Developer promises train tickets for new-build residents - as estate plans spark uproar
Developers say they will buy train tickets for new residents if controversial plans for a 90-home estate in a village are approved.
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Inspectors ‘deeply concerned’ at care agency where staff ‘pressurised to be dishonest’
A care agency has been put into special measures after inspectors found a closed culture where leaders allegedly pressurised staff to act dishonestly.
Care home which ‘smelled strongly of urine’ placed in special measures
A care home has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures by healthcare watchdogs.
‘Just Eat is helping us survive - trade has disappeared overnight’
A business owner says she fears she may have to close up shop after an “overnight” drop in trade.
Ambulance at scene of crash as busy A-road shut
Ambulance crews are at the scene of a crash along a busy A-road which has been shut this evening.
Tragedy as Kent showjumper dies after fall
A “greatly respected” Kent showjumper has died in hospital after falling from his horse.
Diamond watch and jewellery worth £20,000 stolen from gym locker
A woman has been arrested following the theft of a diamond Rolex watch and jewellery worth more than £20,000 from a gym locker.
Woman remains to hospital after ‘serious accident’ on M2
An air ambulance landed on a motorway after a serious accident and car fire, which caused traffic problems on the coastbound carriageway.
‘It's just so needed’: Yoga instructor launches new café to help fill ‘loneliness’ void
A yoga instructor is launching a chatty café at her studio in a bid to help tackle loneliness in the area.
Charity eyes ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to purchase and ‘rewild’ farmland
A conservation charity needs to raise £500,000 to buy farmland it wants to “rewild” for future generations.
Emergency gas works causing delays on busy main route
Traffic is being impacted on a key road artery in and out of a town this evening by a lane closure and temporary traffic lights.
Street drinker banned from drinking outside after ‘history of offending and criminal damage’
A 24-year-old has been banned from a high street and drinking outside in public after a run of bad booze-fuelled behaviour.
Car park to finally reopen five months after large fire
A car park which has been closed since last year after a neighbouring nightclub was engulfed in flames is to finally reopen.
Emergency response after person spotted on hospital roof
Emergency services descended on a hospital after a person was spotted on the roof.
Co-op worker taken to hospital after ‘shoplifting teens hit him with pack of beer’
A convenience store worker was taken to hospital after reportedly being injured by two teenagers who were allegedly stealing from the shop.
Travellers pitch up on green with horse
A group of Travellers have set up on a patch of land next to a parade of shops, bringing a horse with them.
Police probe after teens ‘spray liquid’ on pensioner
A pensioner was assaulted, racially abused and had liquid sprayed on her by a group of teens say police.
Young girl 'enticed into car at Asda and subjected to rape ordeal by three men', trial told
A young girl was repeatedly raped by three men who passed her around "like a receptacle" for their sexual gratification, a court has heard.
Tributes to theatre stalwart with ‘sunny smile and can-do attitude’
A much-loved wife and volunteer who spent 50 years at a performing arts venue has died.
Nursery and bike shop to open at entertainment complex due to ‘changing demand’
An entertainment destination is to welcome its first non-leisure outlets in two former restaurants.