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No end in sight for ‘absolute disaster’ one-way system

29 September 2024
No end in sight for ‘absolute disaster’ one-way system

A controversial one-way system branded “absolutely ridiculous” faces further delays with works stalled for more than two years.

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‘Roadworks outside my pub will hurt Christmas trade’

29 September 2024
‘Roadworks outside my pub will hurt Christmas trade’

A frustrated landlord fears roadworks outside his historic pub until Christmas Eve could kill trade as he battles to delay the project.

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Council to chase developer for £60k in promised payments

28 September 2024
Council to chase developer for £60k in promised payments

A council has doubled down after a major residential developer claimed it could no longer afford money promised to help a community.

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‘It’s not financially viable’: Village’s two pubs could close before end of year

27 September 2024
‘It’s not financially viable’: Village’s two pubs could close before end of year

A village’s two pubs could both close before the end of the year - with bosses of one saying it is “not financially viable to keep going”.

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Garage to close as site eyed up for flats and dentist

23 September 2024
Garage to close as site eyed up for flats and dentist

Owners of a long-standing garage which serves dozens of motorists a day plan to demolish the building to make way for five-storey high flats.

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Plans for second half of 450-home estate revealed

23 September 2024
Plans for second half of 450-home estate revealed

Developers hoping to secure permission for the larger half of a 450-home estate and link road have revealed details ahead of submitting plans.

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Gridlock as major route shuts suddenly

23 September 2024
Gridlock as major route shuts suddenly

Drivers have been facing lengthy delays after a major route was shut forcing traffic to grind to halt.

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Flats developer says promised payments to council now ‘unaffordable’

22 September 2024
Flats developer says promised payments to council now ‘unaffordable’

A developer says stumping up £60k it pledged to a council - which approved its plans to build a block of flats - is now “unaffordable”.

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‘Absolutely daft’ slip road faces more delays

21 September 2024
‘Absolutely daft’ slip road faces more delays

A long-awaited slip-road off the A2 branded “absolutely daft” by critics faces more delays – six years after it was first approved.

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Plans for town’s first-ever Greggs unveiled

20 September 2024
Plans for town’s first-ever Greggs unveiled

Hopes of seeing a town open its first-ever Greggs could soon become a reality, with the popular bakery chain confirming plans to move into the area.

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Woman dies after devastating bungalow explosion

20 September 2024

Bungalow explosion: Everything we know so far

20 September 2024
Bungalow explosion: Everything we know so far

As the community reels from a bungalow explosion which left a woman seriously injured in hospital, we recount what we know so far…

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Woman hurt in bungalow explosion airlifted to hospital

19 September 2024
Woman hurt in bungalow explosion airlifted to hospital

A woman has been flown to a London hospital after an explosion at a bungalow this morning.

Farm animal disease sparks countywide restriction on moving livestock

19 September 2024
Farm animal disease sparks countywide restriction on moving livestock

A countywide restriction on the movement of farm animals has been brought in after a rise in cases of an infectious disease.

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Backlash as tearoom goes cashless

18 September 2024
Backlash as tearoom goes cashless

The boss of a cafe which came under fire for going cashless says he made the decision after suffering multiple break-ins in recent months.

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Train services back to normal after level crossing damage halts services

17 September 2024
Train services back to normal after level crossing damage halts services

Trains are now said to be running normally again after a car crash damaged a level crossing’s barriers, forcing a temporary halt to services.

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Woman taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ outside popular nightclub

16 September 2024
Woman taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ outside popular nightclub

A woman was taken to hospital after suffering a seizure following a “disturbance” outside a popular nightclub.

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Mice droppings in the ginger at Indian restaurant

15 September 2024
Mice droppings in the ginger at Indian restaurant

An Indian restaurant has been given a zero-star food hygiene rating after a damning inspection which uncovered mouldy food and an infestation of mice.

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‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’

14 September 2024
‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’

An independent butcher says “making everything” in-house is the secret to success in a struggling industry rife with job cuts

‘Council won’t let our autistic four-year-old have a trampoline’

14 September 2024
‘Council won’t let our autistic four-year-old have a trampoline’

Council inspectors have ordered the parents of a four-year-old boy with severe autism to remove his trampoline and swing set from a communal garden.

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