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Council coalition collapses after Labour decision to rule alone

20 December 2024
Council coalition collapses after Labour decision to rule alone

A three-party council coalition has crumbled in a week due to rows over controversial plans for an 8,400-home estate.

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Speed limit cut at accident blackspot

19 December 2024
Speed limit cut at accident blackspot

A new speed limit is being introduced on a road where two people have died but questions have been raised about how it will be enforced.

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Escape artist goat returns after months on the run in ‘Christmas miracle’

18 December 2024
Escape artist goat returns after months on the run in ‘Christmas miracle’

A goat named MacGyver who vanished from his pen has returned three months later in what keepers are calling the “best festive gift”.

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Year-long lane closures on major route lifted in time for Christmas

18 December 2024
Year-long lane closures on major route lifted in time for Christmas

Cones and barriers will be removed by engineers working on a £32.7 million scheme after almost a year of traffic restrictions on a busy main road.

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Man charged after ‘attempted armed robbery’ at Post Office

17 December 2024
Man charged after ‘attempted armed robbery’ at Post Office

A 40-year-old man is set to appear in court accused of attempting to rob a Post Office inside a newsagents.

Much-loved fundraising legend hands in final donations

17 December 2024
Much-loved fundraising legend hands in final donations

A whistling postman who has raised hundreds of thousands for charities by pedalling on a static bike has handed in his final cheques.

Mushroom hunter stunned by sex toy find in woods

17 December 2024
Mushroom hunter stunned by sex toy find in woods

There are fears that illicit sexual activity has returned to woods next to one of the county’s busiest roads.

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Hunt to find man seen taking ‘cage full of Christmas trees’ from Home Bargains

11 December 2024
Hunt to find man seen taking ‘cage full of Christmas trees’ from Home Bargains

Police are investigating after an alleged thief was seen taking several Christmas trees from a town centre supermarket - before returning them.

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‘Frightening’ moment shop boss tackles ‘Post Office armed robber’ caught on camera

11 December 2024
‘Frightening’ moment shop boss tackles ‘Post Office armed robber’ caught on camera

CCTV has captured the moment a shopkeeper fights back after a store worker was allegedly threatened with a pistol during an attempted robbery.

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Tributes to ‘fun-loving’ war vet, ballroom champ and dance teacher

11 December 2024
Tributes to ‘fun-loving’ war vet, ballroom champ and dance teacher

A grandfather told he’d never walk again after he was bitten by a scorpion during the war and went on to become a dancer has died, aged 97.

Hundreds of NHS dentist slots to open up at expanded surgery

09 December 2024
Hundreds of NHS dentist slots to open up at expanded surgery

Plans to expand a dental surgery and build a training school to increase the number of dentists in the area has been approved.

‘We might have to put animals down if we can’t raise £250k for new home’

09 December 2024
‘We might have to put animals down if we can’t raise £250k for new home’

A boss of a charity set to be evicted after losing a three-year planning battle is raising funds for a new base.

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Plans for luxury 187 waterfront homes on hold

08 December 2024
Plans for luxury 187 waterfront homes on hold

A scheme for hundreds of new homes compared to luxury Thames-side waterside flats in London have been held back due to access and traffic concerns.

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Holiday park killer died of cocaine overdose in cell while awaiting trial

08 December 2024
Holiday park killer died of cocaine overdose in cell while awaiting trial

A man who shot dead another at a holiday park died of a cocaine overdose while in prison, it has been revealed.

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Man dies month after being hit by car near petrol station

08 December 2024
Man dies month after being hit by car near petrol station

A man has died in hospital a month after being hit by a car while crossing a road.

Heartache as tiger raised by park-owning family dies

08 December 2024
Heartache as tiger raised by park-owning family dies

A much-loved tiger raised by the owners of a Kent animal park since he was a cub has died.

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Thirteen-foot LED Christmas tree stolen from busy roundabout

07 December 2024
Thirteen-foot LED Christmas tree stolen from busy roundabout

A council is offering a £500 reward for any information on a missing LED Christmas tree.

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Concerns raised for missing man last seen five days ago

07 December 2024
Concerns raised for missing man last seen five days ago

Police are concerned for a missing a man who was last seen on Monday.

Fourth arrest after fire at derelict department store

07 December 2024
Fourth arrest after fire at derelict department store

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested amid an investigation into a blaze at a former Debenhams.

Woman and teenage boy, 15, arrested after cocaine and MDMA seized

07 December 2024
Woman and teenage boy, 15, arrested after cocaine and MDMA seized

A teenager and a 34-year-old woman have been arrested after police seized drugs from a town centre property.

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