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Celebrations of the town's Hanseatic heritage were a success and when the popular Hanse Festival returned at the weekend.

A congregation has celebrated the 50th anniversary of a special arrangement which has seen Anglicans and Methodists worship in the same building.

A 65-year-old has been charged with fraud by abuse of position in relation to a charity.

‘Postboxes to heaven’ have been springing up in cemeteries across the country after an idea from a grieving six-year-old girl.

A 31-year-old who stole furniture from his former house and sold it on Facebook will spend a spell behind bars.

A 64-year-old told pharmacy staff to “watch their backs” while raising his fists after being told the wrong date of a hospital appointment.

“Your name should be clover, because you spread easy,” was just one of many insults a 65-year-old directed at a woman.

The family of a missing man have been informed by police that a body has been found in a town river.

Police say they are concerned for the welfare of a 70-year-old man who has been missing since Thursday.