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Towns and villages are hoping for more control when Somerset's councils are reorganised.

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Plymouth City Council is allocating £7m of government funding to spend on social housing.

The unit will increase the amount of patients who can be cared for from seven to 16.

The York events are designed to make nights out safer by highlighting inappropriate behaviour.

Chairs and silk clothes are said to have been stolen from the church in Grainsby, Lincolnshire.

A council says they would be spread across the county and open in case of widespread emergencies.

People living in two properties have been moved out while the area is examined by engineers.

The Do It for East Yorkshire fund allows groups to bid for grants of up to £5,000.

About 1,200 homes are to get improvements including insulation and solar panels.

A road that had potholes repaired following a double fatal crash has since "deteriorated" a coroner finds.

The plan is part of a £10m boost to climate projects in the west of England.

Research shows women are more likely to develop long Covid but vaccination nearly halves the risk.

Villagers say they want visibility problems tackled and speed cameras installed on the road.

John Thuo's family say the 37-year-old lost his life while enjoying his hobby.

Former councillor John Humphreys was convicted of sexually assaulting two boys in 2021.

The men were arrested from addresses in Worcester, Birmingham, Leicester and Bradford.

Lucy Howell, 32, died at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital while giving birth to her daughter.