Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged pub assault in which a punter is said to have armed himself with a sock full of pool table balls.

Detectives investigating an alleged rape inside a supermarket toilet cubicle have now concluded their enquiries.

A concerned passerby was chased, beaten and robbed after he tried to help a woman pretending to be in distress.

Police are on the lookout for a man who allegedly stole metal and tools from a home overnight.

A by-election is set to be held for a ward with a councillor accused of multiple sex offences.

An alleged sexual assault in a town park is being investigated by police.

Vehicles, horse boxes and mobile homes are being removed from an illegal forest development several years after a council started enforcement action.

Police are hunting a fugitive who imported firearms through Kent and failed to show up at court.

A man is in hospital and a property in a high street has been cordoned off by police after a stabbing.

With spiking on the rise and just one conviction in five years, we hit the streets to find out how safe women feel, and the picture is sobering.

A former boxer sent a message to the mother of his child on social media threatening to kill her after he was dumped by his latest partner.

A lifeboat was called out to a major river crossing amid fears for the safety of a person on the bridge.

Parts of a street were cordoned off by police after reports a man threatened to set fire to a house.

Two children aged four and six and a 30-year-old woman were injured after reports four dogs were dangerously out of control.

A father-of-seven who had his licence stripped away was spotted behind the wheel of his sister’s works van twice by the same police officer.

A judge told a man who picked up two knives from his kitchen to confront weapon-wielding yobs outside his home that he made a “terrible” decision.

Two suspects have been charged after reports that two vehicles were taken in alleged carjackings.

Police arrest man within minutes of reports of alleged thefts from three vehicles on a residential street.

A man has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a “friendly and bubbly” 18-year-old after the car he was driving crashed into a pub.

A scheme to improve a neglected green space which has become a target for anti-social behaviour has been given the green light.