A leafy village has been named among the five ‘most lusted after’ residential locations in the country – because there are so many more buyers than homes for sale. Wombourne, in South Staffordshire, near Wolverhampton, was ranked the fifth most desired…
Funeral of York Normandy veteran Sid Metcalfe at St Lawrence’s Church. Pictured: soldiers of 34 Field Hospital carry Sid’s coffin into church (Image: Stephen Lewis)THE Last Post sounded today for York Normandy veteran Sid Metcalfe at a moving funeral s…
Reacting to the government’s decision to approve the first new coal mine in the UK for 30 years in the Daily Telegraph, chief city commentator Ben Marlow writes: “The case for the Woodhouse Colliery near Whitehaven to be allowed to start production isn…
POLICE are asking for help to identify a woman they want to speak to in connection with an alleged fraudulent driving test.
West Mercia Police are helping Derbyshire Police with appealing to the public for any information regarding the woman.
The incid…
A year after Britain hosted a major climate summit, the British government on Wednesday approved its first new coal mine in 30 years, stoking anger among environmental campaigners. The Washington Post reports: The new mine, approved on W…
A 24-storey tower of flats that has been constructed in Ascot Road in Watford (Image: Newsquest)The number of new homes being built in Watford could be reduced following reports the Government is to water down targets.In a letter to MPs on Monday, seen…
Thousands more tank-busting missiles have been ordered to replace weapons Britain sent to Ukraine.
The devices have been vital for Ukrainian troops defending their homeland from Russian invaders.
But handing them to Kyiv meant UK stocks had run low.
Th…
Ulverston’s giant Glaxochem pharmaceutical factor y played host to the chief executive of multinational parent company Glaxo Holdings plc, Dr Ernest Mario, in 1990.
Dr Mario joined Glaxo’s United States subsidiary, Glaxo Inc, as president and chief ope…
Killington Lake in the Lake District, and Telford in Shropshire, have been named the best motorway service stations – for motorists travelling with their dogs this Christmas.
Oxford services on the M40, Reading services on the M4, and Tebay services on…
President Xi Jinping has said that China is “willing to build a closer partnership with Russia in energy cooperation”, reports the South China Morning Post, adding that the remarks “came as energy trade between the two countries reached a historic high…