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Protesters raise £20k to fight garden village plans

24 June 2022
Protesters raise £20k to fight garden village plans

Campaigners furious at proposals to build 2,000 homes on fields have hired a lawyer to fight their case at a public inquiry.

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Woman's 14-hour wait for ambulance

23 June 2022
Woman's 14-hour wait for ambulance

An elderly woman endured a long over-night wait for paramedics to arrive.

Man arrested after phone cables stolen again

22 June 2022
Man arrested after phone cables stolen again

Businesses are suffering and elderly people are being put at risk after thieves returned to a village to steal phone cables for a fifth time.

Mystery of record label manager's death

21 June 2022
Mystery of record label manager's death

No reason could be found for the sudden death of a healthy 27-year-old man.

Villagers face mile round-trip to post letter

21 June 2022
Villagers face mile round-trip to post letter

Residents are up in arms after Royal Mail revealed it might not replace their damaged postbox.

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Teacher dangled child by wrist and hit pupil’s head on door frame

21 June 2022
Teacher dangled child by wrist and hit pupil’s head on door frame

A former reception teacher at a school who hit a pupil's head on a door frame while dragging her out of class has been banned from the profession.

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Delays on Tunnel approach

19 June 2022
Delays on Tunnel approach

Queues are now easing after a vehicle broke down on the M25 causing congestion headed towards the Dartford Tunnel.

'I thought it looked so sorry for itself'

19 June 2022
'I thought it looked so sorry for itself'

A yacht has broken from its moorings and come ashore on the Kent coast in high winds.

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Family's plea to raise £50k for son's cancer surgery

19 June 2022
Family's plea to raise £50k for son's cancer surgery

Parents of a teenager with a rare form of cancer are appealing for help financing specialist cancer tumour removal surgery in America.

Bus fares to rise for thousands across Kent

18 June 2022
Bus fares to rise for thousands across Kent

A bus company is putting up fares to counter rising running costs with passengers set to pay more and the move has been met with criticism.

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Police arrest suspected rail trespasser

18 June 2022
Police arrest suspected rail trespasser

Rail passengers have faced delays after a person was spotted on the tracks.

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Village loses only shop but coffee firm to move in

17 June 2022
Village loses only shop but coffee firm to move in

A chance meeting in the street means a building that has been home to the only shop in a village will not remain empty for long.

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Council removes all fish from pond

14 June 2022
Council removes all fish from pond

A town council has emptied a pond of fish after reports of "abuse".

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Regeneration of old cinema site moves a step closer

13 June 2022
Regeneration of old cinema site moves a step closer

After a 23-year wait, the next step towards the redevelopment of a prominent empty town centre plot has been reached.

Floods after roadworks leaves tarmac blocking drains

13 June 2022
Floods after roadworks leaves tarmac blocking drains

Villagers have been suffering flooding for three months since contractors resurfacing a main road blocked a drain gully with tarmac.

Missing woman found dead in wildlife area

13 June 2022
Missing woman found dead in wildlife area

A woman who took her own life had seen a mental health worker on the day she went missing, an inquest has heard.

First step towards 1,000 new affordable homes

13 June 2022
First step towards 1,000 new affordable homes

A borough council has bought a key development site so that it can build affordable homes for its residents.

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Tree surgeon crushed in tragedy at National Trust estate

13 June 2022
Tree surgeon crushed in tragedy at National Trust estate

The partner of a woman who died cutting down a diseased Ash for the National Trust has paid tribute to a 'beautiful soul'.

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From six-figure salary to serving the Lord

09 June 2022
From six-figure salary to serving the Lord

A highly paid accountant has finally found the calling he always wanted - as a parish priest.

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Farming in crisis over shortage of seasonal workers

08 June 2022
Farming in crisis over shortage of seasonal workers

A grower has described the government's instruction to recruit British labour as "garbage" as farms struggle to recruit pickers and crops rot.

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