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Car park lifts closed after failing safety inspection

10 July 2022
Car park lifts closed after failing safety inspection

Notoriously faulty lifts at a town centre car park have been closed 'for the foreseeable future' after failing a safety inspection.

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M20 to close as Op Brock brought back

09 July 2022
M20 to close as Op Brock brought back

Parts of the M20 will be shut this weekend as highways bosses bring back the Operation Brock contraflow.

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Hope sorting office parking bays will be in by Christmas

07 July 2022
Hope sorting office parking bays will be in by Christmas

There are hopes short-stay parking bays outside a sorting office can be installed by Christmas after councillors showed support for a petition.

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Op Brock contraflow to return for summer getaway

06 July 2022
Op Brock contraflow to return for summer getaway

The contraflow on the M20 will return this weekend as high volumes of traffic are expected over the summer holidays.

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Stolen football medal to be replaced

06 July 2022
Stolen football medal to be replaced

A 'priceless' medal that was stolen from a former football boss will be replaced after manufacturers promised to make him another one.

New owners to open Thai restaurant inside coffee shop

03 July 2022
New owners to open Thai restaurant inside coffee shop

A coffee shop is set to become a Thai takeaway by night when new owners take over this summer.

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Community cafe hopes to transform 'ghost square'

02 July 2022
Community cafe hopes to transform 'ghost square'

Owners of a new cafe hope to turn an isolated area into a community hub as they prepare to open later this summer.

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Work starts on Netflix-linked studios as council buys shares

30 June 2022
Work starts on Netflix-linked studios as council buys shares

A new development company set up by a council now owns more than 60% of shares in an ambitious film studios site.

Teen arrested after 15-mile high speed chase

28 June 2022
Teen arrested after 15-mile high speed chase

A 17-year-old girl who was driving without a licence has been arrested after leading police on a 120mph chase.

Town's second Greggs opens on retail park

27 June 2022
Town's second Greggs opens on retail park

Greggs has opened its second bakery in a town, creating 16 new jobs on a retail park.

Bubble waffle business to open in town centre

27 June 2022
Bubble waffle business to open in town centre

A new desert business offering bubble waffles, sundaes and milkshakes is preparing to open in the town centre after teaming up with a tea room.

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Home Secretary's plans for barracks ruled unlawful by High Court

26 June 2022
Home Secretary's plans for barracks ruled unlawful by High Court

The High Court has ruled the government's plans to house asylum seekers in dilapidated barracks until 2026 are unlawful, it's been reported.

'Service cuts are leading to yobbish behaviour'

26 June 2022
'Service cuts are leading to yobbish behaviour'

A council leader says an "undercurrent' of anti-social behaviour" is making residents of one town uncomfortable in their homes.

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'Warehouse blaze won't change dock's future'

26 June 2022
'Warehouse blaze won't change dock's future'

A campaigner has told of his shock after a blaze ripped through a warehouse at a closure-threatened industrial docks.

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Man dies at Armed Forces Day event

26 June 2022
Man dies at Armed Forces Day event

A visitor died after being taken ill at an Armed Forces Day event.

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Emergency response as car catches fire on A2

26 June 2022
Emergency response as car catches fire on A2

Fire crews tackled a blaze after a car went up in flames on a major route.

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Rwanda makes plans to house child asylum seekers

25 June 2022
Rwanda makes plans to house child asylum seekers

Children arriving in the UK could soon be sent to Rwanda as the country prepares to house the youngsters under the government's controversial scheme.

Estate hit with dispersal order as rowdy teens run riot

25 June 2022
Estate hit with dispersal order as rowdy teens run riot

Teenagers shouting and keeping neighbours up at night has led to a dispersal order being granted this weekend.

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Train services crippled as workers walkout for third time

25 June 2022
Train services crippled as workers walkout for third time

Thousands of rail workers are staging another strike in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions and services will be disrupted all weekend.

More problems on the trains ahead of third day of strike action

24 June 2022
More problems on the trains ahead of third day of strike action

Strike action is having a knock-on effect on train services as rail workers struggle to catch up with safety checks causing further disruption.

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