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Social worker suspended over ‘gender critical’ views wins £58k payout

30 April 2024
Social worker suspended over ‘gender critical’ views wins £58k payout

A social worker has been “vindicated” after being wrongly suspended from her job for promoting her views on transgender issues on social media.

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‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Dad and daughter reunited after heart attack scare

30 April 2024
‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Dad and daughter reunited after heart attack scare

A dad reunited with the paramedics who saved his life after a heart attack at home says the incident has made him “re-evaluate” his life.

Community ‘win’ as future of historic pub secured - for now

28 April 2024
Community ‘win’ as future of historic pub secured - for now

An historic pub described as “the heart of the village” which was forced to closed its doors this year could still yet fend off the bulldozers.

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Co-op store displays ‘dummy’ boxes to stop criminal gangs ‘clearing shelves’

28 April 2024
Co-op store displays ‘dummy’ boxes to stop criminal gangs ‘clearing shelves’

A convenience store has resorted to putting empty “dummy” products on display in an effort to thwart a surge in shoplifters.

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Classic car returns to original garage for its 40th MOT

27 April 2024
Classic car returns to original garage for its 40th MOT

A 66-year-old car lover has returned to the same garage for four decades to get his much-loved classic car its annual check.

Thug glassed man in town centre bar

26 April 2024
Thug glassed man in town centre bar

The victim of a “brutal and unprovoked” attack needed 18 stitches and is still recovering months later, a court heard.

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Man admits ‘mindless’ attack on police car outside hospital

26 April 2024
Man admits ‘mindless’ attack on police car outside hospital

A man alleged to have been found jumping up and down on the bonnet of an out of action police car has appeared in court.

Parents blast ‘horrendous’ decision to axe school bus route

26 April 2024
Parents blast ‘horrendous’ decision to axe school bus route

Stressed parents have been left with a logistical nightmare after being told their children’s school bus is to stop running at short notice.

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New shuttle bus trial to Bluewater under way

25 April 2024
New shuttle bus trial to Bluewater under way

Villagers are being urged to jump on board a trial shuttle bus service linking rural areas with health and shopping facilities.

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You will definitely want to come on over to this place

25 April 2024
You will definitely want to come on over to this place

The songs of hit 1950s group The Drifters are brought to life in the touring West End show The Drifters Girl.

‘I wanted to be there to see my kids grow up’

25 April 2024
‘I wanted to be there to see my kids grow up’

A dad with an inoperable brain tumour fears his young family will be left penniless after his life insurance policy was cancelled.

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Work to start on major £4.3m park revamp

24 April 2024
Work to start on major £4.3m park revamp

New images have been released of a multimillion-pound recreation ground overhaul ahead of working starting on-site.

‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Council seeks court order over landslip road rebuild

23 April 2024
‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Council seeks court order over landslip road rebuild

A court injunction could force private landowners to allow a council access to a collapsed road following a year of legal wranglings over its repair.

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Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

23 April 2024
Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

A community is a step closer to saving a much-loved windmill after a proposal from the county council to sell it off to raise funds.

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‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

23 April 2024
‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

A desperate mum has invited Rishi Sunak to spend a day at her home as she fights to keep her teen daughter from taking her own life.

Neighbours to hear update on collapsed road repair job

22 April 2024
Neighbours to hear update on collapsed road repair job

Residents are hoping to hear the latest news on the repair of a major road which has been closed for more than a year following a landslide.

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Victory for park home owners told caravans would be flattened

21 April 2024
Victory for park home owners told caravans would be flattened

Residents have won a “frightening” battle against a council to save their homes from being razed to the ground.

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Fury at disabled dad’s blue badge fine at free car park

19 April 2024
Fury at disabled dad’s blue badge fine at free car park

An ex policeman who suffers with dementia and forgot to correctly display his blue badge has been handed a £95 fine for parking in a free car park.

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Gym-lover dies hours after severe asthma attack

19 April 2024
Gym-lover dies hours after severe asthma attack

The family of a “genuine” and “caring” 37-year-old say his legacy will be in helping others, after starting charity fundraising in his name.

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Children’s passports stolen in ‘early hours home burglaries’

18 April 2024
Children’s passports stolen in ‘early hours home burglaries’

A man has been charged on suspicion of burglary after two homes were reportedly targeted in the early hours.

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