19 h. ago Police release video of arrest that led to officer’s sacking

Pc Lorne Castle was dismissed after a disciplinary hearing held by Dorset Police following the incident in Bournemouth town centre last year.

Events

22 h. ago First look at cool new hub with cinema and roof terrace set to open in Greater Manchester town centre

It promises to be a modern workspace for start-ups and creatives

Sport

37 h. ago Underrated UK seaside town about to get £30 million boost with direct link to huge city

The Grand Central route connecting the English capital and Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes would stop at Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Thorne South, Crowle and Althorpe stations

Economics

55 h. ago Costa Coffee reveals plans to open third Dumfries store this summer

The coffee kings have confirmed they are planning to open at the Peel Centre retail park on the outskirts of the town.

Politics

68 h. ago Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue efforts halted

The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 200 on Sunday, a local official said

Events

69 h. ago Carlow incident: Gun terror as man with 'explosive on leg' fires into shopping centre

Gunshots have been heard in the Irish town of Carlow as the Gardai rushed to a shopping centre at Fairgreen to 'neutralise' an alleged gunman

Events

3 d. ago This Greater Manchester town is undergoing a huge facelift, but will it change the price of a pint?

The town centre is set to undergo a massive transformation over the course of the next decade

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Beautiful’ woman in her 20s stabbed to death in middle of town centre

‘Beautiful’ woman in her 20s stabbed to death in middle of town centre  Metro.co.uk

Events

4 d. ago Dark history of abandoned town ‘like Chernobyl’ where 70,000 homes stand frozen in time

The housing estate of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga has become a no-go area, with gang violence a regular feature of an abandoned project that is now crumbling into the ground

Culture

4 d. ago Shocking moment biker, 21, drags brave police officer across road as he tries to arrest him over dangerous town centre wheelies

Sergeant Tom Brookes asked Scott Ryall, 21, to pull over after he spotted him doing dangerous wheelies in Bargoed town centre in South Wales on April 8.

Events

5 d. ago Why is this family living in a tent in Stockport town centre?

There are huge housing pressures in Stockport and around the country.

Politics

5 d. ago Popular capital city burger and shakes diners set to expand into West Lothian

The new venue will open in Bathgate town centre later this summer

Politics

6 d. ago Thug, 33, who hurled a pint glass at a pregnant Wetherspoon barmaid after she refused to serve him is jailed

Ben Kelly, 33, hurled the glass across the bar in a shocking outburst at the Up Steps Inn in Oldham town centre - leaving the woman, who was just four weeks pregnant, with a painful lump on her face.

Events

7 d. ago New blow for Britain's worst seaside town rated 'drab' and 'rundown' as its main shopping centre goes up for sale at knockdown price

The historic Welsh resort of Bangor took the unwanted number one spot on the Which? survey of worst seaside town in Britain earlier this month, scoring just 42 percent approval ratings.

Economics

7 d. ago Site of demolished Dumfries town centre building to be turned into flats

Plans have been approved for 16 flats and a shop to be built on the former Treasure Cave site in English Street.

Politics

7 d. ago Paisley cafe sees 'dramatic' increase in customers after becoming local hit

Paisley Pie Co. has seen footfall increase after benefitting from Renfrewshire Council’s town centre premises fund.

Economics

8 d. ago The one reason this Greater Manchester town with a 'bad press' and a 'poor' reputation is on the up

The transport hub has been open since 2013 and was central to the town centre's new look

Politics

9 d. ago 'It's sh*** now, we need a proper market to get people coming back'

On the streets of Eccles town centre, locals are calling for change.

Politics

1 week ago The death of Debenhams: The reason why ghost stores are left to rot across the country as locals say 'desolate' shells are 'ruining' their town centres

Once a stalwart of the British shopping experience, the bedraggled shells of former Debenhams stores now litter the UK.

Events

1 week ago The town with a high street dripping with bling, supercars and celebrities

"It's buzzing... We’ve got a lot of stuff you would only normally find in a city centre but we're a town."

Politics