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‘This accident is on you’

26 August 2023
‘This accident is on you’

People who warned a junction was dangerous say they were proved right after a crash and have told councillors the responsibility lies with them.

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Work starts to dispel town’s ‘dark places’

25 August 2023
Work starts to dispel town’s ‘dark places’

Work has started to convert a public toilet block into a police office in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour.

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Apprentices sought by Mercedes-Benz dealer

25 August 2023
Apprentices sought by Mercedes-Benz dealer

Young people are being offered a three-year apprenticeship to train as an HGV motor mechanic.

Lorry blocks country road

25 August 2023
Lorry blocks country road

An articulated lorry has become stranded, completely blocking a country lane, after satnav took the driver that way to avoid road closures.

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‘Together we can stop quarry extension’

25 August 2023
‘Together we can stop quarry extension’

Walkers stepped out at the weekend to show their dismay at plans to extend a ragstone quarry at the expense of Ancient Woodland.

‘We must stick to the plan – and that doesn’t include Aldi’

25 August 2023
‘We must stick to the plan – and that doesn’t include Aldi’

Councillors have rejected plans for an Aldi store despite huge support from residents.

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Scrap housing targets, say four out of five people

25 August 2023
Scrap housing targets, say four out of five people

An MP is pressing the government to listen to voters’ views and to scrap mandatory housing targets.

‘Let my dad come to his son’s funeral’

25 August 2023
‘Let my dad come to his son’s funeral’

The father of a young man killed in a car crash has been refused a visa to attend his son’s funeral.

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Date for church reopening revealed after 32-month battle

23 August 2023
Date for church reopening revealed after 32-month battle

A village just can’t wait until the opening of its new community facility in just four weeks’ time.

Blue badge fraudster fined nearly £2,000

22 August 2023
Blue badge fraudster fined nearly £2,000

A fraudster ended up in court after using a stolen Blue Badge.

Grateful village remembers RAF hero

22 August 2023
Grateful village remembers RAF hero

A pilot who stayed at the controls of his burning Hurricane to steer it away from a village school will be remembered with a flypast.

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Homes plagued by flies...again

22 August 2023
Homes plagued by flies...again

A fly infestation is making residents’ lives a misery, but it’s not clear where they’re coming from.

‘The Amazon driver made no attempt to deliver my £150 parcel’

20 August 2023
‘The Amazon driver made no attempt to deliver my £150 parcel’

A doctor in dispute with Amazon over a missing delivery of coffee beans has CCTV footage which he says shows the driver didn’t get out his van.

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‘We do not attempt to trace them’

20 August 2023
‘We do not attempt to trace them’

Two-thirds of all parking tickets issued to foreign-registered vehicles go unpaid, it has emerged.

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Plans for flats on ‘postage stamp’ sized sliver of land

18 August 2023
Plans for flats on ‘postage stamp’ sized sliver of land

A developer wants to build a two-storey block of flats in a narrow gap between two homes.

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Indian restaurant keeps licence after employing illegal workers

17 August 2023
Indian restaurant keeps licence after employing illegal workers

The Home Office has withdrawn its calls for a popular town centre restaurant to lose its licence.

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Council advised to block plans for new Aldi

17 August 2023
Council advised to block plans for new Aldi

Planning officers have recommended proposals for a new budget supermarket be rejected, despite scores of letters in support of the store.

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Caravan bid for ancient woodland

16 August 2023
Caravan bid for ancient woodland

A sixth attempt is being made to secure permission to use an area designated as ancient woodland as a gypsy site.

Inquest opens after crash which killed two friends

16 August 2023
Inquest opens after crash which killed two friends

An inquest has opened into the deaths of two young workmates who died in a car crash.

Plans for caravans on traveller site with chequered history

16 August 2023
Plans for caravans on traveller site with chequered history

An application for mobile homes has been lodged for a traveller site with a controversial planning history dating back 40 years.

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