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Huge new Home Bargains to open this weekend - just a mile from existing store
A new Home Bargains store is to open this weekend - bringing two branches within a mile of each other.
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Huge former tax office up for £10.5m after being converted into flats
A newly-converted city centre office block, which has been transformed into flats, has gone on the market for £10.5 million.
‘He didn’t hesitate’: Boy, 4, donates his Christmas money to hospice after uncle’s death
A little boy has donated his £25 Christmas money to the Pilgrims Hospice after seeing a family member being cared for by the charity.
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Final chance to have say on garden centre plans to add padel courts
Proposed padel courts will bring a major boost to a town’s health and wellbeing, say the promoters.
‘We’re under attack again - this is an assault on our village’
Villagers have raised concerns about plans for a new estate - less than three months after they celebrated a neighbouring development being blocked.
'We’ve moved and people from Essex are visiting our town's only role play centre’
Friends who set up a role play centre for children say parents are travelling from Essex to visit their new, bigger base.
Zero-star hygiene rating for cafe after pest infestation found and grease dripping down walls
A town centre eatery been given a low hygiene score after inspectors found mouse droppings and poor cleaning standards.
‘We’re best friends and ran business for 11 years - it’s heartbreaking’
Two best friends who ran a food van together for more than a decade have spoken of the “heartbreaking” decision to sell the business.
Taxpayers ‘to lose £120m a year’ in deal for new Thames crossing
A new firm will pocket the toll charges from two major Kent crossings, resulting in taxpayers losing millions in revenue a year, it has been claimed.
Tunnel reopens after huge queues of lorries heading to port
Huge queues of lorries due to an issue at the Port of Dover led to the closure of a tunnel where the M20 meets the A20.
Traffic held on dual carriageway after crash sparks large emergency response
Motorists are being held on a dual carriageway after a crash sparked a large emergency response.
Huge hike in parking charges planned as council looks to balance books
Parking charges are set to rise by an inflation-busting 20% as a cash-strapped council looks to balance its books.
Police called to disturbance at soft play centre
Police were called to a disturbance at a soft play centre after a man reportedly pushed a member of staff.
Delays ease after three-car crash on M2
Motorists faced nine miles of congestion on a motorway following a three-car crash.
Lorry access plan for asbestos factory redevelopment described as ‘necessary evil’
Plans for a permanent one-way system are set to be approved despite fears it will turn a village into a “racetrack for heavy industrial lorries”.
Truck used ‘as a weapon’ in crash that killed four-year-old boy
A boy was allegedly murdered when his parents’ truck was rammed off the road in a high-speed hit-and-run, a court has heard.
Boy on scooter hit by car near school
A boy on a scooter was hit by a car near a school, sparking a road closure.
Collapsed manhole causes traffic delays
A collapsed manhole is causing traffic delays while emergency repairs are underway.
Proposals to add double yellow lines on high street dropped after backlash
Plans to add more double yellow lines along a well-used road have been dropped, much to the delight of business owners.
‘I thought there was no point in making records’
Status Quo’s Francis Rossi surprised everyone, including himself, when he agreed to record his latest solo album, The Accidental.