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‘My 11-year-old daughter will leave home at 7am and not get home till 5pm’

08 April 2024
‘My 11-year-old daughter will leave home at 7am and not get home till 5pm’

Parents have set up a petition calling for a new non-selective school to save their children spending two hours on the bus each day.

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Flood alerts issued for large parts of county

07 April 2024
Flood alerts issued for large parts of county

Spring tides bring a risk of coastal flooding from mid-morning tomorrow with some rivers affected too.

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‘It’s meant to be a beautiful urban oasis but it’s a polluted eyesore’

07 April 2024
‘It’s meant to be a beautiful urban oasis but it’s a polluted eyesore’

Fishing tackle, syringes, traffic cones, soiled underwear and drink bottles and cans were just some of the things found in a litter-strewn millpond.

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ANPR cameras to catch out ‘fast and dangerous’ drivers

07 April 2024
ANPR cameras to catch out ‘fast and dangerous’ drivers

People have given their backing to an ANPR camera scheme to catch motorists using a bus-only route as a cut-through.

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Long delays at tunnel crossing

07 April 2024
Long delays at tunnel crossing

Journeys through a key river crossing are taking an hour longer than normal after an earlier accident.

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Headteacher leaves notes on neighbours’ cars in parking row

07 April 2024
Headteacher leaves notes on neighbours’ cars in parking row

A parking row has broken out between residents who want to park near their homes and a head teacher trying to keep them away from the school site.

‘Unsanitary mess creates bad impression of County Town’

06 April 2024
‘Unsanitary mess creates bad impression of County Town’

A “constant mess” of disposable nappies and rotting food from black sacks torn open by foxes and cats needs addressing, says a councillor.

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Aeroplane to become school library

04 April 2024
Aeroplane to become school library

An aircraft fuselage and an oil rig’s liferaft have become the latest additions to a special school’s innovative learning hubs.

‘The tide is turning towards us’

04 April 2024
‘The tide is turning towards us’

A Green Party candidate is hoping it will be fifth time lucky when he stands at the next General Election.

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‘We’d be mad to refuse permission’

04 April 2024
‘We’d be mad to refuse permission’

Councillors have approved plans for a nine-storey block of 118 flats despite it having only 27 parking spaces.

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NatWest announces another bank closure

03 April 2024
NatWest announces another bank closure

NatWest customers have been told their local branch is closing with the nearest now more than four miles away.

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‘This could be a disaster for some village halls’

03 April 2024
‘This could be a disaster for some village halls’

A charity has spoken of its ‘shock’ as the council withdraws a rates discount worth hundreds of pounds.

Petition signed by hundreds to save another green space

03 April 2024
Petition signed by hundreds to save another green space

A petition is calling for a former school farm to be turned into a public open space rather than sold off for housing.

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Junction where there has been 22 crashes to be investigated

03 April 2024
Junction where there has been 22 crashes to be investigated

KCC will review the effects of a road closure following protests from residents and an intervention by two MPs.

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Help to get a town centre buzzing

03 April 2024
Help to get a town centre buzzing

Volunteers are invited to join a project to help save a town’s bumblebee population.

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72 homes complete - just 349 to go

02 April 2024
72 homes complete - just 349 to go

A housing developer building hundreds of homes has promised villagers the worst disruption will be over by the end of May.

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Plan for new 1,300-home village

02 April 2024
Plan for new 1,300-home village

Plans for a new community on land previously earmarked for 1,600 homes have been put forward.

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‘There are too many of us’: Taxi driver calls for numbers cap curbed

01 April 2024
‘There are too many of us’: Taxi driver calls for numbers cap curbed

Cab drivers say they are having to work longer hours to make ends meet in their town due to the absence of a cap on numbers.

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Building homes around UK’s oldest sauna ‘will ruin tranquil area’

01 April 2024
Building homes around UK’s oldest sauna ‘will ruin tranquil area’

There are fears nine new homes proposed to sit alongside a Finnish sauna built for the 1948 British Olympics will destroy the area’s tranquillity.

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Women’s safety ‘at risk’ after taxi drivers refuse short, cashless journeys

31 March 2024
Women’s safety ‘at risk’ after taxi drivers refuse short, cashless journeys

Taxi drivers are being accused of refusing fares when the journeys are too short and cashless, leaving people stranded.

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