As a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing is delayed again, why is it so expensive, will we have to pay a toll and where is the money coming from?

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

An inshore lifeboat was called after a cocker spaniel made its way onto marshland before getting cut off by an incoming tide.

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.

There are just a few days left before the entry deadline for a town’s music competition passes.

A town’s oldest tavern with a vibrant history dating back to the 18th century has gone on the market for more than half a million pounds.

New road restrictions could be added to an increasingly busy trading estate to tackle congestion and improve safety - but not everyone is convinced.

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.

Having grazed the hills above a town for almost three decades, a “local celebrity” has died sparking tributes from animal lovers.

Park-goers say they have been put off visiting after being chased by debt collectors over unpaid parking fines - despite providing proof of payment.

A crash involving three cars has prompted fresh calls for extra safety measures on an accident-prone road.

Nursery bosses have revealed their struggle to find a new home after being forced to leave their current site of 30 years.

Charges are being considered at a seafront stretch residents say is at risk of becoming a “squatter camp”.

Shoppers have expressed their sadness at the loss of a beloved family-run shop in the middle of a town after 60 years.

A gran suffering from terminal cancer has a heartfelt dying wish before it’s too late - ‘look after my friend of 30 years.

An empty unit in the middle of an industrial estate could be turned into a performing arts studio as a theatre company bids to take it over.

A high street fashion retailer is to shut its store at an outlet centre in the county this month.

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.