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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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Stationery shop and homes go under the hammer

02 June 2023
Stationery shop and homes go under the hammer

An empty former stationery shop located next to a town’s former Debenhams department store is up for auction.

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Investigation launched after sudden closure of children’s nursery

02 June 2023
Investigation launched after sudden closure of children’s nursery

Almost 30 vulnerable children have been left to find new places after their nursery was suddenly closed down amid an investigation.

Bad language and high pupil absences at ‘inadequate’ school

30 May 2023
Bad language and high pupil absences at ‘inadequate’ school

Inspectors found derogatory language has been normalised at an academy which has been rated inadequate.

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Taxis outside school make roads ‘no go area’

29 May 2023
Taxis outside school make roads ‘no go area’

Residents are fed up with taxis parking on double yellow lines and blocking roads outisde a school.

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Fast food joint slammed over ‘garish’ and ‘plasticky’ front

28 May 2023
Fast food joint slammed over ‘garish’ and ‘plasticky’ front

Conservationists have slammed a takeway for its signage in a historic town centre claiming it its out of sync with its Tudor surroundings.

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Residents’ fury as council withdraws support in ‘David and Goliath battle’ over playing field homes

27 May 2023
Residents’ fury as council withdraws support in ‘David and Goliath battle’ over playing field homes

Hundreds of residents are angry over a council’s U-turn on a controversial plan to build 250 homes on fields in their village.

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Classrooms emptied ahead of university’s closure

26 May 2023
Classrooms emptied ahead of university’s closure

A university with a history spanning 170 years, producing well-known names in the arts and fashion world, is preparing to leave town.

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