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Log burner sparks bedroom blaze

08 November 2021
Log burner sparks bedroom blaze

Kent's fire service has issued a warning after rushing to a blaze at a family home.

Man charged with spate of thefts

08 November 2021
Man charged with spate of thefts

Police have arrested a man after investigating two thefts, one of which saw jewellery taken while a store was closed.

Town's newest restaurant promises old world charm

08 November 2021
Town's newest restaurant promises old world charm

A chef who already has one venue in the county is set to open a new restaurant in a 16th century building.

5,000-home village could cause 'biblical destruction'

08 November 2021
5,000-home village could cause 'biblical destruction'

A council has been accused of planning environmental destruction "on a biblical scale" as it pushes ahead with 5,000-home plans.

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MPs call for public inquiry into Fuller case

05 November 2021
MPs call for public inquiry into Fuller case

MPs believe an inquiry is needed to discover whether bodies lying in hospital mortuaries are safe from abusers such as David Fuller.

The County Lines dealers jailed last month

04 November 2021
The County Lines dealers jailed last month

A police operation against drug dealers across the county has resulted in another 28 arrests in one month.

Main road will stay closed another week due to sinkhole

04 November 2021
Main road will stay closed another week due to sinkhole

A 'shocked' councillor has said that businesses and schoolchildren will suffer as the sinkhole closure of a busy road is extended.

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Inside town's new food hall

03 November 2021
Inside town's new food hall

After months of build-up a conversion of the downstairs section of a leisure complex into a food hall, run by independent traders, is complete.

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Is this Kent's most polluted river?

03 November 2021
Is this Kent's most polluted river?

An environmentalist has urged a borough council to improve its watercourses after being confronted with a litter choked river.

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Eat out at town's new Food Hall

02 November 2021
Eat out at town's new Food Hall

A new food hall has opened with eight different food stalls for you to choose from.

Campaign to save school needs to raise £7,000

02 November 2021
Campaign to save school needs to raise £7,000

An MP says 'time is of the essence' to pay for a Judicial Review of a school closure decision taken by her government.

Man died trying to save home from blaze

02 November 2021
Man died trying to save home from blaze

An man who died when his home caught fire had escaped the building once, but chose to go back in to fight the flames.

900-home scheme would push GPs 'to point of no return'

31 October 2021
900-home scheme would push GPs 'to point of no return'

An MP has told health bosses they have a duty to object to a development because GP services are already strained to their limits.

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'Let's look at council's senior directors £1/2m wage bill'

30 October 2021
'Let's look at council's senior directors £1/2m wage bill'

A call from Labour for a review of a borough council's senior executive structure was dismissed by the council leader as "way off the agenda."

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Six weeks to shape the future of the County Town

29 October 2021
Six weeks to shape the future of the County Town

Residents, businesses and community groups are being given one last chance to comment on the development plan for their borough.

A new bench, cream teas and happy memories of a community stalwart

29 October 2021
A new bench, cream teas and happy memories of a community stalwart

The West Country roots of a popular councillor were celebrated as a bench was unveiled in her memory.

Hunt for suspect after seven businesses burgled

28 October 2021
Hunt for suspect after seven businesses burgled

Police have issued an image of a man they want to speak to following a string of break-ins.

'Free Iggy!' Mystery as dinosaur remains locked up

28 October 2021
'Free Iggy!' Mystery as dinosaur remains locked up

Almost two months on from the completion of a station refurbishment project a town's famous dinosaur remains locked up – and no one will say why.

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'Don't go to Maidstone - it's not safe'

28 October 2021
'Don't go to Maidstone - it's not safe'

A 12-year-old girl needed surgery to a broken wrist after she and two friends were attacked by a pack of youths in a town centre park.

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Drug dealer sent to prison for 29 months

28 October 2021
Drug dealer sent to prison for 29 months

Mobile phone records showed that a drug dealer had 20 buyers lined up when he was arrested.

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