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Woman receives prize from pub 25 years after winning competition

29 September 2024
Woman receives prize from pub 25 years after winning competition

A bride who won a pub competition as a child will finally receive her prize, 25 years on.

Shock as town’s 400-year-old pub announces closure

26 September 2024
Shock as town’s 400-year-old pub announces closure

A pub landlord has called time at the bar quoting music legend Bob Dylan to announce the closure of the town centre boozer.

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£19m pool revamp could be complete in three years - but slides set for axe

26 September 2024
£19m pool revamp could be complete in three years - but slides set for axe

A major renovation project at a leisure centre could be complete by 2027, but users say it’s a shame the slides will be removed.

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Police seize cannabis, suspected cocaine and cash in drugs raid

25 September 2024
Police seize cannabis, suspected cocaine and cash in drugs raid

A group of men have been arrested after a property was raided, with drugs and cash found by police.

Mum saves son, 2, from choking to death on coin using special device

23 September 2024
Mum saves son, 2, from choking to death on coin using special device

A mum has told how she was able to save her son’s life with a special anti-choking device after he put a penny in his mouth.

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Wetland approved despite fears it 'could contaminate local water supply'

22 September 2024
Wetland approved despite fears it 'could contaminate local water supply'

Plans to create a wetland to mitigate wastewater polluting a river and nature reserve have been approved amid drinking water contamination fears.

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Historic library in ‘dreadful state’ - but council can’t justify paying £2.9m to fix it

21 September 2024
Historic library in ‘dreadful state’ - but council can’t justify paying £2.9m to fix it

A council says the cost of fixing a historic library would take up almost its entire set budget for maintaining 300 buildings across the county.

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Pub at centre of 1970s murder probe turned into grocery store

19 September 2024
Pub at centre of 1970s murder probe turned into grocery store

A pub that existed for more than a century, and was once the centre of a murder investigation, has now become a shop.

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Sadness at closure of popular charity shop after ‘financial review’

19 September 2024
Sadness at closure of popular charity shop after ‘financial review’

Residents are in dismay following the “tough decision” to shut a high street charity shop in a bid to save money.

Duo to appear in court after five bins torched

18 September 2024
Duo to appear in court after five bins torched

Two men are to appear in court this month after a night of vandalism in which bins were set alight.

Drug dealers caught jumping from window to escape police

18 September 2024
Drug dealers caught jumping from window to escape police

A pair of drug dealers who tried jumping out of a window to escape police have been jailed.

‘Parking is a nightmare - I’ve lost 60 customers in four months’

18 September 2024
‘Parking is a nightmare - I’ve lost 60 customers in four months’

A gym owner has lost more than a third of his members in just four months amid parking chaos on nearby streets.

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Striking murals cover defaced hoardings

16 September 2024
Striking murals cover defaced hoardings

Intriguing artwork is being used to brighten up a building site as affordable homes are constructed.

Sadness as popular family-run garage has to close after 96 years

16 September 2024
Sadness as popular family-run garage has to close after 96 years

An independent garage has closed after almost 100 years as the lease has run out and the landowner is selling up.

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Police, ambulance and fire crews called to accident

15 September 2024
Police, ambulance and fire crews called to accident

All three emergency services were called to an accident this morning.

Road reopened after sinkholes appear

15 September 2024
Road reopened after sinkholes appear

A new image shows a village high street now completely resurfaced after being blighted with holes.

Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

15 September 2024
Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

Residents in a built-up area are bracing for noisy nights of roadworks - including the “prolonged” use of pneumatic tools and warning sirens.

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‘End of an era’ as couple close popular wine bar after 16 years

14 September 2024
‘End of an era’ as couple close popular wine bar after 16 years

The closure of a popular town centre wine bar has been described as the “end of an era” by regulars.

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Loved ones gather to remember popular teen killed in tragic accident

14 September 2024
Loved ones gather to remember popular teen killed in tragic accident

The loved ones of an 18-year-old killed in a tragic railway accident have gathered this afternoon to hold a “lovely celebration” of his life.

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Crash victim flown to hospital

14 September 2024
Crash victim flown to hospital

An air ambulance had to take the casualty of a road accident to a major trauma centre.

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