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Town centre pub reopens after £220k makeover

08 August 2024
Town centre pub reopens after £220k makeover

A popular pub, known for its sports and weekend DJ events, has reopened after being shut for two weeks.

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M2 crash cleared after traffic gridlock

08 August 2024
M2 crash cleared after traffic gridlock

Drivers were left stuck in standstill traffic stretching for miles after a crash involving two vans on the motorway.

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Train station parking across the county to go cashless

07 August 2024
Train station parking across the county to go cashless

People will no longer be able to pay for car parking using ticket machines at almost 40 train stations and will instead need to use an app.

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‘Disappointment’ after medical centre for 17,000 patients scrapped

07 August 2024
‘Disappointment’ after medical centre for 17,000 patients scrapped

The plug has been pulled on a new medical centre that would have catered for 17,000 patients due to costs and changes to plans.

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Prison to reopen early in the wake of riots

06 August 2024
Prison to reopen early in the wake of riots

A former young offenders institution is expected to reopen early for adults as the prison system braces itself for an inmate influx.

Plans for flats in former town centre supermarket building

06 August 2024
Plans for flats in former town centre supermarket building

The first floor of a vacant former supermarket building which was sold for half a million pounds is set to become flats.

More than 44,000 illegal cigarettes found hidden in shop walls

06 August 2024
More than 44,000 illegal cigarettes found hidden in shop walls

Thousands of untaxed cigarettes and hundreds of illegal vapes have been uncovered behind false walls and other hiding places in several town shops.

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Part of busy road closes after gas leak

06 August 2024
Part of busy road closes after gas leak

A busy main road has been partially shut to traffic after a gas leak.

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Dormouse discovery halts £5.8m roundabout revamp

06 August 2024
Dormouse discovery halts £5.8m roundabout revamp

Work to improve traffic flow on a roundabout used by thousands of drivers a day is behind schedule due to the discovery of a rare animal.

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Horse rider taken to hospital after fall when driver ‘honked horn’

05 August 2024
Horse rider taken to hospital after fall when driver ‘honked horn’

A horse rider was taken to hospital following a fall which one witness said was due to a driver “honking his horn” and frightening the animal.

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Car crashes into railway fence

02 August 2024
Car crashes into railway fence

A Volvo has crashed into a metal fence which runs between a railway and a busy main road.

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Mobile CCTV cameras installed at flytipping hotspots

02 August 2024
Mobile CCTV cameras installed at flytipping hotspots

More than £30,000 is being spent to install cameras at flytipping hotspots in a crackdown on illegal dumping.

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‘Four weeks of water works is ridiculous – they only just finished the last ones’

02 August 2024
‘Four weeks of water works is ridiculous – they only just finished the last ones’

Villagers say upcoming pipeline repairs are ‘ridiculous’ less than a year after work on the same stretch of road dragged on for over 12 months .

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Turkish restaurant closes six months after opening

01 August 2024
Turkish restaurant closes six months after opening

A town centre eatery has shut just months after welcoming its first customers.

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Primary school receives Ofsted double downgrade

01 August 2024
Primary school receives Ofsted double downgrade

A once “outstanding” primary school now “requires improvement” following an Ofsted inspection.

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‘It’s a nightmare’: Families left without running water at holiday park

01 August 2024
‘It’s a nightmare’: Families left without running water at holiday park

Hundreds of holiday-makers were left without running water for more than 20 hours at a seaside resort popular with families.

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Traffic on M2 held after van crash

31 July 2024
Traffic on M2 held after van crash

Paramedics and police officers were called to an incident involving a van on the M2.

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Man charged after town centre attack leaves victim with cuts on his neck

30 July 2024
Man charged after town centre attack leaves victim with cuts on his neck

A man has been charged after a victim was attacked in the early hours of the morning.

Men rescued from inflatable dinghy in failed attempt to climb 60ft sea fort

30 July 2024
Men rescued from inflatable dinghy in failed attempt to climb 60ft sea fort

Two men had to be rescued by the RNLI after getting stuck out at sea in a rubber dinghy when they planned to climb a Second World War fort.

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‘I moved to Thailand without my boyfriend - it strengthened our relationship’

30 July 2024
‘I moved to Thailand without my boyfriend - it strengthened our relationship’

A former sales executive has fulfilled her dream by moving to Thailand and says it has helped her relationship with her boyfriend.

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