9 d. ago Sad day for Welsh town as iconic seafront attraction closes for good with a bang

It was the end of an era in Porthcawl on Sunday as the curtain came down on Coney Beach for the last time

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9 d. ago Crime ridden town on the edge of the Cotswolds blighted by a migrant hotel where residents spend all day drinking in park 'where woman was raped'

A migrant hotel has become the centre of rising tensions in the market town of Banbury after a woman 'was raped' in a nearby park.

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1 week ago Larkhall councillor calls on politicians to unite and help create banking hub in the town

Conservative councillor Richard Nelson has written to Bank of Scotland bosses to state his opposition over the impending closure of the Larkhall branch early next year.

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1 week ago Black swan nicknamed ‘Mr Terminator’ evicted from town after trying to drown local birds

The bird had become ‘more popular than William Shakespeare’ in Stratford-Upon-Avon until things took a ‘dark’ turn

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1 week ago Black swan is banned from town and exiled 150 miles away after 'terrorising' tourists and birds

The bird - nicknamed Reggie by locals - has been tormenting mute swans in Stratford-upon-Avon for the last nine months.

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1 week ago Black swan nicknamed ‘Mr Terminator’ evicted from town after attacking local birds

The bird ‘became more popular than William Shakespeare’ among Stratford-Upon-Avon residents and visitors

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2 w. ago Police investigating Oxfordshire churchyard gang rape urge female Good Samaritan to come forward 'after she stepped in to try and stop attack'

The woman in her 30s was attacked by a group of men at St Mary's Church in Banbury and in the surrounding area of the market town centre on Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago Police only release description of one suspect in Oxfordshire churchyard gang rape: Officers say they are looking for a 'white man' who was part of group

The woman, in her 30s, was attacked at St Mary's Church's churchyard in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and in the surrounding areas of the town centre on Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago Police launch hunt for 'white man' who was part of group who 'gang raped woman in churchyard'

The woman, in her 30s, was attacked at St Mary's Church's churchyard in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and in the surrounding areas of the town centre on Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago Woman is 'gang raped in churchyard by group of men' as police launch urgent probe into 'horrific' crime

The woman in her 30s was raped at St Mary's Church's churchyard in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and in the surrounding areas in the town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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2 w. ago Run to Home Bargains to snap up 99p Christmas present essential

SHOPPERS are rushing to Home Bargains to snap up a 99p Christmas present essential. The incredible deal, shared in the popular Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, has quickly become the talk of the town as people prepare for the festive season without breaking the bank. Home Bargains is stocking five metres of Christmas wrapping paper...

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3 w. ago Carluke MP visits town's banking hub to find out more about vital facility

Local banking hubs are shared banking spaces offering a counter service operated by the Post Office, where customers of all major banks and building societies can carry out regular cash transactions.

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3 w. ago The 'ghost town' high street just two miles from Cheshire Oaks outlet village

It was once a bustling town centre with market traders, banks and shoppers - but now many units are empty and locals describe it as a "ghost town"

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4 w. ago Thief banned from every building site in entire county and town's stores

"He has shown absolutely no regard for his actions both on the businesses and on the staff who he has abused and threatened."

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