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Pandemic 'traumatic' for children as mental health issues soar

03 February 2021
Pandemic 'traumatic' for children as mental health issues soar

A leading children's counsellor has called for more support for youngsters as the number with mental health problems has risen during the pandemic.

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Covid mural painted outside salon

01 February 2021
Covid mural painted outside salon

A lockdown-hit hairdresser has commissioned an unusual artwork to brighten up her town centre business.

Top award for Towns' designer

18 January 2021
Top award for Towns' designer

A young entrepreneur has been given a £5,000 boost after being named one of the region's best up and coming business people.

Cyclist reaches £500k Help for Heroes target

13 January 2021
Cyclist reaches £500k Help for Heroes target

After 12 years and thousands of miles travel across the globe, a tireless fundraiser has reached his goal.

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'I doubted Covid was real...then it almost killed me'

12 January 2021
'I doubted Covid was real...then it almost killed me'

A mum left paralysed by Covid has made a desperate appeal for people to take the virus seriously after she was left in a coma and almost died.

Hello, driveway!

06 January 2021
Hello, driveway!

A singer has been lifting spirits by belting out tunes on his doorstep to neighbours and passers-by.

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A welcome boost in troubled times

06 January 2021
A welcome boost in troubled times

Two charities which provide important services in our community are sharing a £10,000 grant.

'We have never seen anything like this in our field'

05 January 2021
'We have never seen anything like this in our field'

A leading children's counsellor has described unprecedented cases of stress, anxiety and loneliness among youngsters during the pandemic.

Shop set to shut after 42 years

09 November 2020
Shop set to shut after 42 years

A popular long-established independent town centre business is to close down after more than four decades.

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Vandalised clock tower fixed at eleventh hour

06 November 2020
Vandalised clock tower fixed at eleventh hour

A clock tower which is lit up for Remembrance Day and Diwali but was vandalised has been fixed at the eleventh hour.

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70,000 bootleg cigarettes seized from shops

05 November 2020
70,000 bootleg cigarettes seized from shops

More than 70,000 illegal cigarettes, tobacco and cash have been seized from two corner shops.

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'Someone needs to be held accountable for dad's death'

05 November 2020
'Someone needs to be held accountable for dad's death'

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - The daughter of a man who died before he could get an appointment for a rare skin condition is demanding answers.

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Moment moped raiders smash into salon

04 November 2020
Moment moped raiders smash into salon

This is the moment moped-mounted raiders smashed their way into a salon - which has been burgled twice before.

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Campaign begins again to stop huge housing plan

03 November 2020
Campaign begins again to stop huge housing plan

Residents angry at the possibility of farmland being turned into a housing estate have stepped up their campaign – for the second time.

Ryan's high-flying gift

02 November 2020
Ryan's high-flying gift

A teenager asked for an unusual gift for his 18th, and helped raise cash for charity too.

'We will not be going down while I'm in charge'

02 November 2020
'We will not be going down while I'm in charge'

A charity which buys life-saving hospital equipment is struggling as sales tumble.

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Cash machine plan for historic high street

01 November 2020
Cash machine plan for historic high street

A popular high street among tourists could be about to get its only 24-hour cash machine.

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Fashion student's big ideas

30 October 2020
Fashion student's big ideas

A fashion student has seen a firm she launched in lockdown boom as people discover her designs.

Flat fire hero mugged hours later

29 October 2020
Flat fire hero mugged hours later

A hero who ran into a burning block of flats to rescue residents was savagely beaten and robbed hours later.

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Business' thriving despite lockdown

28 October 2020
Business' thriving despite lockdown

A sad result of the pandemic is the huge number of job losses and shops being forced to close. But some local traders have bucked that trend.

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