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Prison drugs smuggling remains a ‘serious problem’

16 August 2023
Prison drugs smuggling remains a ‘serious problem’

The availability of drugs and other contraband within a prison continues to be a ‘serious problem’ despite new airport-style checks.

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Legal action to be taken to move travellers

15 August 2023
Legal action to be taken to move travellers

A council is set to issue court papers to travellers who have pitched outside a village hall for the past week.

Plans for gym in retail park back on track

14 August 2023
Plans for gym in retail park back on track

Plans for a discount gym at a large empty unit at an out-of-town shopping centre are back on track.

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Town centre café goes on the market

11 August 2023
Town centre café goes on the market

A family-run cafe in town centre is up for sale with a leasehold guide price of £25,000.

Travellers pitch up outside village hall

11 August 2023
Travellers pitch up outside village hall

Action has been taken to remove travellers who have pitched up in a village.

Mum’s anger over ‘neglect’ claim after leaving baby in hospital

10 August 2023
Mum’s anger over ‘neglect’ claim after leaving baby in hospital

A mum says she was “horrified” at being reported for “neglect” after leaving her sick baby overnight in hospital to care for her two other children.

Backstreet pub closes after 168 years

09 August 2023
Backstreet pub closes after 168 years

A traditional backstreet pub dating back to the 19th Century has been repossessed.

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Town centre bank building on the market for £1.25 million

08 August 2023
Town centre bank building on the market for £1.25 million

A building which houses a bank and has planning permission for flats and shops is on the market for £1.25 million.

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High Street florist closes after just three months

07 August 2023
High Street florist closes after just three months

A flower shop based in a former Greggs has announced it’s closing down.

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Villagers toast success of blow-up boozer

27 July 2023
Villagers toast success of blow-up boozer

Thirsty villagers are now regulars at an inflatable pub after their village watering hole shut down.

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Drama as ‘bomb’ fears spark major emergency response

26 July 2023
Drama as ‘bomb’ fears spark major emergency response

Three businesses were evacuated after bomb disposal officers and police were called to an industrial estate.

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Travellers return to popular park

26 July 2023
Travellers return to popular park

Travellers will be told to move on after setting up camp at a popular recreational park for the second time this summer.

Tragic air ambulance crash remembered 25 years on

26 July 2023
Tragic air ambulance crash remembered 25 years on

The county was plunged into mourning a quarter of a century ago after an emergency chopper crashed, killing three, just a minute away from its base.

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Family caught up in ‘chaotic’ scenes as they flee fire-ravaged Rhodes

25 July 2023
Family caught up in ‘chaotic’ scenes as they flee fire-ravaged Rhodes

A family had to sleep on the floor of a hotel as they tried to escape the fires taking over Rhodes.

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‘Ticket office closures are a disaster for the disabled’

23 July 2023
‘Ticket office closures are a disaster for the disabled’

A campaigner honoured for her work for the disabled has hit out at plans to close ticket offices at train stations.

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Historic ship and former nightclub now riverside Airbnb

22 July 2023
Historic ship and former nightclub now riverside Airbnb

A couple have spent £100k refurnishing a lightship which people will soon be able to pay to stay in.

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Fifty jobs on offer at revamped holiday park

20 July 2023
Fifty jobs on offer at revamped holiday park

There is a summer jobs bonanza at a revamped holiday park.

‘We’ve been cooped up in our bed bug infested flat for weeks’

19 July 2023
‘We’ve been cooped up in our bed bug infested flat for weeks’

A disabled woman and her 90-year-old mum say they were left “stressed” and sleeping on furniture after a bed bug infestation at their flat.

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Labour selects two parliamentary candidates for general election

18 July 2023
Labour selects two parliamentary candidates for general election

Two Labour candidates have been put forward to take on the incumbent Tory MPs in one part of Kent.

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The inside story of how £170m dream was left in tatters

18 July 2023
The inside story of how £170m dream was left in tatters

The public is being warned that unpopular decisions will have to be made as a council manages the fallout of a decision to strip it of £170 million.

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