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Supermarket, flats and brewery approved
20 October 2016A £55 million town centre development - which will include a supermarket, flats and brewery - has been approved unanimously.
Six months hand rearing has gone in a Flash for baby sloth
20 October 2016Hand reared baby sloth Flash makes her first appearance in time for International Sloth Day.
Owner ordered to keep dog on lead and muzzled
19 October 2016A dog owner has been ordered to keep her rottweiler on a lead and muzzled during walks after it bit another woman on the buttock.
Hundreds of chickens stolen from farm
19 October 2016Thieves made off with 700 chickens from a farm - and police fear they may show up in new flocks.
Magician's rabbit mysteriously disappears
12 October 2016A magician is appealing for help to find his stage companion, a pure white rabbit, after it went missing.
Swan stops motorway traffic
12 October 2016A motorway was blocked this afternoon after a swan wandered onto the road.
Thugs set off firework tied to cat
12 October 2016This cat is lucky to be alive after thugs reportedly strapped a firework to its body and set it off.
Nature reserve ravaged by oil spill
08 October 2016Dozens of animals’ lives are at risk after their habitats were left smothered in diesel allowed to leak from a stolen trailer at a nature reserve.
Fire crews rescue trapped cow
06 October 2016A special team was called in to free an animal which had become trapped in a water-logged ditch.
Hunt for escaped bird of prey
06 October 2016Rhia the Harris Hawk has gone missing - have you seen her?
VIDEO: Does your dog miss you this much?
04 October 2016A dog owner whose pooch longed for his return has made a heart-warming film that has gripped the internet.
Train services delayed by... 'did you say wild boar?'
02 October 2016Eurostar services were disrupted by wild boar on the line this evening.
Squirrel in pupils’ prank video was already dead
29 September 2016A group of schoolboys filmed abusing a squirrel have been questioned under caution but will face no criminal action.
Free health check-ups for dogs
28 September 2016An animal charity is offering free health checks and MOTs for dogs.
Solved: The mystery of the elephant invasion
28 September 2016Covering a village with elephants is no easy tusk. This is how - and why - it happened.
Video: Cleaner saves kittens with kiss of life
28 September 2016A cleaner who saved five kittens by giving them mouth-to-mouth is appealing for help to get one of them walking.
Dog falls ill after swimming in toxic algae
27 September 2016Dog owners have been warned to keep their pets out of these lakes due to a deadly blue green algae.
Hoo-dunnit? Eagle owls lost in burglary at aviary
27 September 2016At two and a half feet tall and with a wingspan of more than twice that, an eagle owl isn’t exactly the typical target of a burglary.
Strays team wins RSPCA award again
27 September 2016The RSPCA has praised a council for its work with stray dogs, for the third year in a row.
Why did the swan cross the road?
27 September 2016Police have saved a swan from a sticky end after it was spotted wandering down a motorway.
