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Controversial homes plan up for debate for third time

Controversial homes plan up for debate for third time

Residents are bracing themselves as an application for 52 homes on a treasured green space goes before councillors yet again.

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Work starts on £1.3m improvement scheme on one of county’s busiest roads

Work starts on £1.3m improvement scheme on one of county’s busiest roads

A road closure and temporary traffic lights will affect motorists heading to and from the M20 for the next 12 weeks as work begins on a huge project.

Person hit by train

Person hit by train

Rail services were suspended after a person was hit by a train.

Suspected robbers in court after Vodafone stores targeted

Suspected robbers in court after Vodafone stores targeted

Two men and a teenager have been accused of stealing dozens of phones from Vodafone.

Girl, 13, with higher IQ test score than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

Girl, 13, with higher IQ test score than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

A 13-year-old girl gained the maximum score on an IQ test despite doing no preparation for it and has been invited to join Mensa.

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Drug supply boss must sell watches to pay back fraction of £3m made from crimes

Drug supply boss must sell watches to pay back fraction of £3m made from crimes

A fuel company boss who made more than £3 million from supplying cocaine has been ordered to repay a mere fraction.

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Appeal after man ‘exposes himself’ on riverside footpath

Appeal after man ‘exposes himself’ on riverside footpath

A police investigation is underway after a man is said to have exposed himself along a river footpath.

Residents still without water after equipment ‘significantly damaged’

Residents still without water after equipment ‘significantly damaged’

Residents have been left without water as teams continue work to repair “significantly damaged” equipment.

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Boy hit by car on way to watch Euros final reunited with medics

Boy hit by car on way to watch Euros final reunited with medics

A schoolboy has been reunited with the ambulance team who came to his rescue after a serious road accident that left him with a bleed on the brain.

Woman in her 30s airlifted to hospital after crash

Woman in her 30s airlifted to hospital after crash

A woman has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in a residential estate.

‘We’d paid for parking but got fined - the system is archaic’

‘We’d paid for parking but got fined - the system is archaic’

A couple say they were “fooled” after being slapped with a parking fine despite paying £290 to renew their permit.

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Council aims for maximum increase

Council aims for maximum increase

Residents learn how much their council tax bill will rise in April.

‘He would have loved it’: Darts team honour late player who was ‘one-of-a-kind’

‘He would have loved it’: Darts team honour late player who was ‘one-of-a-kind’

A darts team have raised thousands in memory of its longest serving player, affectionately known as Mr Christmas for his elaborate displays.

More than 2,000 people back petition to save farmers market and stop ‘unfair parking charges’

More than 2,000 people back petition to save farmers market and stop ‘unfair parking charges’

More than 2,400 people have signed a petition calling for a lifting of parking restriction that threaten their monthly farmers market.

Pub licence suspended over fears of ‘serious crime and disorder’

Pub licence suspended over fears of ‘serious crime and disorder’

A pub recently featured on Channel 4’s Four in a Bed has had its licence suspended following a fight.

‘It’s just wrong - the blue badge system is letting cancer patients down’

‘It’s just wrong - the blue badge system is letting cancer patients down’

A cancer sufferer refused a blue badge because her diagnosis isn’t classed as an “enduring disability” is calling for a change to the rules.

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‘I just like building things’: Wonderkid earns £1.2k to build own hybrid go-kart

‘I just like building things’: Wonderkid earns £1.2k to build own hybrid go-kart

A remarkable 15-year-old engineering student who has been building things since he was six has finished his most impressive project yet.

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Protesters celebrate victory in battle against orchard homes

Protesters celebrate victory in battle against orchard homes

A planning committee has rejected plans to build 52 homes on a green space - but the final decision has been taken out of their hands.

Organic grocer improves food hygiene score after final warning over ‘unidentifiable’ mouldy food

Organic grocer improves food hygiene score after final warning over ‘unidentifiable’ mouldy food

A grocery shop previously given a zero rating by food hygiene inspectors has been regraded after it was found to have made improvements.

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Firefighters say a blaze at an industrial building is believed to be ‘accident’

Firefighters say a blaze at an industrial building is believed to be ‘accident’

Firefighters have revealed the cause of a fire in an industrial building which led to people being told to avoid the area.

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