2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (111+ words) BBC Seafront repairs under way after storm damage Works to reinforce a seafront have started after it was battered by winter storms. In May, the Environment Agency (EA) announced it had approved £19.8m for the scheme at Torcross in Devon. The…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (598+ words) A vehicle rescue group has warned drivers against using an unsuitable road in the Peak District after multiple call-outs to help stranded motorists. Derbyshire County Council is resurfacing a section of the A54, known as the Cat and Fiddle, on the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (677+ words) Bradford Council's leadership is pushing ahead with plans to divert £400,000 earmarked for arts and culture events to reopen a household waste recycling centre. Sugden End Household Waste Recycling Centre is now expected to reopen before the end of the year,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (682+ words) New York City has released previously unseen documents raising concerns about air quality in Manhattan in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday. The documents from 25 years ago suggest that officials had concerns about toxic air…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (488+ words) A councillor has called for the scrapping of council fees to collect large items to test whether it reduces fly-tipping. Green Party councillor Matt Williams said the cost of paying Newcastle City Council to collect sofas, fridges, and other large…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (552+ words) Residents in parts of Birmingham are being urged to report blocked street drains amid concerns that heavy rain this autumn could cause further flooding across the city. The West Midlands was hit by flash flooding last week, with residents in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) Businesses in West Yorkshire have raised concerns over a private members bill to introduce maximum workplace temperatures. If passed, the legislation would set up an independent body to make recommendations to the government so that workplaces are safe for employees,…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1072+ words) As the Conservative minister who launched the UK's emergency alert system, Oliver Dowden was more than familiar with the loud bleeping sound coming from his phone earlier this month. What took him by a surprise was the message on the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (612+ words) People living in the village of Ansty in Warwickshire say they feel "forgotten about", six years on from a landslip that caused a partial road closure. Residents have been volunteering to maintain the village, and say the partially closed bridge…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (372+ words) Brightly-coloured signs have been put up across a city centre urging people chewing gum to dispose of it responsibly. Exeter City Council has positioned the pink 'Bin your Gum' signage on bins and posts to discourage people from throwing it…...