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Kent MP to receive a damehood

Kent MP to receive a damehood

28 March 2024

An MP has been awarded a damehood for her services to parliament and the public.

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Preparation work starts on 172 flats at disused car park

Preparation work starts on 172 flats at disused car park

28 March 2024

Workers have been spotted at a site set to become two 12-storey apartment blocks and commercial space.

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Teenage boy arrested after garden fire

Teenage boy arrested after garden fire

28 March 2024

A teenager has been arrested after a fire which broke out in a back garden.

Town centre bank used by just 13 customers among latest raft of closures

Town centre bank used by just 13 customers among latest raft of closures

28 March 2024

Natwest has confirmed plans to shut further branches including one where just 13 customers used the branch on a weekly basis last year.

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Man in hospital with stab wounds after ‘blood’ found opposite school

Man in hospital with stab wounds after ‘blood’ found opposite school

28 March 2024

A man is in hospital with a stab injury believed to have been inflicted opposite a primary school.

Murderer handed added jail time after breaking prison officer’s jaw

Murderer handed added jail time after breaking prison officer’s jaw

28 March 2024

A convicted murderer who killed a homeless man has had more years added to his sentence after attacking and breaking a prison guard’s jaw.

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Council sold seafront site for £100k and now it's worth £1.2m

Council sold seafront site for £100k and now it's worth £1.2m

28 March 2024

Developers are cashing in on an old seafront cafe site after a council offloaded the plot for “a song”.

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Football legends to go head-to-head at sports dome launch

Football legends to go head-to-head at sports dome launch

28 March 2024

Football legends are joining a star-studded lineup in a tournament ahead of the opening of a multi-million-pound entertainment centre.

Mattresses and wooden planks dumped in flytipping hotspot

Mattresses and wooden planks dumped in flytipping hotspot

28 March 2024

Wooden planks and mattresses have been dumped in the most recent plight of flytipping in a hotspot for the crime

‘Simple blood test saved my life - it might save yours too’

‘Simple blood test saved my life - it might save yours too’

28 March 2024

A fish porter treated for prostate cancer by robotic surgeons is urging men to seek advice from their doctor and get tested.

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Works begins on prison expansion

Works begins on prison expansion

28 March 2024

Construction has begun on a new accommodation block at a prison which has reached “full capacity”.

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Dog play park set to replace mansion tennis courts

Dog play park set to replace mansion tennis courts

28 March 2024

Plans have been submitted to convert abandoned tennis courts behind a town’s mansion house into an off-lead dog park.

Line-up revealed for major business showcase event

Line-up revealed for major business showcase event

28 March 2024

The list of guest speakers has been announced in the countdown to an business and skills showcase event.

Developers use hawks to scare seagulls away from luxury beach homes

Developers use hawks to scare seagulls away from luxury beach homes

28 March 2024

Developers behind a multi-million-pound seafront complex are using hawks to scare seagulls away from the new luxury homes.

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Dockyard closure was the end of one era, but the beginning of another...

Dockyard closure was the end of one era, but the beginning of another...

28 March 2024

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Royal Navy leaving Chatham – bringing to a close 400 years of history.

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Residents to see portion of council tax rise by more than 150%

Residents to see portion of council tax rise by more than 150%

28 March 2024

Some parish council precepts have increased by more than £150% due to “increased IT costs” and “recreation equipment funding”.

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Fire breaks out at residential property

Fire breaks out at residential property

27 March 2024

Smoke has been seen coming from a home where a fire is thought to have started in the garden.

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Factory workers back on strike over plans to remove paid lunch breaks

Factory workers back on strike over plans to remove paid lunch breaks

27 March 2024

Factory workers are once again on the picket line as part of an ongoing dispute with its employer over controversial “fire and rehire” threats.

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‘My dad was snatched away and I was forgotten’

‘My dad was snatched away and I was forgotten’

27 March 2024

The daughter of a Kent bodyguard killed in Iraq 20 years ago says more should have been done for children who lost their parents at war.

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Flea-ridden cats found in cardboard box

Flea-ridden cats found in cardboard box

27 March 2024

A trio of flea-ridden cats were found abandoned in a taped-up cardboard box.

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