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Business to extend Victorian pump house

09 August 2023
Business to extend Victorian pump house

A firm can has won permission to add an extra floor to a listed water pump house despite neighbours' objections.

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Hundreds still without electricity after power surge

09 August 2023
Hundreds still without electricity after power surge

Homes are still without electricity this morning after a power surge caused smoke to pour from electric sockets.

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295 home development unlikely to get promised community centre

08 August 2023
295 home development unlikely to get promised community centre

Developers are arguing that there is no longer a need to provide a community space in a development of 295 homes.

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Thai festival returns to town

08 August 2023
Thai festival returns to town

There will be food, dancing and live shows at a Thai festival this weekend, hosted by two popular restaurants.

Developer cements deal for 130 more homes

08 August 2023
Developer cements deal for 130 more homes

The second phase of a housing development on a former cement works has been given the go ahead.

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‘I was left crying in the loo’

08 August 2023
‘I was left crying in the loo’

A popular music festival has been criticised after disabled ticket-holders were left struggling to see the acts or use the toilets.

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Village’s 265-year-old oak tree could be felled

07 August 2023
Village’s 265-year-old oak tree could be felled

A parish council wants to fell a long-standing oak tree on a village green over safety concerns.

Under-threat pre-school allowed to keep operating

07 August 2023
Under-threat pre-school allowed to keep operating

A deal has been done to keep a popular charity pre-school at a community centre.

Cocaine found in roof of car

07 August 2023
Cocaine found in roof of car

Police intercepting a suspected drugs drop have arrested a driver.

Delays expected as gas main work begins

07 August 2023
Delays expected as gas main work begins

Work to replace a gas main will affect motorists and bus services for the next three weeks.

‘I’ve tried for 10 years to convert it – does council want it to rot away?’

06 August 2023
‘I’ve tried for 10 years to convert it – does council want it to rot away?’

A retired eye surgeon has told of her frustration as a 10-year fight to convert a derelict telephone exchange continues.

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Tributes paid to stage legend who has died aged 84

04 August 2023
Tributes paid to stage legend who has died aged 84

A towering figure in variety entertainment since the 1960s and a passionate advocate of inclusivity within the industry has died.

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Community’s bid for ‘village green’ to be decided

03 August 2023
Community’s bid for ‘village green’ to be decided

A two-year campaign to have 15 hectares of open space declared a village green finally has an end date in sight.

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‘Local people are not being allowed a say on road closure’

03 August 2023
‘Local people are not being allowed a say on road closure’

Highways officers have been slated for failing to address the public on the future of a road closure deemed a risk to school children.

Long delays on M2 after crash

03 August 2023
Long delays on M2 after crash

Motorists are facing rush-hour delays on a busy stretch of motorway due to a crash involving a car and a lorry.

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MP welcomes new state-of-the-art factory

03 August 2023
MP welcomes new state-of-the-art factory

An international heating and ventilation company has opened a brand new state-of-the-art factory in the county.

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Third Labour member resigns after ‘unexplained suspensions’

03 August 2023
Third Labour member resigns after ‘unexplained suspensions’

A Labour Party member of 30 years has quit after being suspended without being given a reason why.

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Mock blue plaque appears ‘honouring’ MP’s sewage vote

02 August 2023
Mock blue plaque appears ‘honouring’ MP’s sewage vote

A blue plaque has appeared in a town accusing its MP of voting to “allow raw sewage to be dumped in a river”.

‘Don’t blame me’: Property tycoon says roadworks are not his fault

02 August 2023
‘Don’t blame me’: Property tycoon says roadworks are not his fault

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has insisted highway works around one of his properties are nothing to do with him.

‘My brother died there – it’s now even more dangerous’

02 August 2023
‘My brother died there – it’s now even more dangerous’

A borough council has declined to fund improvements to the county’s second most dangerous junction despite an impassioned plea from a ward councillor.

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