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Bridge set for series of overnight closures

10 July 2024
Bridge set for series of overnight closures

Motorists are being warned to plan their journeys as a well-used bridge is set to be closed overnight for repairs.

£27k spent on task force to clean chewing gum off street

10 July 2024
£27k spent on task force to clean chewing gum off street

Around £27,000 is to be spent by one council to get rid of the chewing gum blighting the borough’s streets.

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Suspected car thief ‘threatened’ passer-by with wrench

09 July 2024
Suspected car thief ‘threatened’ passer-by with wrench

A photo of a man police would like to speak to has been shared after a passer-by spotted a man acting suspiciously by a Ford Fiesta.

Motorcyclist dies in hospital following crash

09 July 2024
Motorcyclist dies in hospital following crash

A 38-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital after he left the road and crashed in East Cambridgeshire.

Vacant town centre bank on the market

09 July 2024
Vacant town centre bank on the market

The lease on the former home of a town centre bank is up for sale less than a month after it relocated to bigger premises.

‘It is similar to the original 80s film while giving it a new lease of life’

09 July 2024
‘It is similar to the original 80s film while giving it a new lease of life’

The touring production of An Officer and a Gentleman will have you laughing, crying, cheering and trying not to sing along.

Long-standing Tory loses seat after 19 years

04 July 2024
Long-standing Tory loses seat after 19 years

Labour has taken the Gravesham seat - defeating Tory Adam Holloway who held it from 2005.

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Councillors trade barbs in ‘honours’ row

04 July 2024
Councillors trade barbs in ‘honours’ row

Former councillors at one council have missed on honorary titles after their nominations were blocked by serving members who branded them “shabby”.

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‘Doggy afternoon tea by the lake - Bone Appétit!’

04 July 2024
‘Doggy afternoon tea by the lake - Bone Appétit!’

Our reviewer took her border terrier to try out a hotel’s new canine culinary experience — don’t worry, we review the food for “humans” too!

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‘It’s a fantastic time to get involved’: Tennis club celebrates centenary

03 July 2024
‘It’s a fantastic time to get involved’: Tennis club celebrates centenary

A tennis club which started as a sports group for paper mill workers is celebrating its 100th birthday.

Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

02 July 2024
Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

Work to build an almost 600-home development as part of Kent’s new garden city has reached its halfway point.

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‘Our spectacular view will be obliterated by monstrous winery taller than the Berlin Wall’

02 July 2024
‘Our spectacular view will be obliterated by monstrous winery taller than the Berlin Wall’

Controversial plans to build a winery at a vineyard within yards of people’s back gardens have been blasted as a “blot on the landscape”.

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Flowers left for biker killed in embankment crash

01 July 2024
Flowers left for biker killed in embankment crash

Flowers and beer cans have been left at the scene of a crash where a motorcyclist in his 60s was killed.

‘Town centres need banks and we are filling that gap’

30 June 2024
‘Town centres need banks and we are filling that gap’

Bank bosses say they are committed to staying in town centres as they relocate one branch into bigger premises.

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Motorcyclist could have hit ‘large pothole’ before fatal crash

30 June 2024
Motorcyclist could have hit ‘large pothole’ before fatal crash

An inquest into the death of a 22-year-old dad heard he lost control of his motorbike while travelling home from work.

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‘My 90 year-old mum was attacked by yobs in Poundstretcher - something must be done’

30 June 2024
‘My 90 year-old mum was attacked by yobs in Poundstretcher - something must be done’

A concerned son is calling for CCTV cameras to be fixed in a discount store after his mum was allegedly kicked by teens while out shopping.

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Police investigate after boy ‘followed from shop by man on bike’

27 June 2024
Police investigate after boy ‘followed from shop by man on bike’

Police are investigating two incidents where children have reported being followed by a stranger.

Huge queues on M25 clear after van breaks down

25 June 2024
Huge queues on M25 clear after van breaks down

Queues of about eight miles have now cleared on the M25 after a broken-down van caused chaos for commuters.

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Floating arts and events venue allowed to stay

24 June 2024
Floating arts and events venue allowed to stay

A historic ship used as an arts space can continue to dock along the river in hopes it will bring more footfall to a town.

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Tracker on drill leads police to £1m worth of tools

21 June 2024
Tracker on drill leads police to £1m worth of tools

Officers have seized more than 3,500 tools which are suspected to have been stolen while tracking one power drill.

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