8 h. ago 'If there are nice bars, restaurants and food outlets, how can young people afford to use them?'

The demolition of Crompton Place will leave one of Britain's largest inner town centre development sites

Society

31 h. ago The 'creepy' newbuild town that still does not have a town centre EIGHT YEARS after it was built... but what is it like to live there?

At first, the lack of traffic in Northstowe is seemingly peaceful but the more you explore the maze of identical homes, the absence of residents and shops quickly becomes disturbing.

Politics

45 h. ago Warning new West Lothian banking hub in 'challenging' location for the elderly

Both Linlithgow and Bathgate will get new hubs to help residents - but there is disappointment in Bathgate that a campaign to retain the new hub in the town centre has failed.

Events

3 d. ago New £250,000 fund launched to support businesses in North Lanarkshire’s eight town centres

The council will provide 50 per cent grants up to a maximum of £20,000 to help private commercial landlords and business owners make improvements to properties, allowing new shops and other businesses to open.

Economics

3 d. ago Town centre though road could be closed to traffic or made one way to allow ‘markets, outdoor seating and socialising’

Two options are being consulted on with other suggestions invited from the public

Politics

3 d. ago How new transport hub connecting tram, trains and buses in Greater Manchester town will work

The transport hub will form part of a wider regeneration of the town centre

Sport

4 d. 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

4 d. 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

4 d. 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

4 d. 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

5 d. 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

6 d. 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

6 d. 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

7 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

7 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week ago Shopping centre demolition to unlock massive town centre regeneration in Greater Manchester town

The huge makeover has been earmarked for years

Economics

1 week 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

1 week ago I stayed in a beautiful historic hotel in a Welsh market town that doesn't get the hype

I recently stayed in a rather lovely Georgian hotel that's right in the centre of a lively Welsh market town that's worth a visit.

Politics