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Green light for 135 new riverside homes

17 December 2023
Green light for 135 new riverside homes

New homes, walkways and a footbridge will transform land which previously held a long-running paper mill.

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Former bakery could become town centre's 13th beauty salon

17 December 2023
Former bakery could become town centre's 13th beauty salon

New images show how a former bakery could be transformed into a town’s 13th beauty salon, offering facials and nail treatments.

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‘Cheques, push-button tills and irate customers – my 1980s Christmas with M&S’

17 December 2023
‘Cheques, push-button tills and irate customers – my 1980s Christmas with M&S’

Shop workers face the highest demand during the festive season – as our reporter discovered almost 40 years ago.

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Only rubble left as ageing shopping centre torn down

14 December 2023
Only rubble left as ageing shopping centre torn down

Diggers have demolished a rundown outlet centre which closed earlier this year due to rising costs, leaving 25 members of staff without a job.

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French strikes hit cross-Channel sailings

14 December 2023
French strikes hit cross-Channel sailings

Strike action taking place across the Channel in France is affecting ferry sailings from Kent with alternative arrangements being made for passengers.

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Missing man found safe and well

14 December 2023
Missing man found safe and well

Police have revealed a 40-year-old who went missing almost a week ago has been found safe and well.

Street cordoned off and huge police presence after ‘suspicious’ death

13 December 2023
Street cordoned off and huge police presence after ‘suspicious’ death

About nine police vehicles have descended on a usually quiet and peaceful street, as detectives probe the ‘suspicious’ death of a man in his 60s.

Family pub-restaurant reopens after drastic renovation

12 December 2023
Family pub-restaurant reopens after drastic renovation

A large pub-restaurant has reopened following a six-figure transformation.

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‘I’m running the pub I grew up in, and it’s great to be back’

12 December 2023
‘I’m running the pub I grew up in, and it’s great to be back’

A man has taken over the pub his parents used to run, and says it’s fantastic to be back in a place with such “special memories”.

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Fire at derelict building ‘started deliberately’

11 December 2023
Fire at derelict building ‘started deliberately’

A blaze at a derelict building is believed to have been started on purpose, with firefighters rushing to the scene.

‘Our street is rammed the whole time by commuters – we need restrictions’

11 December 2023
‘Our street is rammed the whole time by commuters – we need restrictions’

Residents have welcomed a move to bring parking restrictions to their street, to stop outsiders hogging them.

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Tragedy as death of man pulled from sea confirmed

11 December 2023
Tragedy as death of man pulled from sea confirmed

A man pulled from the sea yesterday following a search and rescue mission was pronounced dead shortly after, police have confirmed.

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Seven flats set for 'redundant' site next to popular chippy

09 December 2023
Seven flats set for 'redundant' site next to popular chippy

Plans have been unveiled to build seven new flats next to a fish and chip shop and pub.

‘Forget costly cars – get a motorbike like I did in the Nineties’

09 December 2023
‘Forget costly cars – get a motorbike like I did in the Nineties’

With the cost of learning to drive a car soaring, would people be better off jumping on a motorbike, like reporter Sam Lennon did in the 1990s?

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More disruption on A2 as further closures announced

07 December 2023
More disruption on A2 as further closures announced

New details have been revealed of continued works and closures on the A2, which continue beyond the New Year.

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Bid to dash future development by turning park into nature reserve

06 December 2023
Bid to dash future development by turning park into nature reserve

A campaign to save a country park from future development has been launched, despite bosses insisting they will protect wildlife at the site.

‘They’re showing their rear ends – it’s insulting’

06 December 2023
‘They’re showing their rear ends – it’s insulting’

Offended residents have described two giant reindeer sculptures “showing their rear ends” to passers-by at a war memorial as an “insult”.

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Coach driver: ‘Silent electric buses on new two-way road could kill someone’

05 December 2023
Coach driver: ‘Silent electric buses on new two-way road could kill someone’

Pedestrians could be knocked down and killed by “silent” electric buses if a new contraflow system is introduced in a town, a coach driver fears.

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Divisive housing estate back on the table after council drags its heels

04 December 2023
Divisive housing estate back on the table after council drags its heels

Controversial plans to build 40 homes in a village are back on the agenda after a council missed its deadline for a decision.

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‘It's great they're doing something with it, but 10 flats is too many!'

02 December 2023
‘It's great they're doing something with it, but 10 flats is too many!'

Plans to transform a rundown former care home into 10 flats have been approved, despite fears over parking and intensity.

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