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Drugs gang who made £7k a week selling cocaine jailed for 20 years

28 January 2025
Drugs gang who made £7k a week selling cocaine jailed for 20 years

A criminal gang responsible for supplying class A drugs has been jailed for more than two decades between them.

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Major route blocked after lorry smash

28 January 2025
Major route blocked after lorry smash

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash involving a lorry and a car on a major route.

Man charged after fight at pub

27 January 2025
Man charged after fight at pub

A 45-year-old man will appear in court accused of GBH after a serious assault left a victim needing urgent hospital treatment.

‘This will create a big problem’: 23-home estate in village narrowly approved

26 January 2025
‘This will create a big problem’: 23-home estate in village narrowly approved

Plans for a new housing estate in a small village have been narrowly approved, leaving residents “physically disappointed”.

Plans approved to demolish derelict home with links to Jane Austen for new build

25 January 2025
Plans approved to demolish derelict home with links to Jane Austen for new build

A crumbling manor house with links to Jane Austen is set to be torn down to make way for a new home.

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Sewage effluent from 2,700 new-builds could be dumped in stream every day

25 January 2025
Sewage effluent from 2,700 new-builds could be dumped in stream every day

Concerns have been raised over a housebuilder’s bid to dump 900,000 litres of sewage effluent into a tributary of a protected river every day.

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Drivers faced lengthy queues on motorway after lorry smash

24 January 2025
Drivers faced lengthy queues on motorway after lorry smash

Motorists faced lengthy delays after a motorway collision lead to a fuel spill.

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Work underway on £6.6m restoration of historical gem

24 January 2025
Work underway on £6.6m restoration of historical gem

Contractors have finally started a £6.6m restoration of a dilapidated seafront lift which bosses hope will reopen next year.

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Driver arrested after car crashes into parked vehicles

22 January 2025
Driver arrested after car crashes into parked vehicles

Police are investigating after a car smashed into parked vehicles.

Burst pipe releases huge jet of water

21 January 2025
Burst pipe releases huge jet of water

This is the moment a burst underground pipe sent water jetting more than 10 feet into the air flooding a road.

Popular park set for million pound revamp

20 January 2025
Popular park set for million pound revamp

A popular park is set for a million-pound revamp as new plans for an overhaul of its facilities are revealed.

Girl, 15, found after two days missing

20 January 2025
Girl, 15, found after two days missing

Police are growing concerned for the welfare of a missing girl.

Fresh bid for new homes behind petrol station

19 January 2025
Fresh bid for new homes behind petrol station

Fresh plans to demolish workshops and build new homes behind a petrol station have been submitted, months after a previous scheme was thrown out.

Eye-catching ‘family homes’ designed by top architects planned for farmland

19 January 2025
Eye-catching ‘family homes’ designed by top architects planned for farmland

Plans have been submitted for nine “high-quality” properties on a former grazing paddock in a village.

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‘This is a dark day for nature - it’s an ecological treasure’

17 January 2025
‘This is a dark day for nature - it’s an ecological treasure’

A conservation charity has called the approval of plans for a huge bike factory a “dark day for nature”.

‘Unnecessary’ closure of leisure centre to be reviewed after backlash

17 January 2025
‘Unnecessary’ closure of leisure centre to be reviewed after backlash

A “baffling” decision to shut a leisure centre months before a £20m renovation project is to be reviewed following huge backlash.

Plans launched for 120-acre solar farm on edge of village

17 January 2025
Plans launched for 120-acre solar farm on edge of village

The first steps have been taken by a green energy firm for a solar farm the size of 68 football pitches.

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‘We moved here because it’s a lovely area - but catapult kids are spoiling it’

17 January 2025
‘We moved here because it’s a lovely area - but catapult kids are spoiling it’

A furious dad has been left with a hefty bill after catapult-wielding vandals smashed his dining room window.

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Restaurant chain ‘better than Wetherspoons’ reveals Kent venture’s grand opening date

15 January 2025
Restaurant chain ‘better than Wetherspoons’ reveals Kent venture’s grand opening date

Bosses at a bar chain said to be “better than Wetherspoon” will soon cut the ribbon at the grand opening of their latest Kent venture.

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‘I was 44 stone and hadn’t left the house for six years - then everything changed’

12 January 2025
‘I was 44 stone and hadn’t left the house for six years - then everything changed’

A 24-year-old who has battled food addiction and crippling anxiety that kept him housebound is now making huge changes.

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