New homes get green light despite ‘overcrowding’ and ‘overlooking’ fears
•Six new homes will be built despite concerns of “overcrowding” and a loss of privacy for neighbours.
•Six new homes will be built despite concerns of “overcrowding” and a loss of privacy for neighbours.
•A dad is urging teenagers to think twice about using catapults after discovering his home had been targeted during the early hours of the morning.
•Firefighters have revealed how a fire started at an arts and music venue on New Year’s Eve described as a community treasure.
•A Kent MP has warned children are being put at risk as schools are left to deal with gender-questioning pupils without national guidance.
•The coastguard has said a Jeep left abandoned on a beach will have to be left there overnight – and warned its owner police are investigating them.
•Police have launched an appeal for a missing pensioner last seen on New Year’s Eve.
•Firefighters came to the rescue of a fox which had a brush with death after falling 25ft into an empty storm tank.
•A man has been taken to hospital after a crash sparked traffic delays on a busy route.
•A 70-year-old man has been arrested after a report of indecent exposure near a youth football club, Scout hall, and playground.
•A festive crackdown on drink and drug driving has seen more than 300 suspected offences recorded by police.
•Residents have received a goodwill payment totalling £28,000 after their water supply was disrupted.
•More than a tonne of cannabis was seized after officers stopped a suspicious looking Ford Transit van and carried out further searches.
•Three Britons are set to be deported after they admitted to trying to smuggle cocaine worth almost £300,000.
•Plans have been given the green light to turn a redundant former school and antique shop into a holiday let.
•A castle-like building, part of a former care home complex, is on sale for £500,000.
•Lumps of suspected palm oil have been discovered on beaches, with people urged to keep their dogs away from the deadly substance.
•A student who nearly died from a devastating illness when he was a boy has kept to his pledge to find a cure.
•Police were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash, which saw one car smash into a building.