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Historic stable block to be converted to holiday lets

07 September 2022
Historic stable block to be converted to holiday lets

The owners of a listed Victorian mansion are hoping to open holiday lets as part of a major revamp.

Boris thanks British servicemen involved in atomic bomb tests

06 September 2022
Boris thanks British servicemen involved in atomic bomb tests

One of the last acts of the out-going Prime Minister was to a promise a medal for Britain's Nuclear Test veterans.

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Council in trouble over housing supply

06 September 2022
Council in trouble over housing supply

A borough could be facing 'planning by appeal' as a Government inspector seems to accept it does not have a five-year housing supply.

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Local Plan could be scuppered by concerns over the brown trout

05 September 2022
Local Plan could be scuppered by concerns over the brown trout

Anglers are joining residents groups lining up to contest housing plans as a public inquiry gets under way.

Villagers without buses for five months due to road closure

03 September 2022
Villagers without buses for five months due to road closure

Water main replacement works have closed the bus route to a rural village.

Bus drivers on strike at several depots

02 September 2022
Bus drivers on strike at several depots

There will be no Arriva buses on several days throughout the month after drivers at garages across Kent voted to go on strike.

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'I returned from charity ride to find best friend in a coma'

31 August 2022
'I returned from charity ride to find best friend in a coma'

A fundraiser grieving a friend who died after being punched is to give the money raised that day to medics who tried to save his life.

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'We paid £450 for a ticket but there's no bus to get on'

31 August 2022
'We paid £450 for a ticket but there's no bus to get on'

Changes to bus services have left children in a village with no means to get to school and parents say they have been ignored by Kent County Council.

Bikers making residents' lives 'miserable'

31 August 2022
Bikers making residents' lives 'miserable'

Residents are angry at off-road bikes tearing around a recreation field who are making their lives "miserable".

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'He was one of the nicest people ever'

30 August 2022
'He was one of the nicest people ever'

The man who provided the sound system for hundreds of community events has died.

Cold shower 'like a thousand electric shocks'

29 August 2022
Cold shower 'like a thousand electric shocks'

A woman with multiple sclerosis and contamination obsessive compulsive disorder has been left "in tears" as she waits for her boiler to be fixed.

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Emergency services called to crash

29 August 2022
Emergency services called to crash

Police and paramedics have been called to a crash on a busy road.

Half-time lap of honour

29 August 2022
Half-time lap of honour

A football club has invited a disabled youngster to raise funds for his charities at their game.

Town's forgotten past as world-famous gin-maker

29 August 2022
Town's forgotten past as world-famous gin-maker

Centuries ago Kent was at the centre of gin production with a tipple favoured by Napoleon - now one couple are trying to revive that legacy.

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Channel crossings top 25,000

28 August 2022
Channel crossings top 25,000

Nearly 1,000 migrant arrived on the shores of Kent in small boats yesterday as figures for the year exceed 25,000.

Release of Tony Hudgell's abusive birth dad halted

28 August 2022
Release of Tony Hudgell's abusive birth dad halted

The adoptive parents of Tony Hudgell have welcomed news that the automatic release of their son's abusive father from jail will be reviewed.

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The man who gave his name to 'doomsday' bomb ship

28 August 2022
The man who gave his name to 'doomsday' bomb ship

Since 1944, the SS Richard Montgomery has been submerged off the Kent coast but little has been said about the man who gave the vessel its name.

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Man who disappeared on dog walk found

27 August 2022
Man who disappeared on dog walk found

Police have thanked the public for their help finding a missing 33-year-old.

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'He was lying on the bank injured and in great pain'

27 August 2022
'He was lying on the bank injured and in great pain'

A park's only cygnet has been removed to a sanctuary after being injured by fishing hooks.

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Fears of tarantula on loose

27 August 2022
Fears of tarantula on loose

People are urged to be on the look-out after a dog-walker came across what appears to be the shed skin of a poisonous spider.

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