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Nine weeks of roadworks to start next week

Nine weeks of roadworks to start next week

Gas main replacement works will mean hold-ups on a key route into one town for up to nine weeks.

Freya aiming to show Olympic intent

Freya aiming to show Olympic intent

Sailor Freya Black goes into this week’s 49er FX World Championships looking at the bigger picture in an Olympic year.

Drug dealer who hid cocaine in car air vents jailed

Drug dealer who hid cocaine in car air vents jailed

A drug dealer has been jailed for two years after hiding bags of cocaine behind a car air vent.

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Florist who followed in great-grandfather’s footsteps celebrates 25 years

Florist who followed in great-grandfather’s footsteps celebrates 25 years

An entrepreneur is marking a quarter of a century in business in a village where she has deep family ties.

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Church bells to chime again after ‘months of silence’

Church bells to chime again after ‘months of silence’

A church is looking looking forward to ringing its bells once again after they were returned following a refurbishment.

‘I got the letter for my surgery the day after it happened’

‘I got the letter for my surgery the day after it happened’

Angry residents say they can “no longer trust” the Royal Mail due to chronic delays to their postal deliveries.

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‘Our village is becoming the Wild West – but don’t blame the travellers’

‘Our village is becoming the Wild West – but don’t blame the travellers’

Our reporter takes a look at what is being done to help a quiet village struggling with a rise in crime and anti-social behaviour.

‘Build the houses but it’s going to be noisy’

‘Build the houses but it’s going to be noisy’

The boss of an aerodrome has objected to more than 100 homes being built unless buyers are warned they’re right underneath the flight path.

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‘I swapped Friday night at the pub for toad patrol’

‘I swapped Friday night at the pub for toad patrol’

Our reporter spent an evening helping rescue toads from drains after their attempts to make it to the pond for mating season were unsuccessful.

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High street takeaway set to reopen

High street takeaway set to reopen

A town centre Chinese takeaway which shut its doors earlier this month is set to welcome back customers after a refit.

‘People say it’s in the wrong place, I disagree’

‘People say it’s in the wrong place, I disagree’

A 184-acre solar farm has been approved by a government inspector who said he “respectfully” disagreed with opposition from a council and villagers.

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‘We hope our baby-friendly coffee shop will create a real buzz’

‘We hope our baby-friendly coffee shop will create a real buzz’

A husband-and-wife team are hoping to offer a family-friendly “bougie” breakfast location for all the community to enjoy.

Collapsed manhole cover sparks delays on busy route

Collapsed manhole cover sparks delays on busy route

Motorists are facing delays this evening due to emergency repairs after a manhole cover collapsed.

High street reopens after ‘serious accident’

High street reopens after ‘serious accident’

A high street that was shut following reports of a “serious accident” has reopened.

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Person taken to hospital after crash closes main road

Person taken to hospital after crash closes main road

A road has reopened after a person was taken to hospital following a crash involving two vehicles.

Missing teenager, 13, may have boarded a train

Missing teenager, 13, may have boarded a train

Police have appealed for help after a teenager was last seen leaving her house this morning.

Plans for holiday cabins at fishery

Plans for holiday cabins at fishery

Plans have been submitted to build a shepherd’s hut and holiday cabins – one of which will be surrounded by a moat – on a fishery.

Fight to save Grade II listed former pub after ‘disgraceful neglect’

Fight to save Grade II listed former pub after ‘disgraceful neglect’

A community is rallying together to save a Grade II listed former pub that has been “left to rot”.

New builds ‘not a threat’ to Conservation Area

New builds ‘not a threat’ to Conservation Area

A village’s historic core is surviving in good shape, a Conservation Area appraisal finds.

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Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

A controversial bus lane is to stay despite a 1,000-signature petition calling for it to be scrapped.

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