South Essex mechanic Joseph Thomas has past convictions for attacking a woman, a jury at Basildon Crown Court heard as he was cross-examined.

A woman from Basildon borough tearfully gave evidence at the rape trial of Stanford Le Hope mechanic Joseph Thomas.

The near complete copper-alloy chape – a decorative tip to a daggers scabbard – has gone on display in Rugby Art Gallery and ...

The M42 is closed in both directions between J9 (Curdworth) and J10 (Tamworth) following a Police led incident on Friday ...

A metal detectorist who discovered a 1,500-year-old scabbard chape in a field has recalled the "thrill" of a find giving "connection to lives lived centuries ago". Kathy Bonehill found the decorative ...

Work is now underway on a retail destination and business innovation park in Staffordshire which is aimed at "celebrating a site with deep local roots." Tamworth-based Ross Developments gained ...

Planning approval has been granted for a development of eight commercial units at Bonehill Mill Estate, in Fazeley, Staffordshire. The scheme, being delivered by Tamworth-based Ross Developments, is ...

2.5 acre site in Soho Hill set to deliver 115 homes and flats alongside an 80-bed care home A pre-planning application has been submitted to Birmingham City Council for the £48.5m redevelopment of the ...

This story, “Big Shots,” appeared in the June 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. WRITINGS HAVE BEEN left us of how colonizing shoemakers used to build blinds along the shores of New England’s freshwater ...

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