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Kieron Williamson smiling at the camera side on, while painting outside. He has short blonde hair and stubble and is wearing a dark green waxed jacket. He is painting on to paper held by an easel. In the background are sheep in a field. It is a dull winter's day.

'I had a love-hate relationship with my 'mini Monet' moniker'

Painter Kieron Williamson looks back on his childhood stardom as he enters young adulthood.

A Christmas tree lies on the the floor of a church after it was targeted by vandals. The yellow lights on the tree remain on

Child arrested after church Christmas trees damaged

Police investigating damage at a Holt church have questioned and bailed the young suspect.

A Christmas tree arrangement lies on the the floor of a church after it had been targeted by vandals. The yellow lights on the tree parts remain on.

Teens destroy church Christmas and memory trees

It is not the first time the church has suffered from anti-social behaviour.

A group pf people look up at a giant green illumination as part of the Longleat Festival of Light

Wiltshire in pics: Pudsey, Stourhead and lights

Our weekly round-up includes a special school visitor, a much-loved pub and a light festival.

Looking down from church bell tower onto the poppy cascade, lots of red knitted flowers stitched closely together with people coming to look over the wall, with the war memorial in the middle

Thousands of knitted poppies created for display

The Remembrance tribute in Holt, Wiltshire, includes a cascade from the church bell tower.

Alan Marriot, wearing a check shirt and blue trousers. He is standing next to a large red and black telescope which is taller than he is.

Hundreds gather for 'star party'

Amateur astronomers flock to Kelling Heath to make the most of unobstructed skies.

Green cannabis plants packed inside a room, with heaters and ventilation fans above them.

More than 700 cannabis plants discovered

Plants and equipment are found by police in a number of buildings in a small north Norfolk village.

Exterior of the white pub with 'The Hunny Bell' written on the side and patio tables and chairs on a slabs of paving

Community raises £750k to buy pub not listed for sale

The group wants to turn it into an Asset of Community Value.

Composer Benjamin Britten conducting while wearing a light-coloured shirt

Benjamin Britten's birthplace up for sale

A piece of a seaside town's history, the house where the composer was born, is on the market.