6 h. ago Falkirk Council staff 'intimidated' while removing flags at town centre protest

Council workers were allegedly threatened with violence as they tried to remove flags from lamposts.

Events

8 h. ago Artisans take centre stage as Handmade in Ayr Market returns to town

Business was brisk throughout the weekend and organiser Leona Stewart was delighted with the turnout.

Politics

17 h. ago The massive plan for yet more change in Stockport town centre

It could make it easier to get around and access the train station.

Politics

28 h. ago Businesses in North Lanarkshire town centres have chance to get grant funding from the council

The council is to make a total of £250,000 available to support businesses in its towns and possibly also in outlying retail areas.

Economics

41 h. ago "I’ve painted murals all over the world, but nothing compares to your hometown"

A new international festival will see a town centre transformed into dramatic landscapes

Politics

56 h. ago Mother and two daughters aged six and eight are found dead in septic tank in suspected murder

The trio were found in the sewage tank after the children's father reported them missing on Sunday at 10:18pm in the small town of Helenów Pierwszy, Konin County, in west-central Poland .

Events

64 h. ago Brits bash 'pointless and idiotic' WH Smith rebrand as all stores re

The stationary store, which had been a town centre staple for more than 200 years, was sold off earlier this year to investment firm Modella Capital and rebranded with a fictitious “family” name

Politics

3 d. ago 'Britain's best high street' where locals claim big name brands aren't welcome

Marlborough in Wiltshire has been named as having one of the best high streets in the UK, and locals say they are 'fortunate' to have such a thriving town centre

Politics

3 d. ago 'They’re trying to make it a yuppie place, we don’t want it to become like Chorlton and Didsbury'

A revamped town centre thoroughfare has got the locals interested. Nick Jackson went to find out what people think of the rebirth of King Street.

Politics

4 d. ago Reform UK council removes St George’s flags and bunting over public safety fears

Durham County Council is removing the display of St George’s Cross and the Union flag over fears it could compromise public safety

Politics

5 d. ago Finland will finally remove swastikas from the flag of its air force after ‘awkward situations’

Finland's air force adopted the swastika emblem in 1918

Events

5 d. ago Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland's air force, but are on the way out

Finland's air force is moving to remove swastikas from its flags, partly due to the awkwardness it creates with Western allies

Politics

5 d. ago Falkirk council saves £8.3 million but spending still outstrips income

Falkirk Council's accounts are now ready for the annual audit and show progress in cutting spending.

Economics

6 d. ago Lad warned 'what the f*** do you think you're doing?' in ugly Union flag clash

A cyclist was confronted by a local in a pub after he removed a Union Jack and England flag that had been put up on a bridge in Didsbury

Events

6 d. ago Man charged with carrying knife in East Kilbride town centre

Officers recovered a bladed weapon at the scene but said no one was injured in the incident.

Politics

6 d. ago Iconic town centre building in Greater Manchester to close as £16m regeneration plans ramp up

The town is set to get a complete makeover thanks to a huge cash injection

Economics

6 d. ago Falkirk councillor demands emergency meeting over social care decisions

Councillor Brian McCabe has been told the council cannot challenge Falkirk Integration Joint Board's decision to make changes at a housing with care complex in his ward

Politics

7 d. ago Shopping centre demolition to unlock massive town centre regeneration in Greater Manchester town

The huge makeover has been earmarked for years

Economics

7 d. ago ‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco

Extravagant armour and tail weaponry on Spicomellus afer fossil confound existing theories of how the species evolvedTank-like physique, bristling with body armour and a collar of spikes the length of golf clubs, Spicomellus afer looks more like a Pokémon creation than a living creature. This bizarre dinosaur roamed the flood planes of what is now north Africa 165m years ago, palaeontologists have revealed.The fossil, the oldest known ankylosaur specimen, was unearthed near the central Moroccan town of Boulemane. Its extravagant armour has confounded existing theories of how the ankylosaurs, a major group of plant-eating dinosaurs, evolved. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Public toilets in Falkirk 'Outlander' village will be sold as bids close

Blackness is on the John Muir Way but Falkirk Council says the toilets are unaffordable

Politics