7 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

22 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

29 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

44 h. 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

54 h. 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 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

5 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

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

The huge makeover has been earmarked for years

Economics

5 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

6 d. 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

6 d. ago Paisley staff 'heartbroken' as popular music venue to close after a decade

The Cave in the town centre will pull down the shutters on Saturday, September 13.

Culture

8 d. ago Horror in religious town at centre of mystery behind hundreds of deaths

A man "wracked with guilt" has come forward and given a chilling account of how he buried and disposed of hundreds of bodies of victims of sexual assault and murder in a holy town.

Events

8 d. ago Religious town at centre of mystery behind hundreds of deaths and mass graves

A man "wracked with guilt" has come forward and given a chilling account of how he buried and disposed of hundreds of bodies of victims of sexual assault and murder in a holy town.

Events

8 d. ago Police issue asylum seeker dispersal centre protest warning over actions to be 'taken'

The protest is being held over plans for asylum seekers to be housed at the Ambrose Centre, which is in the market town in Flintshire, North Wales

Events

9 d. ago Pennsylvania's Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners

The central Pennsylvania town of Mount Gretna is a throwback to the period more than a century ago when the summertime get-togethers known as Chautauquas were practically a craze

Politics

1 week ago Demolition of shopping centre approved to create ‘one of Britain’s biggest inner town’ development spaces

Crompton Place will take a year to be demolished and leave behind a space facing Bolton town hall bigger than two football pitches

Economics

1 week ago Woman suffered serious head injury after assault in Motherwell town centre

Luke McKillop shoved the woman, causing her to fall back and strike her head against a wall.

Events

1 week ago 'A real place for real people': Main street opens up for the first time in more than 60 years

The town centre is set to become a 'destination' once again

Politics

1 week ago Landmark building in Falkirk town centre will be sold by council

Registry services that were based in Falkirk Old Burgh Buildings have already moved elsewhere.

Politics

1 week ago West Lothian town among first to see plans for national 20mph speed limits

The speed limit through the town centre would be cut back in the first tier of communities which will see lower speed limits as part of a Scottish Government strategy.

Politics