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New park's main attraction changed over safety fears

12 April 2023
New park's main attraction changed over safety fears

A play park's giant tower has had safety changes made after concerns were raised by parents.

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'I didn't want to accept Parkinson's diagnosis in my forties'

11 April 2023
'I didn't want to accept Parkinson's diagnosis in my forties'

A single mum refused to return to the doctor for her Parkinson's diagnosis after watching her mum and nan succumb to the disease.

'We were told it was a virus, but it turned out to be a brain tumour'

07 April 2023
'We were told it was a virus, but it turned out to be a brain tumour'

An aunt is raising funds for her four-year-old nephew who has been left unable to walk after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

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Asda customer says she'd 'rather starve' than order online again

03 April 2023
Asda customer says she'd 'rather starve' than order online again

Families were left without food and the money to buy more after Asda cancelled deliveries and left customers waiting up to five days for a refund.

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Special needs school has minibus stolen

03 April 2023
Special needs school has minibus stolen

Staff at a special needs school are appealing for help to recover its minibus after it was stolen from the school grounds.

Stolen moped found burnt out in field

03 April 2023
Stolen moped found burnt out in field

A teenager has been left devastated after his moped was stolen from outside his home and destroyed in a fire.

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'I was a pupil here and have now done almost every job'

03 April 2023
'I was a pupil here and have now done almost every job'

As a school celebrated its 70th birthday we spoke to a long-serving member of staff who was a pupil there, as were her children and grandchildren.

Community effort to build school's outdoor learning hub

02 April 2023
Community effort to build school's outdoor learning hub

A school is transforming its outdoor area so pupils can play outside more after teachers noticed lockdowns have reduced children's gross motor skills.

Sisters set up charity to support end-of-life hospital patients

02 April 2023
Sisters set up charity to support end-of-life hospital patients

Three sisters have created their own charity to supply resources to end-of-life patients, following the death of their mother.

Hope to delay plans for shopping centre dashed

02 April 2023
Hope to delay plans for shopping centre dashed

Proposals to delay the redevelopment of a shopping centre have suffered a blow.

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Suspected stolen tools seized by police

31 March 2023
Suspected stolen tools seized by police

Images of tools and keys thought to have been stolen from sheds and outbuildings have been shared by police.

Abandoned leisure facility to finally reopen after 10 years

31 March 2023
Abandoned leisure facility to finally reopen after 10 years

New football pitches at the site of a rundown leisure facility are to open in time for the summer.

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Thames Water digs up road by McDonald's - again!

30 March 2023
Thames Water digs up road by McDonald's - again!

A section of road that was dug up only last week has been shut again for more work by Thames Water.

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'It was like having an engine in your front room'

30 March 2023
'It was like having an engine in your front room'

Loud late-night roadworks "shook houses" and caused traffic chaos, say residents.

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Super surgery plans face fierce opposition

29 March 2023
Super surgery plans face fierce opposition

A parish council has objected to proposals for a new medical hub which would serve 20,000 people over concerns for how it looks and parking problems.

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Charity teams ‘knocking on doors too late’

29 March 2023
Charity teams ‘knocking on doors too late’

Cold callers from an animal charity have upset a community for knocking on their doors late in the evening.

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Mum's plan to transform pub

28 March 2023
Mum's plan to transform pub

A mum-of-three wants to reinvent what was once a run-down local into a community pub with a cafe and children's play area where all are welcome.

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Free car park to shut before medical centre plans even approved

26 March 2023
Free car park to shut before medical centre plans even approved

Residents are furious at the "premature" closure of a free car park on the site of the proposed new medical centre.

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Commuters shun £1.1m bike shed at station

25 March 2023
Commuters shun £1.1m bike shed at station

A bike shed at a railway station with space for hundreds of bicycles that cost £1.1 million to build remains almost empty every day.

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Traffic chaos as road is dug up again

24 March 2023
Traffic chaos as road is dug up again

Thames Water has been criticised for carrying out non-essential repairs on a busy road.

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