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'We even had to queue to get out of the place'

08 August 2021
'We even had to queue to get out of the place'

Customers say they were so shocked by the length of the queues at an event at a popular attraction, they turned round and went home again.

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Dinosaur returns to town after 125 million years

05 August 2021
Dinosaur returns to town after 125 million years

After 125 million years, Iggy the Iguanodon, has made a re-appearance - outside a town's new railway station.

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Community centre dispute nearing finale

04 August 2021
Community centre dispute nearing finale

We examine a row that has divided a town over where to build a new centre and how it's sometimes seen tempers fray.

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Crackdown over town's violence and crime

03 August 2021
Crackdown over town's violence and crime

More CCTV, a ban on street drinking and measures encouraging bars to close earlier are being considered by one council.

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'As I stood behind bride I heard gunfire'

02 August 2021
'As I stood behind bride I heard gunfire'

A father has recalled the day his daughter got married during the Battle of Britain, while bombs were falling and gunfire was rattling off close by.

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'Why build on Grade A farmland?'

01 August 2021
'Why build on Grade A farmland?'

Village residents are pushing back at development plans that say will engulf them in an "oil-slick" of new housing.

'I loved it all except the bad weather, dogs and broken letterboxes'

31 July 2021
'I loved it all except the bad weather, dogs and broken letterboxes'

A postie who has retired after delivering mail for 50 years has been reminiscing on his time working for Royal Mail.

Chemical scare sparked by parcel

30 July 2021
Chemical scare sparked by parcel

A mystery substance leaking from a package at a Hermes depot has sparked a major emergency response.

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Pioneering hop oil business expands

30 July 2021
Pioneering hop oil business expands

A firm which helps brewers make beer without the need to process hops has opened a new warehouse.

Fashion and make-up entrepreneurs join forces

30 July 2021
Fashion and make-up entrepreneurs join forces

Two up and coming young business owners are combining their talents to help customers 'look good and feel good.'

Court action to get rid of burnt-out floating restaurant

30 July 2021
Court action to get rid of burnt-out floating restaurant

A council is taking legal action to get the burnt shell of a floating restaurant removed from a river.

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Sanitary towels and condoms strewn along nature reserve riverbank

28 July 2021
Sanitary towels and condoms strewn along nature reserve riverbank

The pressure in a sewerage system after heavy rainfalls has lifted the lid on a drain cover and left waste products strewn across a nature reserve.

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Road closure traffic blocks country lanes

28 July 2021
Road closure traffic blocks country lanes

Motorists are experiencing a third day of disruption, with another nine to go, after country lanes were blocked by traffic avoiding a road closure.

'I'm so angry' says theft victim

28 July 2021
'I'm so angry' says theft victim

A group of four women distracted a market shopper while stealing her wallet.

Home with a view of Churchill

27 July 2021
Home with a view of Churchill

Savills is marketing a property that has a view of Britain's wartime Prime Minister and a link to Lewis Carroll.

'Let's restore County Town's crown'

27 July 2021
'Let's restore County Town's crown'

A council leader has challenged colleagues to set political differences aside and join him in a race to take their town to the top.

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Driver was crushed by lorry after 'handbrake not applied properly'

26 July 2021
Driver was crushed by lorry after 'handbrake not applied properly'

An insufficiently applied handbrake caused a refuse truck to roll away crushing its driver, an inquest heard.

Village loses out on £469k after change to housing plan

26 July 2021
Village loses out on £469k after change to housing plan

A decision to increase affordable homes in a development means a village missing out on thousands of pounds to put towards school places.

Binman crushed to death by lorry was only on round due to staff shortages

23 July 2021
Binman crushed to death by lorry was only on round due to staff shortages

A supervisor had stepped in at the last minute to cover a shift when tragedy struck as he tried to stop his refuse truck rolling away.

Garden waste collections suspended

23 July 2021
Garden waste collections suspended

A shortage of HGV drivers is posing a threat to refuse collections with two councils taking mitigating action.

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