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  • Young people march in protest over fees and lack of jobs

    YOUNG people waving signs and banners took to the streets to protest about the difficulties they are facing while trying to get on the career ladder. About 30 teenagers and young adults marched through the town centre on Saturday to demonstrate against

  • Rally the troops in an old faithful

    TWO Royal Mail employees will be hoping to deliver a jeep to Germany as they take part in a Help for Heroes rally. The award-winning Help for Heroes 4x4 European Rally has raised more than £300,000 for the charity since its launch on Armed Forces Day

  • In pole position for a fitness fix

    ALTERNATIVE ways of keeping fit were showcased in the town centre as members of Emily’s Pole Fitness took to the stage. Aerial hoop and pole fitness performers showed off their skills in Wharf Green on Saturday. The event was organised by Emily Smith

  • Hundreds head to Old Town festival

    THERE was fun in the sun as hundreds of people headed to the Town Gardens for the first weekend of the Old Town Festival. The festival was officially opened in the bandstand at 12.30pm on Saturday, with stalls, music and dancing across the

  • Gun threat man avoids jail sentence

    A man who terrified a friend of his girlfriend with a gun has escaped jail for a second time after failing to turn up for his community service. Matthew Jepson was put on a suspended sentence last summer after a jury heard how he told the woman he had