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Traders found liable for BID levy but magistrate labels process as ‘murky’

30 June 2025
Traders found liable for BID levy but magistrate labels process as ‘murky’

Traders found liable for BID levy but magistrate labels process as ‘murky’

30 June 2025

Forty-five businesses have been ordered to pay a town improvement levy - but a magistrate has labelled the process as ‘murky’.


Arrest made after man left with potentially life-altering injuries following pub incident

30 June 2025
Arrest made after man left with potentially life-altering injuries following pub incident

Arrest made after man left with potentially life-altering injuries following pub incident

30 June 2025

A woman has been arrested after a man was left with potentially life-altering injuries following an incident at a pub.


Positive report for ‘happy’ primary school

30 June 2025
Positive report for ‘happy’ primary school

Positive report for ‘happy’ primary school

30 June 2025

A ‘happy’ primary school where youngsters ‘develop a strong sense of belonging’ is celebrating another strong Ofsted report.


Almost 100 business owners taken to court for non-payment of BID levy

30 June 2025
Almost 100 business owners taken to court for non-payment of BID levy

Almost 100 business owners taken to court for non-payment of BID levy

30 June 2025

Almost 100 business owners are due to have their cases heard in court today for non-payment of a controversial levy.

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Property can be used as supported living home for youngsters

29 June 2025
Property can be used as supported living home for youngsters

Property can be used as supported living home for youngsters

29 June 2025

A plan to convert a residential property into a supported living home for up to four young people has been given the all-clear.


Store wins right to sell alcohol from 6am - despite police objection

27 June 2025
Store wins right to sell alcohol from 6am - despite police objection

Store wins right to sell alcohol from 6am - despite police objection

27 June 2025

A town store has won the right to sell alcohol from 6am each day.

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‘Great character with a tremendous work ethic!’ Teenage footballer signs first professional contract

27 June 2025
‘Great character with a tremendous work ethic!’ Teenage footballer signs first professional contract

‘Great character with a tremendous work ethic!’ Teenage footballer signs first professional contract

27 June 2025

A rising teenage football star was quick to acknowledge the ‘hard work continues’ after signing his first professional contract.


Plans for 434 town homes lodged - but deputy mayor says residents are being ‘pushed to the limit’

27 June 2025
Plans for 434 town homes lodged - but deputy mayor says residents are being ‘pushed to the limit’

Plans for 434 town homes lodged - but deputy mayor says residents are being ‘pushed to the limit’

27 June 2025

A developer hoping to build 434 homes has been warned that it must deliver on community cash and affordable housing quotas.


Plans to transform town centre into vibrant destination with a bustling nightlife

27 June 2025
Plans to transform town centre into vibrant destination with a bustling nightlife

Plans to transform town centre into vibrant destination with a bustling nightlife

27 June 2025

A struggling town centre could reinvent itself as a vibrant destination for long weekends away with a bustling nightlife.

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Store hopes to secure alcohol licence after agreeing to police conditions

27 June 2025
Store hopes to secure alcohol licence after agreeing to police conditions

Store hopes to secure alcohol licence after agreeing to police conditions

27 June 2025

A store with a chequered past is hoping to secure an alcohol licence.

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‘Seeing justice is possible can offer hope!’ Victim speaks out after man jailed for controlling, coercive and violent offences

26 June 2025
‘Seeing justice is possible can offer hope!’ Victim speaks out after man jailed for controlling, coercive and violent offences

‘Seeing justice is possible can offer hope!’ Victim speaks out after man jailed for controlling, coercive and violent offences

26 June 2025

A victim of controlling, coercive and violent offences says seeing the perpetrator jailed should offer ‘hope’ to come forward and demand justice.


Jail for man whose ‘selfish’ dangerous driving led to death of wife in head-on collision

26 June 2025
Jail for man whose ‘selfish’ dangerous driving led to death of wife in head-on collision

Jail for man whose ‘selfish’ dangerous driving led to death of wife in head-on collision

26 June 2025

A man has been jailed for more than 10 years - after his dangerous driving caused a collision in which his wife died.


Long queues after stretch of A16 shut following collision

26 June 2025
Long queues after stretch of A16 shut following collision

Long queues after stretch of A16 shut following collision

26 June 2025

A busy stretch of the A16 had been closed following a two-vehicle collision.


Plans for 11 affordable homes given the green light

26 June 2025
Plans for 11 affordable homes given the green light

Plans for 11 affordable homes given the green light

26 June 2025

Plans for 11 affordable homes ‘for those who need it most’ have been given the thumbs up.


Hail the Black Cab! Pub becomes one of first to stock stout outside of London

26 June 2025
Hail the Black Cab! Pub becomes one of first to stock stout outside of London

Hail the Black Cab! Pub becomes one of first to stock stout outside of London

26 June 2025

A pub is hailing the Black Cab after becoming one of the first hostelries in the country to stock the stout outside of the capital.


‘Half naked’ man with ‘superhuman strength’ injured 6ft 6in police officer at barbecue

26 June 2025
‘Half naked’ man with ‘superhuman strength’ injured 6ft 6in police officer at barbecue

‘Half naked’ man with ‘superhuman strength’ injured 6ft 6in police officer at barbecue

26 June 2025

A ‘half naked’ man with ‘superhuman strength’ left a 6ft 6ins police officer with a series of injuries while resisting arrest at a family barbecue.


Trout farm and osprey photography business up for sale

25 June 2025
Trout farm and osprey photography business up for sale

Trout farm and osprey photography business up for sale

25 June 2025

A four-acre trout farm and osprey photography business is up for sale for £450,000.


Man whose dog bit ‘good Samaritan’ and police officer on same day faces wait to see if pet will be destroyed

25 June 2025
Man whose dog bit ‘good Samaritan’ and police officer on same day faces wait to see if pet will be destroyed

Man whose dog bit ‘good Samaritan’ and police officer on same day faces wait to see if pet will be destroyed

25 June 2025

A man whose dog bit a ‘good Samaritan’ and a police officer in separate incidents on the same day faces a wait to see if his pet will be destroyed.

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Scavengers scattering rubbish from bags or ‘smelly, eyesore’ bins? Readers join the divisive refuse debate

23 June 2025
Scavengers scattering rubbish from bags or ‘smelly, eyesore’ bins? Readers join the divisive refuse debate

Scavengers scattering rubbish from bags or ‘smelly, eyesore’ bins? Readers join the divisive refuse debate

23 June 2025

To bin or not to bin?… that is the question that has been dividing our readers this week.


Electric bike user over drink drive limit

23 June 2025
Electric bike user over drink drive limit

Electric bike user over drink drive limit

23 June 2025

A man stopped for riding an electric bike was found to be over the legal drink drive limit.

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