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Long St Window Row

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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Geoff Wilding

Traders have accused NWBC of petitioning them to have new windows installed at a jewellers shop on Long St. removed.
One of these traders wrote to The Recorder complaining of the actions allegedly carried out by planning officials.
The letter to The Recorder read as follows.
I run a carpet shop in Atherstone. I would like [...]

Atherstone, Community, Long Street, North Warwickshire Borough Council

Gunman Robs Newsagent

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 by Geoff Wilding

A masked gunman forced a newsagent in Long Street to hand over the contents of the till.
The robbery took place at Gale newsagents in Long Street, Atherstone, at 6.20am on Wednesday. 17th May.
A Warwickshire Police spokeswoman said: “He ran into the newsagents and shouted at the man behind the counter to empty the contents of [...]

Atherstone, Crime, Long Street

Ex Cop Calls For Action on Parking

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding

Ex- Atherstone Police Sergeant David Hunter is reported in regional newspapers as demanding action about the number of motorists who park on double yellow lines and footpaths in Atherstone.
The former officer, who lives in Windmill Road, Atherstone, says he is fed up with the number of cars he sees parked illegally .
Mr Hunter when speaking [...]

Atherstone, Long Street, News

It’s all in the Recipe for Masters Bakers

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Monday, February 19th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding

When local bakers ‘Masters’ of Long St. Atherstone heard that Greggs, a major national chain was about to open next door then of course they were worried.
Events however have taken an opposite turn to that which they anticipated.
Baker, Mejar Singh Gill and his wife Kulwinder have been running the business together with his father since [...]

Atherstone, Business, Long Street, News

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