A MIDNIGHT street party of New Year's Eve ended in panic when a hit and run driver ploughed into a group of revellers outside the Dolphin pub in Waterloo Road.

Police are continuing to study CCTV footage from town centre cameras following the incident, which left one female needing attention from paramedics at the scene.

Shocked eye-witnesses say a silver Peugeot 206 appeared at speed from the direction of the town centre before slowing down and driving into a large group holding hands and singing Auld Lang Syne.

The male driver is reported to have looked back and waved before speeding away.

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