In a giant twist on the Elf on the Shelf game, a 15ft (4.5m) version of the character will appear at various locations ...

A man who has become the fifth member of his family to help children cross the road safely has said "being a lollipop man is ...

A double plea is being made by a branch of the Royal British Legion amid fears it may fold. As well as asking for the public ...

A controversial policy of deploying reduced-size, on-call fire crews to incidents in Staffordshire could become permanent. At ...

A great-grandmother is celebrating 80 years as a poppy-seller after starting at the age of five. Vera Parnaby, 85, from ...

Plans for a 15m (49ft) interactive tower that would play soundscapes with voices in different languages have been submitted ...

Students are being asked to design a ceremonial mace to represent the Fenton area of Stoke-on-Trent. The city council has ...

Thousands of knitted poppies have been wrapped around a tree in Loughborough's Queen's Park in a special mark of respect for ...

Derby City Council is planning to increase the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) places at one of ...

Army veteran Terry Clarkson has been selling poppies for three decades and, in recent years, has enlisted the help of his ...

The skies above Gloucestershire were full of fireworks on Tuesday for bonfire night - and beyond. Local photographer Jack ...

Diversions will be set up and signposted during the closures, which will take place between Monday and Friday, from 20:00 to ...