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Teen last seen in town park found safe and well
Police officers are no longer concerned about an 18-year-old who was reported missing.
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Prisoners clear fly-tipping from alleyways to keep streets clean
Prisoners have cleared litter and fly-tipping from two areas as part of a community scheme to keep a borough tidy.
Protestors rally against proposed closure of country’s top stroke unit
Protesters staged a demonstration outside a hospital over controversial plans to close the country’s top-performing stroke unit.
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Missing child last seen near train station found safe
A 16-year-old who was last seen near a train station has been found safe.
‘Polytunnel plans will create a plastic-covered blot on the landscape’
Councillors will decide soon on whether to allow the “biggest complex of polytunnels in the country”, which residents fear will ruin the landscape.
Injured cat rescued from closed-off shopping centre
Cat lovers joined forces to rescue an injured moggie from a closed-off shopping centre he had made his home.
Bid launched for final 70 homes on town’s sprawling new estate
One of the country’s largest residential developers has unveiled plans for the final 70 homes in a 301-home estate.
Fading play park in store for £150k overhaul
Plans have been approved for a raft of changes at a popular play area.
Bid to replace historic building following devastating fire
Plans to replace a historic building torn down by a devastating fire at a popular quay have been submitted.
Inside the abandoned hospital left to rot for 20 years
We take a look inside the abandoned hospital dominating a town’s skyline left to rack and ruin for two decades as it goes up for sale.
Arrest after small fire breaks out inside Poundland
A Poundland store has taped off and a person has been arrested after a fire broke out in one of the aisles.
Shops shut suddenly as council launches closure order bid
A council has launched a bid to shut down two shops amid concerns over nuisance and disorder.
Kent beaches to feature in Harry Potter star’s new Channel 4 series
Eagle-eyed viewers will be able to spot some familiar Kent scenes in a Harry Potter star’s new Channel 4 show.
‘We’ll miss him more than words can say’: Shock at death of much-loved dad, 33
The family of a much-loved dad say no words can describe the void his tragic death has left in their lives.
Royal Mail delivery driver crashed car while more than four times alcohol limit
A Royal Mail delivery driver faces the sack after he crashed his own car into others while more than four times the legal alcohol limit.
Residents ‘blindsided’ as works to build flats at town centre car park set to finally begin
Construction works to build homes in a town centre are set to start, over two years after plans were first revealed.
‘Pubs are closing on a daily basis - I didn’t want this one to stay shut’
An ambitious pub landlord insists his latest venue can succeed following a £150,000 makeover - despite a number of closures in the area.
Costa, capital cities and cakes? Have a go at the Saturday Social, our weekend quiz
It’s question time: Can you crack this week’s super-tough online pub quiz?
A gun to his head, his family kidnapped and £53m gone in 75 minutes
In 2026, a cash depot manager was kidnapped at gunpoint to set in motion Britain’s biggest ever heist. 20 years on and £32m remains missing...
Sip and stroll through centuries of history on guided pub walk
The tour stops off at drinking spots once visited by Charles Dickens and Samuel Pepys.