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Trees at country park must be felled for safety reasons

29 August 2023
Trees at country park must be felled for safety reasons

Trees at a popular park which have been hit by disease must be felled because they pose a risk to the public.

Historic former bakery up for sale

29 August 2023
Historic former bakery up for sale

A 17th-century building which was once a bakery is for sale at auction and could become flats or a coffee shop with planning permission.

Changes to bus timetables ahead of new school year

29 August 2023
Changes to bus timetables ahead of new school year

There are changes to Nu Venture bus services across a wide area with one estate losing its bus because of badly parked residents’ cars.

‘The Royal Navy plays a crucial role’

28 August 2023
‘The Royal Navy plays a crucial role’

Sailors from HMS Kent will march through a town centre to exercise their newly won Freedom of the County.

Charity match to remember Joe

27 August 2023
Charity match to remember Joe

Hundreds of people turned out for a charity football match in memory of a tragic teenager.

Council steps in to fix sinkhole after seven weeks

26 August 2023
Council steps in to fix sinkhole after seven weeks

After weeks of a council and water company being at loggerheads over who should repair a sinkhole, action is to be taken.

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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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