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Swimming 'third most important school subject', parent survey finds - as lessons get less accessible
Parents say it’s one of the most important skills they learned at school - but kids are getting fewer lessons 🏊♀️
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CCTV shows moment thief steals giant 20ft inflatable Santa from charity Christmas display
CCTV caught the moment a thief made off with a giant 20ft inflatable Santa from a lovingly-created charity Christmas lights display.
KFC launches festive lickable wrapping paper - and it’s completely free
Yum yum 👅
Special education students attending ‘nearest’ schools could have saved £900k, Herts councillors say
Almost one million pounds could have been slashed from the county’s school transport budget last year, if children with SEND had attended the school closest to their homes, according to council officials.
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Rodents chew through woman’s ceiling above her bed in the middle of the night in terrifying footage
Watch the moment rodents chewed through a woman's ceiling above her bed during the early hours of the morning, after hearing them scuttling along her walls.
OpenTable names the Top 100 restaurants in the UK - according to diners
Diners have chosen the best restaurants to visit 🍴
New health centres to be constructed in Hertfordshire as one-stop-shops for residents
Public health chiefs have committed to fund a network of ‘healthy hubs’ across Hertfordshire over the next two years.
The Ooni Black Friday 2024 launches early and pizza lovers can get big discounts
The biggest pizza oven sale is live for Black Friday 2024
Black Friday Ring doorbell deal: This video doorbell bundle is half price
Consumer writer Gareth Butterfield has spotted a huge discount on a Ring Video doorbell that comes with a very handy freebie
Dacorum Borough Council CEO to leave for new role in London
The chief executive officer of Dacorum Borough Council is leaving to take up a new role in London.
Tring Park School reveals that 1 in 4 of its students are already working professionally in arts industry
The renowned vocational school found that a quarter of their current students are already contributing to the UK arts industry, a sector worth 6 per cent GDP for the UK.
Good Food Guide names the 50 ultimate places for Sunday roasts in England, Scotland and Wales - full list
Diners have spoken 🐔
Christmas toys 2024: ‘hottest toys’ list revealed and it includes a ‘fart blaster’ and Stitch toys
Santa might be on the hunt for these gifts this year 🎅
Two Hemel Hempstead residents lose £15k to fraudsters pretending to be police officers
Two residents in Hemel Hempstead lost a combined £15,000 to criminals pretending to be police officers.
Dramatic moment police force their way into smoke-filled burning building to save a man’s life
Watch bodycam footage of the moment police force their way into a smoke-filled property to save a man’s life, after a fire broke out next to where he was resting.
The best deal in the Dunelm Black Friday sale is a winter warmer that could save you hundreds
The best Dunelm Black Friday deal is a heated airer that costs just 5p per hour to run
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Festive treats galore as TGI Fridays launches its special Christmas menu
The international restaurant chain has some remarkably tempting treats in its new festive menu - we take a closer look
Last chance to win this £3m Hollywood-style dream home for just a tenner
One of Omaze's biggest-ever prize draws is now in its final week - here's how to enter
Dognapped in broad daylight: Heartbreaking moment family's beloved cockapoo snatched in raid
Shocking doorbell footage shows the moment a family's cockapoo was dognapped from a driveway in broad daylight.
Weather dog owners advice: When is it too cold to walk your dog? Advice on walking dogs in low temperatures
With temperatures having plummeted, bringing snowy and icy weather across the UK, it’s important to keep your dog warm during their walk