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'Anyone would think I had built the Taj Mahal, not a treehouse'

'Anyone would think I had built the Taj Mahal, not a treehouse'

A grandad who was handed a fine and given a court order to take down a treehouse he built in his garden has accused a council of overreacting.

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'We drove past test centre 10 times without realising'

'We drove past test centre 10 times without realising'

A couple who needed a Covid test say a drive-through site was so difficult to find, they almost gave up trying and now want to help others find it.

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Dual-carriageway closed by accident

Dual-carriageway closed by accident

Police and the fire service were called to the scene of an accident which shut a major road.

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Fire causes further delays after M25 pile-up

Fire causes further delays after M25 pile-up

A multi-car crash on the M25, followed hours later by a vehicle catching alight, has caused slow traffic.

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Pizza firm finds new base at pub

Pizza firm finds new base at pub

A food business caught up in a planning wrangle with the local council has now found a permanent home at a town centre pub.

Yoga prodigy receives Prime Minister's award

Yoga prodigy receives Prime Minister's award

An 11-year-old boy who has been teaching yoga to kids across the world during the pandemic has received the Prime Minister's Points of Light Award.

Cigar butt discarded by Churchill fetches £4,200 at auction

Cigar butt discarded by Churchill fetches £4,200 at auction

A cigar butt thrown away by Sir Winston Churchill in the 1940s has sold for more than £4,200 at auction.

Controversial plans to build car park on field for tourism spot are back

Controversial plans to build car park on field for tourism spot are back

The National Trust has submitted altered plans to build a car park on a greenbelt field, with the number of spaces and land to be used reduced.

Trains delayed and cancelled due to electrical fault

Trains delayed and cancelled due to electrical fault

An electrical fault caused disruption on one of the county's busiest train lines this morning.

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Six-mile queues on motorway

Six-mile queues on motorway

There were lengthy delays on a motorway after an accident involving four cars and two vans.

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Suspected shoplifter skips court

Suspected shoplifter skips court

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man suspected of shoplifting offences after he failed to turn up to court.

Indy bookshop crowned best in the country

Indy bookshop crowned best in the country

An independent bookshop has scooped another prize by being named the best of its kind in the whole of the UK and Ireland.

Dishwasher starts fire in home

Dishwasher starts fire in home

No casualties were reported after a dishwasher caught fire in a property.

Plans for 136 new homes on gas works site

Plans for 136 new homes on gas works site

A town council says it is opposed to a scheme to build flats and houses on the site of a town's former gasholders.

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Suspected county lines dealer due in court

Suspected county lines dealer due in court

A suspected drug dealer arrested after police seized crack cocaine and heroin during a search is due to appear in court.

Keith's our man

Keith's our man

Conservative victory in district council by-election.

Lib Dems to 'reinvigorate' town in Tory heartland

Lib Dems to 'reinvigorate' town in Tory heartland

The Liberal Democrats say they want to repay trust of voters after a famous election victory in the Conservative heartlands.

Out-of-control bonfire menaces houses

Out-of-control bonfire menaces houses

Fire crews had to be called out after flames from a bonfire started to spread to trees and houses.

Lone woman stops traffic for climate campaign

Lone woman stops traffic for climate campaign

A lone woman with a pushchair was one of hundreds blocking roads around the country today for Extinction Rebellion.

'Botox bill' to receive royal assent

'Botox bill' to receive royal assent

A new bill spearheaded by a Kent MP banning under 18s from having cosmetic Botox treatments will today be made law.

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