The redevelopment of a landmark town centre church can go ahead after the ambitious scheme was granted planning approval.

A dad-of-three who turned his life around with the help of Leeds’s drug treatment programmes is among those who have helped shape a major new five-year plan to tackle substance use harm in the city.

Sir Keir Starmer faces a clash with Civil Service unions after vowing to reshape the “flabby” state and slash the cost of bureaucracy. The Prime Minister said the Civil Service had grown by ...

Sir Keir will announce plans for greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology across the Civil Service, promising that one in 10 officials will work in tech and digital roles within the ...

Stafford Pride has criticised a “disturbingly homophobic” church group after it was granted permission to move to the West Midlands town. The pride group has said it feels “deeply troubled” by the ...

Teams have been talking about contracts for weeks. Although nobody can officially sign a contract for a few days, it’s considered the big reveal for every team’s offseason plans. Instead, the Vikings ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Plans to 'stabilise' a County Durham village church building have been approved. The temporary stabilisation works at St Ives Church ...

Historic features at risk The plans put forward by the parish include removing the church’s historic tiled floor and replacing most of its original seating. Both elements were part of the original ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Plans to convert a County Durham church into a house have been approved by the council. Planning permission was granted to change Priory ...