Plans for up to 30,000 solar panels in the green belt have been proposed but residents fear it could “set a precedent” for building in the area.

A fast-food joint has been taken to court after fly-tipping partially eaten burgers, plastic bags and a whole kebab skewer.

A new scheme to promote the installation of heat pumps has been launched by a council for its 31,000 residents.

With funeral costs soaring more people are being laid-to-rest in public health funerals, while others turn to direct cremations to relieve the burden.

A photo shows the moment black smoke poured from a delivery van after it became engulfed in flames.

A logistics warehouse giant is consulting on plans for new commercial development with facilities for six businesses

A singer from one of the 1980s most memorable bands has called time on more than 40 years with the group.

A grandmother is appealing for information after she discovered her three horses had been stolen from their stables overnight.

Detectives are hoping to reunite the rightful owners with items of stolen jewellery seized from a pawnbroker.

The hunt is on for a lottery ticket winner entitled to £10k a month for the next three decades who could lose their prize.

A portrait of Henry Vlll’s minister Thomas Cromwell now hangs in the home of Anne Boleyn - whose downfall he organised.

Among the vehicles taken is a brand new tractor which is believed to be the only kind in the country.

A pickup truck driver in his 40s has died after being struck by a car and a van on an A-road.

An A-road has reopened 12 hours after a "serious collision" shut the route.

A secondary school that had been told it “requires improvement” has seen its rating jump to “good” after its latest visit from inspectors.

A historic castle has been putting on magical festive experiences for a decade. Here’s what visitors can expect this year.

Villagers have cast scorn on an announcement by Wasps rugby club that it has secured land to build a new stadium in Kent.

Police are investigating an allegation of rape after a mourner reported she was physically and sexually assaulted.

A multi-vehicle collision that left three people, two of them children, in hospital is being investigated by police who are appealing for witnesses.

Hundreds have signed a petition to keep a traditional pie and mash van outside a village boozer, amid uncertainty over the pub’s impending takeover.