More than 3,000 patients have signed up to a new dentist surgery in just a few weeks of it opening.

A young woman has been left scarred for life after her face was slashed open during a hit-and-run collision.

A woman is calling for camera’s to be installed in all care home rooms after watching heartbreaking footage of her grandmother falling in her room.

Officers and a police helicopter were deployed to a town following an assault.

Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to concerns for a man in a parked vehicle at a motorway service station.

Disgruntled residents say they are inhaling dirty fumes and are unable to sleep due to noisy generators needed to counteract constant power outages.

A leading charity for the elderly is having to pay £6,000 a month for its carers to park – because a council is refusing to provide them with permits.

A hosepipe ban will be enforced from today in parts of Kent as demand for water reached record levels – with rule-breakers facing a £1,000 fine.

A mum says her 34-year-old son who was found dead at his home struggled to ask for help due to the stigma attached to men’s mental health.

Two people suffered burns after a fire pit blaze spread to a fence and shed.

A mum of four says she is “frustrated and angry” after struggling to get her daughters’ conditions diagnosed on the NHS.

Plans to build a community garden, and possible a farm shop to sell the produce, have been put forward by residents.

More than 700 dead fish have been found floating on the surface of a river, sparking sadness among villagers.

A doctor’s surgery is to trial a new online booking system in a bid cut down on long telephone waiting times for patients.

A care home has been rated ‘inadequate’ by healthcare watchdogs following a surprise inspection.

Police are hunting a vandal who regularly smears excrement over the walls of a public toilet.

A children’s party ended in disaster when nine people fell ill after playing in the river.

A hospital ward is still closed nearly 18 months after it was due to open to help ease the demands on the service.

Parents of a four-year-old who died after falling ill fear a delay in calling for help when their son stopped breathing could have led to his death.

A teenager who had fits from birth has been seven years without seizures thanks to an innovative surgery.