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Owner hopes town's landmark pub will trade again

24 August 2022
Owner hopes town's landmark pub will trade again

A businessman says he wants to see a once-popular town centre pub back open and serving its community.

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More than 30 caravans move onto playing fields

23 August 2022
More than 30 caravans move onto playing fields

A popular green space has again been occupied by travellers.

'My 9-year-old fell through my bathroom floor'

23 August 2022
'My 9-year-old fell through my bathroom floor'

A nine-year-old fell through a hole in the floor of her bathroom.

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'Aldi branded me a thief then offered £5 apology'

22 August 2022
'Aldi branded me a thief then offered £5 apology'

A low-cost supermarket has apologised for wrongly accusing a loyal customer of thieving.

Waterfront gym gets set to reopen

20 August 2022
Waterfront gym gets set to reopen

A popular gym which 'closed permanently' during lockdown has been given a reopening date.

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New group take over troubled surgery

19 August 2022
New group take over troubled surgery

A new medical group has been brought in to treat patients after a surgery had its registration suspended.

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Surgery's registration suspended amid fears 9,000 patients could be at risk

18 August 2022
Surgery's registration suspended amid fears 9,000 patients could be at risk

The CQC has suspended the registration of a surgery over fears for patient safety.

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Work to restore old department store

17 August 2022
Work to restore old department store

A project is progressing to revive a Georgian mansion that used to be part of a large department store.

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Husband and wife take over helm at 490-berth marina

16 August 2022
Husband and wife take over helm at 490-berth marina

A marina along with a sports and health club has been sold for an undisclosed sum to a husband and wife duo.

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Coffee shop moves into former Argos

14 August 2022
Coffee shop moves into former Argos

A popular coffee shop is expanding and moving across a shopping centre floor to a new location.

ANPR cameras planned for town centre car parks

10 August 2022
ANPR cameras planned for town centre car parks

A town's car parks are switching from pay and display to high-tech recognition cameras.

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Popular town centre pub up for sale

08 August 2022
Popular town centre pub up for sale

A pub which once featured in an Only Fools and Horses photoshoot is on the market.

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How women marked end of football ban

03 August 2022
How women marked end of football ban

When the FA lifted the ban on women playing organised football in 1972, these ladies decided to make the most of it.

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Police dog finds 'speeding driver' in woods

03 August 2022
Police dog finds 'speeding driver' in woods

A police dog played a key part in tracking down a suspect who drove across six lanes of the A2 at speeds of up to 120mph.

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Second suspected arson attack at pub

02 August 2022
Second suspected arson attack at pub

A pub is thought to have been targeted by arsonists for a second time in three months.

Kelly Brook was teen carnival princess before rising to fame

01 August 2022
Kelly Brook was teen carnival princess before rising to fame

Model, actor and presenter Kelly Brook has wed in a lavish, fairytale ceremony but reporter Nicola Jordan remembers her humble beginnings in Kent.

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'Welcome to the underground Strip Club'

01 August 2022
'Welcome to the underground Strip Club'

A businessman who runs a chicken restaurant has launched a new venture in historic tunnels under a high street.

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'I just wanted the hospital to help my baby'

28 July 2022
'I just wanted the hospital to help my baby'

A mum fears her daughter may be wheelchair-bound with long-term ill health because so many hospital appointments were cancelled due to Covid.

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Town hosts two-week cocktail festival with 50 tipples on offer

26 July 2022
Town hosts two-week cocktail festival with 50 tipples on offer

After toasting the success of last year's inaugural festival, a town's two-week cocktail bonanza is back – and it's bigger and better than ever.

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Dumped supermarket trolleys rake in thousands

22 July 2022
Dumped supermarket trolleys rake in thousands

Conservationists have been recovering dumped supermarket trolleys from a creek which fetch thousands in scrap metal value.

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