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Emergency crews descend on train as passenger taken ill

Emergency crews descend on train as passenger taken ill

05 November 2024

Paramedics descended on a train after a passenger was taken ill prompting rail delays.

Appeal for video footage of missing man, 23, last seen five days ago

Appeal for video footage of missing man, 23, last seen five days ago

04 November 2024

Police are appealing for video footage of a missing man following his disappearance five days ago.

Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade

Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade

03 November 2024

A family-run garage that has repaired everything from lawnmowers to antique Rolls Royces has shut this week after almost a century of trade.

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Mum tells inquest: ‘Deadly online trend cost my darling boy his life’

Mum tells inquest: ‘Deadly online trend cost my darling boy his life’

01 November 2024

The mum of a boy who died after inhaling deodorant believes he had been taking part in a deadly online trend called “chroming”, an inquest has heard.

Derelict former arcade could be flattened within months

Derelict former arcade could be flattened within months

30 October 2024

A town centre street scene could change forever amid plans to flatten the derelict shell of an amusement arcade.

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Council to slash car park fees by almost 90% after villager revolt

Council to slash car park fees by almost 90% after villager revolt

26 October 2024

Villagers are “over the moon” as a council prepares to backtrack on an “astronomical” increase in car park charges.

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Second council issues scam warning after QR codes stuck on parking machines

Second council issues scam warning after QR codes stuck on parking machines

25 October 2024

Another council issued a scam warning after QR codes were stuck on parking machines.

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Heartbroken mum decorates son's grave for Halloween

Heartbroken mum decorates son's grave for Halloween

25 October 2024

A heartbroken mother has decorated her son’s grave with pumpkins, flowers and spiderwebs in tribute to her Halloween-loving teenager.

Fraudsters who preyed on elderly people ordered to pay back more than £100k

Fraudsters who preyed on elderly people ordered to pay back more than £100k

24 October 2024

One conman claimed to be a police officer investigating a rogue trader to scam elderly people with building work they didn’t need.

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Woman injured in hit and run crash

Woman injured in hit and run crash

21 October 2024

A woman was injured after a hit-and-run crash with a Land Rover.

Boy, 14, ‘found with cannabis after stealing moped’

Boy, 14, ‘found with cannabis after stealing moped’

17 October 2024

A teen is accused of possessing drugs and stealing a moped after being found during a police purge on nuisance and dangerous riding and thefts.

More heartache for family after sudden death of dad-of-five

More heartache for family after sudden death of dad-of-five

17 October 2024

A family beset by grief have been left devastated by the death of a much-loved dad-of-five 16 years after his little brother took his own life.

Rangers 'astonished' at discovery of two bison calves

Rangers 'astonished' at discovery of two bison calves

17 October 2024

Rangers in charge of a rewilding project in ancient woodlands have been left stunned after the sudden arrival of two bison calves just days apart.

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Woman, 20, has leg amputated after small lump turns out to be tumour

Woman, 20, has leg amputated after small lump turns out to be tumour

16 October 2024

A young woman had to have her leg amputated after a small lump on her shin doctors had said was “nothing to worry about” turned out to be cancerous.

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Hated contraflow through tunnel to be finally lifted

Hated contraflow through tunnel to be finally lifted

15 October 2024

A controversial contraflow will be lifted as road bosses prepare to reopen a closed-off tunnel after months of delays.

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‘I couldn’t have shoplifted that one - but at least I’m in jail for winter’

‘I couldn’t have shoplifted that one - but at least I’m in jail for winter’

13 October 2024

A prolific thief who admitted swiping booze from several shops on release from prison later denied one offence, insisting he was still in his cell.

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Emotional footage of brown bear after UK-first brain operation

Emotional footage of brown bear after UK-first brain operation

12 October 2024

Heart-warming footage shows a brown bear recovering with his keepers following a UK-first brain operation.

‘It didn’t take much to make town look like the 1980s for TV show’

‘It didn’t take much to make town look like the 1980s for TV show’

11 October 2024

A taskforce to deliver the revival of a seaside town featured in hit ITV drama has launched as a councillor described it as being stuck in the 1980s.

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Joy as Boki the bear’s five-hour brain surgery ‘a success’

Joy as Boki the bear’s five-hour brain surgery ‘a success’

09 October 2024

A two-year-old bear from Kent is back in his den recovering having undergone surgery in a UK first today.

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Bear to undergo brain surgery in UK first this week

Bear to undergo brain surgery in UK first this week

07 October 2024

A two-year-old brown bear living at a Kent animal park is set to undergo life-saving surgery having been diagnosed with a brain condition.

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