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‘Our business hub will attract young people to regenerate the town - not flats’

‘Our business hub will attract young people to regenerate the town - not flats’

22 October 2024

A new co-working space with its own podcasting facilities hopes to provide a space for small businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive.

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Fears neighbouring roads will bear ‘brunt of congestion’ if school ‘traffic-free zone’ approved

Fears neighbouring roads will bear ‘brunt of congestion’ if school ‘traffic-free zone’ approved

22 October 2024

Residents are fuming over plans to create a traffic-free zone outside a school which would impact their already congested road.

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Body found near supermarket amid search for missing man

Body found near supermarket amid search for missing man

22 October 2024

Police have confirmed a body has been found amid a search for a missing man.

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‘It’s pointless us going on’: Frustration at lack of answers over NHS contracts

‘It’s pointless us going on’: Frustration at lack of answers over NHS contracts

22 October 2024

Health bosses have been accused of wasting councillors’ time after failing to answer questions posed to them over NHS contracts they wanted renewing.

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‘I was left on the floor in agony but told the pain was in my head’

‘I was left on the floor in agony but told the pain was in my head’

22 October 2024

A nurse has shared her struggle to get diagnosed with a chronic illness which forced her to quit her job and caused her to collapse from the pain.

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Thief asked ‘ex -boyfriend’ to make him a cuppa and then stole his phone

Thief asked ‘ex -boyfriend’ to make him a cuppa and then stole his phone

22 October 2024

A thief concocted an elaborate ploy to steal his victim’s mobile phone and then harassed him for months afterwards.

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Payout for drivers hit by ‘contaminated fuel’ problems at Morrisons - but not all reimbursed

Payout for drivers hit by ‘contaminated fuel’ problems at Morrisons - but not all reimbursed

21 October 2024

Insurers have started to pay out to those motorists impacted by “contaminated fuel” after filling up at a petrol garage.

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Town’s pharmacy reopens following bailiff notice

Town’s pharmacy reopens following bailiff notice

21 October 2024

A town centre pharmacy which closed unexpectedly for the second time this year has now reopened.

Flood-hit school which lost thousands of books opens new library

Flood-hit school which lost thousands of books opens new library

21 October 2024

Children at one primary school say they “can’t wait” to use their new reading space a year after the site was badly flooded.

NHS Trust to fork out £250K on rebrand despite performance concerns

NHS Trust to fork out £250K on rebrand despite performance concerns

21 October 2024

A health trust is to rebrand itself but councillors have hit out at the move amid struggles to reach targets for reducing waiting times.

Dad caught on Ring doorbell kicking in door of his children’s home

Dad caught on Ring doorbell kicking in door of his children’s home

20 October 2024

The moment a dad-of-two kicked in the front door of his former partner’s home was caught on her doorbell camera.

Former pupil returns as teacher - and finds his face on staff room tea towel

Former pupil returns as teacher - and finds his face on staff room tea towel

19 October 2024

A former primary school pupil has come full circle as he returns as a teacher nearly two decades years later and makes a remarkable discovery.

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Teenager charged after phone shop robbery

Teenager charged after phone shop robbery

19 October 2024

Three people, including a 17-year-old, have been charged after thousands of pounds of stock was stolen from a leading High Street mobile phone shop.

‘Frustration’ expected as busy bus route shuts for 'much-needed' works

‘Frustration’ expected as busy bus route shuts for 'much-needed' works

18 October 2024

Motorists and bus users have been told to expect disruption while “much-needed works” take place to improve a busy road junction.

‘She’s an angel’: Off-duty nurse rescues retired pilot after street collapse

‘She’s an angel’: Off-duty nurse rescues retired pilot after street collapse

18 October 2024

An off-duty nurse who came to the aid of an elderly man who she found unresponsive and without a pulse has been praised as a life saver.

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Primary school reopens after large sinkhole appeared outside

Primary school reopens after large sinkhole appeared outside

18 October 2024

Work is still being carried out on a school’s access road after a sinkhole appeared outside.

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Town’s only pharmacy handed bailiff notice again

Town’s only pharmacy handed bailiff notice again

18 October 2024

A town centre pharmacy has closed unexpectedly after it was handed a bailiff notice for the second time this year.

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‘The time is right’: Zip line to open at Kent beauty spot next year

‘The time is right’: Zip line to open at Kent beauty spot next year

18 October 2024

Bosses at a waterside leisure venue have confirmed works have started on a new zip wire attraction which will run above a lake.

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Crackdown on nuisance bikers fails to see single fine dished out at tormented park

Crackdown on nuisance bikers fails to see single fine dished out at tormented park

18 October 2024

A council has insisted efforts to curb off-road bikers have proven successful despite a rec ground plagued by problems seeing zero fines or seizures.

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Mum seriously bruised after being hurled into air by charging cow

Mum seriously bruised after being hurled into air by charging cow

17 October 2024

A walk with the family left one mum covered in bruises after she was thrown into the air by a cow and got stuck on its horn during a shock attack.

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