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Burst pipes leave hundreds without water

19 September 2024
Burst pipes leave hundreds without water

Bottled water had to be distributed after 400 homes lost their mains supply when pipes burst.

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Queues on M25 after crash and fuel spill

19 September 2024
Queues on M25 after crash and fuel spill

An earlier accident is causing long delays on a key motorway.

‘Bitter disappointment’ as high court challenge over 2,000-home garden village fails

18 September 2024
‘Bitter disappointment’ as high court challenge over 2,000-home garden village fails

A tiny hamlet’s legal challenge to plans to impose a garden village of 2,000 homes on them has failed.

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New care home to create 100 jobs

17 September 2024
New care home to create 100 jobs

The opening date of a new 70-bed care home, set to create dozens of jobs, has been revealed.

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Long delays on tunnel approach after ‘earlier medical incident’

17 September 2024
Long delays on tunnel approach after ‘earlier medical incident’

Traffic is still building on a busy section of the M25 following an earlier incident.

Triple whammy of delays due to roadworks

17 September 2024
Triple whammy of delays due to roadworks

Drivers are being held up for up to 45 minutes in part of a town due to a number of water works.

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Biker, 51, died after crash ‘while overtaking’

17 September 2024
Biker, 51, died after crash ‘while overtaking’

An inquest has opened into the death of a “unique” dad who was “loved by everyone”.

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Arrest after BMW stolen from driveway

17 September 2024
Arrest after BMW stolen from driveway

A man will appear in court this week, accused of stealing a car as well as drug and driving offences.

Accident in tunnel causes traffic hold-ups

17 September 2024
Accident in tunnel causes traffic hold-ups

Rush-hour drivers faced delays this morning after a crash involving three vehicles in a tunnel.

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635 homes planned on site of military fort

17 September 2024
635 homes planned on site of military fort

A historic century-old military site is set to be transformed into a 635-home estate after a decade in development.

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First look at designs for 455-home estate

16 September 2024
First look at designs for 455-home estate

Detailed plans have been submitted for 455 homes, a county park and community hall in one of Kent’s fastest-growing villages.

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Air ambulance called to three-car crash

16 September 2024
Air ambulance called to three-car crash

Several people were injured following a pile-up on a main road.

Woman hurt in crash

16 September 2024
Woman hurt in crash

A woman escaped with minor injuries after a two-car collision this morning.

Former policeman’s anger at insurance firm’s two-year wait to fix ‘£100k’ landslip

16 September 2024
Former policeman’s anger at insurance firm’s two-year wait to fix ‘£100k’ landslip

A householder says he can’t sell his bungalow because an insurance company has failed to sort out damage caused by a neighbour draining a giant pond.

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Last-ditch attempt to save ‘precious’ land from development

15 September 2024
Last-ditch attempt to save ‘precious’ land from development

Fears of increased traffic and harm to badgers are behind a last-ditch attempt to stop permission being granted for a 52-home estate on an orchard.

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‘Bitter blow’ as village green bid to stop 435 homes is rejected

15 September 2024
‘Bitter blow’ as village green bid to stop 435 homes is rejected

A three-year battle to have a stretch of disused farmland declared a Village Green has been lost.

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Aldi eyes up new stores in two Kent towns

14 September 2024
Aldi eyes up new stores in two Kent towns

Discount retailer Aldi is appealing for help to find sites for new stores in two Kent towns.

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‘Lives are being ruined’: Anger at new layer of flats added to existing block

14 September 2024
‘Lives are being ruined’: Anger at new layer of flats added to existing block

Residents in a block of flats undergoing an upwards extension to add new homes have hit out at the works likened to living on a building site.

New roll on, roll off shipping routes linking Kent to Finland

13 September 2024
New roll on, roll off shipping routes linking Kent to Finland

A shipping company is to start a new freight service linking Kent to the Continent.

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Residents’ survey entrants could win football tickets

12 September 2024
Residents’ survey entrants could win football tickets

A council is offering a free seven-day workout and a chance to win other prizes to anyone who enters its 2024 Residents’ Survey.

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