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New cameras to catch drivers flouting rules

31 January 2024
New cameras to catch drivers flouting rules

A council has installed cameras in built-up areas to catch drivers flouting rules to improve road safety and ease congestion.

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Special needs school rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

30 January 2024
Special needs school rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

A special needs school has been rated “good” by Ofsted with inspectors praising staff for their relationship with pupils.

Union members on picket line at global engineering plant

29 January 2024
Union members on picket line at global engineering plant

Scores of striking workers have joined a picket line at a global engineering factory in a dispute over working conditions.

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Parking chiefs slammed as ‘heartless’ over £170 fine for grieving pensioner

28 January 2024
Parking chiefs slammed as ‘heartless’ over £170 fine for grieving pensioner

An elderly church-goer mourning his daughter's death was threatened with court action after mistakenly parking on double yellows at a business park.

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Workers to strike at factory over working conditions

26 January 2024
Workers to strike at factory over working conditions

Scores of workers are taking to the streets to protest against poor working conditions and a decision to cut their paid lunch break.

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Swastika daubed at synagogue just days before Holocaust Remembrance

25 January 2024
Swastika daubed at synagogue just days before Holocaust Remembrance

A swastika has been graffitied on the outside of a synagogue as part of the latest in a series of vile attacks on the place of worship.

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Parking fine victory after payment app ‘picked wrong car park’

19 January 2024
Parking fine victory after payment app ‘picked wrong car park’

Pensioner wins six-month parking fine dispute after payment app identified incorrect council-owned car park.

Revamped walkie-talkies sent to Ukrainian army

17 January 2024
Revamped walkie-talkies sent to Ukrainian army

Old radio handsets used to alert businesses of anti-social behaviour in town centres have been revamped and shipped out to help soldiers in Ukraine.

Ahoy there! ‘Floating hotel’ with bar and cinema hits the market

16 January 2024
Ahoy there! ‘Floating hotel’ with bar and cinema hits the market

A massive Dutch barge used during the 2012 Olympics before being converted into a ‘dream home’ with a bar, cinema and 10 cabins is up for sale.

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Plans for modern ‘sunken cafe’ in cathedral’s shadow

14 January 2024
Plans for modern ‘sunken cafe’ in cathedral’s shadow

Proposals for a sunken cafe and bar near an ancient medieval castle has prompted concerns among conservationists.

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Annual cocktail event coming to town

10 January 2024
Annual cocktail event coming to town

An annual cocktail event aimed at getting bodies back into the town’s businesses is returning next month.

‘This should not have happened’: Former postal minister speaks out

09 January 2024
‘This should not have happened’: Former postal minister speaks out

A Kent MP and former minister for postal affairs has welcomed the decision by former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE.

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Electric car charger hub set to open after delay

09 January 2024
Electric car charger hub set to open after delay

Fast electric vehicle chargers are due to be in operation at a busy motorway service station by the end of this month.

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Mum’s ashes held ‘to ransom’ by landlord, say family

09 January 2024
Mum’s ashes held ‘to ransom’ by landlord, say family

A grandmother claims her ex-landlord is refusing to hand over the ashes of her mum in a bid to force her to pay the clean-up costs of the property.

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‘Why didn’t they check on him?’: Mum wants answers after homeless son’s death

05 January 2024
‘Why didn’t they check on him?’: Mum wants answers after homeless son’s death

The mum of a young rough sleeper well-known for sitting outside a retail park store with his pet dog believes more could have been done to help him.

‘You will be missed and never forgotten’

03 January 2024
‘You will be missed and never forgotten’

A homeless dad, who was well-known for sitting outside a retail park store with his pet dog, has died.

‘We’re running out of space for graves’

22 December 2023
‘We’re running out of space for graves’

A vicar is looking to turn a field into an overspill graveyard because he is running out of burial space.

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‘Come here and discuss it’: Council leader hits back at Michael Gove’s stinging criticism

21 December 2023
‘Come here and discuss it’: Council leader hits back at Michael Gove’s stinging criticism

A council branded one of the worst in the country for planning its blueprint has hit back at a government minister who threatened to intervene.

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Crews praised after cathedral fire

21 December 2023
Crews praised after cathedral fire

Firefighters have been praised after a small blaze closed the country’s second-oldest cathedral.

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Drones and police dogs used in hunt after £14,000 worth of silver stolen

19 December 2023
Drones and police dogs used in hunt after £14,000 worth of silver stolen

A couple were watching television upstairs when £14,000 worth of silver bullion was taken from their home.

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