In a giant twist on the Elf on the Shelf game, a 15ft (4.5m) version of the character will appear at various locations ...

A man who has become the fifth member of his family to help children cross the road safely has said "being a lollipop man is ...

A controversial policy of deploying reduced-size, on-call fire crews to incidents in Staffordshire could become permanent. At ...

A double plea is being made by a branch of the Royal British Legion amid fears it may fold. As well as asking for the public ...

Students are being asked to design a ceremonial mace to represent the Fenton area of Stoke-on-Trent. The city council has ...

A great-grandmother is celebrating 80 years as a poppy-seller after starting at the age of five. Vera Parnaby, 85, from ...

Plans for a 15m (49ft) interactive tower that would play soundscapes with voices in different languages have been submitted ...

A new church aimed at university students is set to be built on an industrial estate in Preston. City council planners have ...

A charity which has given more than £20m to thousands of local projects will be celebrated at event in Cornwall, organisers ...

Thousands of knitted poppies have been wrapped around a tree in Loughborough's Queen's Park in a special mark of respect for ...

Derby City Council is planning to increase the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) places at one of ...

Army veteran Terry Clarkson has been selling poppies for three decades and, in recent years, has enlisted the help of his ...