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'My wife made me apply for BBC show- and I'm so glad she did'

04 October 2022
'My wife made me apply for BBC show- and I'm so glad she did'

A craftsman went from a Saturday job at his local jewellers at 14 to winning hit BBC2 show All That Glitters.

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Argos store taken over by charity for homeless

02 October 2022
Argos store taken over by charity for homeless

A once-popular town centre store is to be converted into a community hub.

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Update on popular pub's grand opening

30 September 2022
Update on popular pub's grand opening

Micropub owners planning a new venue featuring a town's 'biggest tap wall and banging food' have revealed their opening date.

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Mystery surrounds closure of popular bakery

29 September 2022
Mystery surrounds closure of popular bakery

An award-winning brownie business which started life on a kitchen table in the Yorkshire Dales has been closed unexpectedly for several months.

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Early Learning Centre opens in M&S

29 September 2022
Early Learning Centre opens in M&S

A national chain toy shop has opened at a flagship M&S at a shopping centre.

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'Opportunist' thief swiped phone and stabbed victim in hand

29 September 2022
'Opportunist' thief swiped phone and stabbed victim in hand

A man who carried out a knife attack after he stole a mobile phone has been jailed for seven years.

Newlyweds in honeymoon Hurricane Ian scare

28 September 2022
Newlyweds in honeymoon Hurricane Ian scare

An arts centre boss and partner are stranded while on honeymoon as Hurricane Ian hits Florida.

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Claire's accessories shop in town centre shuts

28 September 2022
Claire's accessories shop in town centre shuts

Claire's jewellery and accessories shop, popular with teenage girls, has shut a branch in a town centre.

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Poundland job ad for 'new store'

28 September 2022
Poundland job ad for 'new store'

The discount chain appears to have started recruiting staff for a new town centre branch.

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'This was a smack in the face for people like me'

27 September 2022
'This was a smack in the face for people like me'

A wheelchair user says she was left at a bus stop after a driver refused to let her on despite there being room.

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Soft play at garden centre temporarily closed

26 September 2022
Soft play at garden centre temporarily closed

A popular soft play centre has been closed for refurbishment.

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'It's massively important she is saved'

19 September 2022
'It's massively important she is saved'

A maritime enthusiast needs help to repair the ship that led the flotilla at Sir Winston Churchill's state funeral, which is moored at a Kent creek.

Arrest over high street rape

13 September 2022
Arrest over high street rape

A man has been arrested hours after a report of a woman being raped in a town centre.

Daredevil paraglider swoops over town

13 September 2022
Daredevil paraglider swoops over town

Rush-hour commuters stopped in their tracks when a paraglider appeared in the sky above a railway station.

Food festival called off after Queen's death

13 September 2022
Food festival called off after Queen's death

A new three-day event has been postponed as the venue is being used as a place to leave tributes and flowers to commemorate the Queen.

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Jobs lost as historic timber yard closes

09 September 2022
Jobs lost as historic timber yard closes

A family-run timber business started by two brothers chopping wood closes today after more than 100 years.

Fences erected to deter return of travellers

08 September 2022
Fences erected to deter return of travellers

Additional measures have been thrown up around a popular recreation ground in a bid to deter travellers from pitching up again.

'Fitting tribute' to teacher killed in road tragedy

08 September 2022
'Fitting tribute' to teacher killed in road tragedy

Parents, staff and friends raise £12,000 for fitting tribute for a young primary school teacher who died after being hit by a car.

Flat shut down after antisocial tenants evicted

07 September 2022
Flat shut down after antisocial tenants evicted

Tenants have been evicted and a flat made the subject of a closure order after complaints about verbal abuse, loud music and multiple bonfires.

Woman hurt in town centre crash between car and G4S van

06 September 2022
Woman hurt in town centre crash between car and G4S van

A driver was taken to hospital after a crash between a car and G4S security van.

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