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Residents are frustrated and angry after police filed an investigation into cars being broken into.
People living in Ocean Village have been beleaguered by criminals targeting the undercroft car parks in Channel Way.
Officers issued a warning on social media about the incidents - but one victim was told no-one would be deployed to investigate due to costs and workload.
In other news, a man has been jailed after using his grandmother’s bank card to steal £16,000.
Jason Guthrie withdrew the cash from his gran’s card after she trusted him to buy her shopping for her.
The 43-year-old used the money to feed his drug addiction.
He was eventually caught when his gran realised she was in her overdraft.
Read the full court report here
And finally, Christmas is a long way away but we've got some exciting festive news for you.
S&D Leisure, the operator that saved last year's Christmas market, will bring back the event for 2023.
The company is already looking for traders and is offering a special discount to local businesses interested in hosting a stall.
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