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‘It’s like living in a box’

‘It’s like living in a box’

01 May 2024

Angry bungalow owners feel like they are “living in a box” after new houses were built on land behind their gardens.

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House in the middle of UK’s only ‘desert’ on the market

House in the middle of UK’s only ‘desert’ on the market

30 April 2024

The bungalow is located in one of Kent’s most unique landscapes and is a stone’s throw from Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage.

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Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

29 April 2024

Work has resumed on a half-built seafront housing estate left abandoned for more than two years.

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Man fined £5,000 for 'blighting' area with storage operation

Man fined £5,000 for 'blighting' area with storage operation

29 April 2024

A landowner has been fined £5,000 for ‘blighting’ the area with the storage of mobile homes, horse boxes and even a boat.

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Stranger abducted boy and molested him in Currys carpark

Stranger abducted boy and molested him in Currys carpark

27 April 2024

A paedophile pensioner who abducted a boy off the street and molested him in a Currys car park has been jailed.

Company behind huge luxury flats project 'has not gone bust'

Company behind huge luxury flats project 'has not gone bust'

24 April 2024

The development company behind a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats has not gone bust, bosses have confirmed.

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Cashpoint scam warning as ‘despicable’ fraudsters steal £800 from elderly woman

Cashpoint scam warning as ‘despicable’ fraudsters steal £800 from elderly woman

23 April 2024

An elderly woman was scammed out of hundreds of pounds after fraudsters targeted her at a cash machine

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Plans to turn empty community centre into shop finally approved

Plans to turn empty community centre into shop finally approved

23 April 2024

An empty community centre is to be converted into a shop - almost two years after the same scheme was rejected.

Daytime TV star and new boyfriend have ‘dream’ day in Kent

Daytime TV star and new boyfriend have ‘dream’ day in Kent

22 April 2024

A daytime TV star says she had a “superb” stay at a Kent celebrity hotspot with her new boyfriend.

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Popular cafe on the market as boss leaves Kent after ‘finding true love’

Popular cafe on the market as boss leaves Kent after ‘finding true love’

21 April 2024

A popular Kent cafe has gone on the market three months after the owner announced she was leaving the county.

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Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

20 April 2024

Owners of a popular business park want to expand the site as it continues to “buck the trend” of failing high streets in the county.

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Man taken to hospital after crash closes busy route

Man taken to hospital after crash closes busy route

19 April 2024

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a busy road forced police to close the route.

Five men charged after multiple vehicles stolen in less than a month

Five men charged after multiple vehicles stolen in less than a month

19 April 2024

A group of men have been charged with conspiracy offences after vehicles were reported stolen during a series of break-ins across Kent.

‘How did thieves swipe our bronze garden statues while we were home?’

‘How did thieves swipe our bronze garden statues while we were home?’

18 April 2024

The owner of multiple solid bronze statues says it is like they were “beamed out of the sky” as they vanished from her garden.

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Man and woman accused of assaulting woman, 80s, during house raid

Man and woman accused of assaulting woman, 80s, during house raid

15 April 2024

A duo accused of assaulting an elderly woman inside her home and swiping jewellery, cash and keys have been charged.

‘We morally can’t open when people are told not to swim in the sea’

‘We morally can’t open when people are told not to swim in the sea’

15 April 2024

Seafront traders thrown into “turmoil” by do-not-swim warnings on two Kent beaches fear they could remain in place for years.

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Lifeboats called to find missing child at beach

Lifeboats called to find missing child at beach

14 April 2024

RNLI and Coastguard crews were launched to help find a missing child at the beach.

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‘We could build a wind farm on abandoned seafront site’

‘We could build a wind farm on abandoned seafront site’

14 April 2024

The site of an abandoned seafront development should be turned into a wind farm to power thousands of homes, it has been suggested.

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‘If you find a turtle on a Kent beach, something is seriously wrong’

‘If you find a turtle on a Kent beach, something is seriously wrong’

12 April 2024

Nature experts are fearing the worst after well-meaning beachgoers released a tropical sea turtle back into Kent’s cold waters.

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Suspects arrested after spate of café and restaurant break-ins

Suspects arrested after spate of café and restaurant break-ins

11 April 2024

Five suspects – including a man in his 70s – have been arrested following a spree of restaurant and cafe break-ins.

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