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‘I hope this is the next big thing to happen to me’

10 July 2023
‘I hope this is the next big thing to happen to me’

A high street busker whose vocal talents landed him a gig warming up for the Sugababes hopes it will be the next big step on his journey to stardom.

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Innovation boss would ‘welcome Netflix with open arms’ to £11m park

10 July 2023
Innovation boss would ‘welcome Netflix with open arms’ to £11m park

A troubled innovation park project looks to have turned a corner after it was revealed it has had contact from 200 companies keen to move in.

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‘My church survived the war but not absurdity of claims department’

07 July 2023
‘My church survived the war but not absurdity of claims department’

A church is faced with a £73k repair bill after an ancient wall collapsed and insurers refused to pay up.

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Award-winning grocer’s moves to empty antiques shop

06 July 2023
Award-winning grocer’s moves to empty antiques shop

A farm shop has expanded by moving into a prime town centre spot.

Tapas boss opens new bar, months after previous business shut down

06 July 2023
Tapas boss opens new bar, months after previous business shut down

A restaurant chain owner has launched a new Mexican-themed bar, months after his previous business was shut down by landlords.

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Swanky cocktail lounge shuts suddenly after just one year’s trade

04 July 2023
Swanky cocktail lounge shuts suddenly after just one year’s trade

Owners of a fancy cocktail bar have blamed their sudden closure on the cost of living crisis.

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‘He will be sorely missed and we are all lost without him’

04 July 2023
‘He will be sorely missed and we are all lost without him’

Tributes have been paid to a brewery boss who has passed away suddenly, aged 56.

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Antiques boss: ‘Return my head, no questions asked’

04 July 2023
Antiques boss: ‘Return my head, no questions asked’

The owner of a historic town mansion is appealing to a thief who snatched a treasured antique possession to ‘post it back, no questions asked’.

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Woman calls for cameras in care homes after footage of gran’s fall

28 June 2023
Woman calls for cameras in care homes after footage of gran’s fall

A woman is calling for camera’s to be installed in all care home rooms after watching heartbreaking footage of her grandmother falling in her room.

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Tributes to popular Big Issue seller

27 June 2023
Tributes to popular Big Issue seller

Flowers have been left in a high street following the death of a popular Big Issue seller.

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Gran who worked in charity cafe takes over the business

26 June 2023
Gran who worked in charity cafe takes over the business

A grandmother loved working in a cafe so much that when the charity running it announced it was closing she decided to take over.

Heartbreak as nursery to shut after 46 years

23 June 2023
Heartbreak as nursery to shut after 46 years

Parents and teachers are “devastated” after a pre-school based inside a church hall is closing its doors due to a lack of government funding.

Empty space at shopping centre could be new fitness area

23 June 2023
Empty space at shopping centre could be new fitness area

Empty space above a large retail outlet centre could be used for fitness and leisure studio, plans have revealed.

Primary school set to open after year-long delay

23 June 2023
Primary school set to open after year-long delay

Pupils are preparing to move from a temporary classroom to their new school on a multi-million pound housing estate after a 12-month wait.

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Car crashes into tree on high street

20 June 2023
Car crashes into tree on high street

There are some delays on the A2 after a car crashed into a tree.

Dad left paralysed after tooth extraction

12 June 2023
Dad left paralysed after tooth extraction

A dad left paralysed and wheelchair-bound after a wisdom tooth extraction is arm cycling 50 marathons in 50 days.

Renewed battle to save warship ‘national treasure’ from the scrapyard

08 June 2023
Renewed battle to save warship ‘national treasure’ from the scrapyard

Hundreds of thousands of pounds is needed to help historians save an iconic First World War warship from the scrapyard.

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Former football chief speaks out as £4million fraud case takes new twist

06 June 2023
Former football chief speaks out as £4million fraud case takes new twist

Attempts to extradite Gillingham FC’s former vice chairman to America have failed.

Ghostbusters fan meets film’s creator

06 June 2023
Ghostbusters fan meets film’s creator

A Ghostbusters super fan was able to show off his replica of the iconic Cadillac to the film’s creator and director of the latest installment.

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Award-winning grocers to move to new premises

03 June 2023
Award-winning grocers to move to new premises

A hugely popular grocers is moving to a bigger venue on the same high street.

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