rising from 66 to 67

Out-of-date food and dirty utensils at Whitefield Morrisons - but the rats are under control

A previous inspection found large quantities of rodent droppings

Bev Craig issues statement after Bee Network unveils plans to let 90,000 kids travel on trams for free

The Bee Network announcement is aimed at helping kids visit Greater Manchester's cultural destinations.

Loyalist feud trial hears how live shotgun cartridges forced woman from her Ards home

Man trying to help drivers at Salford traffic lights is left seriously injured seconds later

"Someone could have been killed"

Man charged with 11 counts of burglary over series of alleged break-ins in & around Sheffield city centre

The burglaries are alleged to have taken place over the last month

Salford Royal issues 'unreserved apology' after beloved mum's death

An NHS Trust has issued an "unreserved" apology after an Ombudsman found poor care led to two hospital falls days before a patient's death

His stark grave says 'you didn't deserve to go this way' - now GMP are reinvestigating his murder

Coroner calls for police review into the death of 43-year-old found in undergrowth after witnesses claim a 'conspiracy of silence'. Neal Keeling reports.

The Papers: Reform donors 'could face enhanced checks' and 'Sydney Sweeney blasted'

Several papers feature actor Sydney Sweeney, who has been criticised by female athletes for posing nude for a sports betting company advert.