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• ‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

  Secret Drinker takes his chances at an old-school pub that smells like his nan’s frontroom

• Smokehouse promises to ‘bring something new’ to town market

  A smokehouse has replaced a once popular Thai restaurant which was forced to leave a market three months ago.

• Waterstones returns to shopping centre after six months away

  Waterstones has returned to a closure-hit shopping centre six months after pulling out of the site.

• Castle cancels Christmas lights due to Storm Darragh

  Customers have been left disappointed after an annual Christmas lights trail was cancelled due to poor weather.

• CCTV images released after doorman suffers leg injuries in fracas at town centre bar

  Police have released CCTV images after a doorman reportedly suffered leg injuries during a fracas at a town centre bar.

• Pensioners ‘pinned to the ground in jewellery heist by balaclava-clad burglars’

  An investigation is underway after three masked men allegedly broke into a home and stole several items of jewellery - including an engagement ring.

• Police release update on arrested boys after huge fire shut city centre

  Police have confirmed one teenager has been bailed following a devastating fire at a former Debenhams store.

• Aldi to close for months as expansion work continues

  A town centre shop will shut for around two months as construction on an expanded shop floor gets underway.

• Disgraced family GP struck off

  A doctor who had been able to continue working despite being convicted of sexual assault has been found guilty of serious professional misconduct.

• Child left ‘needing surgery’ after attack outside sports centre

  A father fears his child may need facial surgery after hooded thugs attacked the boy outside a sports centre in the early evening.

• Motorists face new £4 charge confirmed for previously free tunnel

  Drivers will have to fork out the fee if using the Blackwall and newly-built Silvertown tunnel during peak times, it has been confirmed.

• Body found in ‘rural area’ near busy main road

  Police called to concerns for a person’s welfare say they have discovered the body of a man in his 30s.