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Surgery shuts as doctor announces retirement

Surgery shuts as doctor announces retirement

A GP surgery which has been in a town for more than 10 years has announced its closure.

‘My 11-year-old daughter will leave home at 7am and not get home till 5pm’

‘My 11-year-old daughter will leave home at 7am and not get home till 5pm’

Parents have set up a petition calling for a new non-selective school to save their children spending two hours on the bus each day.

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‘I don’t remember the pain but my injuries were catastrophic’

‘I don’t remember the pain but my injuries were catastrophic’

A dad whose life was saved by air ambulance crews said he would have died if they had not performed major roadside surgery.

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NHS asks patients to bring own batteries for check-ups

NHS asks patients to bring own batteries for check-ups

Patients at a Kent GP surgery have been told to bring their own AA batteries to appointments if they need to use one of their machines.

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Drug dealer jailed after cocaine found hidden in his Volvo

Drug dealer jailed after cocaine found hidden in his Volvo

A dealer is starting a prison sentence after police found multiple bags of cocaine hidden in his car.

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Disability campaigner, 12, slams decision to ‘erase’ children like himself from school photos

Disability campaigner, 12, slams decision to ‘erase’ children like himself from school photos

A young campaigner and wheelchair-user has described a photographer’s decision to omit children like himself from a school photo as “hurtful”.

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Riverside pub to reopen as fish and chip shop

Riverside pub to reopen as fish and chip shop

A village is set to get its first fish and chips shop after the successful conversion of a Grade II-listed pub into a convenience store and takeaway.

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Man taken to hospital after crash

Man taken to hospital after crash

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a country road.

Sensory garden opens this weekend

Sensory garden opens this weekend

Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.

Mum-to-be scoops £1,000 prize

Mum-to-be scoops £1,000 prize

A mum-to-be has won £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday competition.

New warden for village after rise in crime

New warden for village after rise in crime

A parish council has employed a community liaison officer after a rise in crime and anti-social behaviour in the village.

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Missing man safely located

Missing man safely located

A 33-year-old man who had been reported missing earlier this week has been found safely.

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‘I’m 60 and the sports facilities have been the same since I was a young child’

‘I’m 60 and the sports facilities have been the same since I was a young child’

Plans for a new sports hub for a rapidly growing town have been axed even though thousands more homes are to be built.

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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.

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