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Harold Hill war memorial, Hilldene Avenue, in 2017. - Credit: Lindsay Jones War memorial desecrated again William Swain, Barnstaple Road, Harold Hill, writes: To my dismay and that of several others of my generation, the Harold Hill War Memorial has yet again been desecrated. Wreaths have been scattered about all over the place and little mementoes that were laid at the memorial on Remembrance Sunday by young children have been stolen. Unfortunately, those honoured dead who made that noble sacr...

Get your Aussie on this Australia Day with these fun and creative celebrations being held throughout the region

Get your Aussie on this Australia Day with these fun and creative celebrations being held throughout the region

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Sent to prison A MAN has been sent to prison after he was found guilty of domestic abuse of a woman in Andover last year. Ryan Daniel Smith has been given a 12-week prison sentence after he was convicted of the assault by beating of the woman on September 13, 2020. The 37-year-old, whose listed address is that of his solicitor’s office, was ordered to pay £200 in compensation and £350 in costs. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court also found him guilty of damaging a car belonging to the...

Highgate Hill. - Credit: Google Fast-acting officers arrested two teenagers just minutes after a 15-year-old boy was allegedly robbed at knifepoint in Highgate. The schoolboy was walking up Highgate Hill at about 3.30pm on January 6 when he was allegedly approached by two youths and threatened with a knife for his Apple AirPod earphones and his mobile. The victim found his friend nearby, who called police, and officers from central north area’s violence suppression unit and central emerge...

JENNIFER SMITH, 51, of Bessemer Drive, Newport, was ordered to pay £413 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after she admitted breaching a restraining order by contacting Gwent Police and South Wales Police and speaking about historic offences which she was prohibited from doing. Torfaen IEUAN LEWIS JONES, 24, of no fixed abode, Cwmbran, was jailed for two weeks after he pleaded guilty to threatening criminal damage by saying he would smash windows at Newport Central police station. Caerphilly ...

Virus restrictions announced with just hours’ notice for traders already struggling to survive 24 December, 2020 — By Helen Chapman Hairdresser Tony Stasi: ‘It was just so sudden, it has had a massive impact. It has been really challenging and really disheartening’ SHOPS and businesses were left in despair after the Prime Minister ordered them to close for Christmas at short notice. Traders who spoke to the Tribune this week did not dispute the need to take action to curb t...

A pair of repeat criminal offenders are back in custody following the search of a city residence over the weekend. Timothy A. Duncan, 32, Winneconne, and Kendra L. Hansen, 24, Antigo, made initial appearances in Langlade County Court on Monday afternoon. Both individuals face charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, second or subsequent offense and as a party to a crime, second or subsequent offense possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. All charges feat...