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Huge emergency response as fire breaks out at shopping centre

04 February 2023
Huge emergency response as fire breaks out at shopping centre

About 25 firefighters descended on a shopping centre after security guards spotted heavy smoke billowing from a Subway sandwich shop.

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Warning issued as temperatures set to plunge below freezing

04 February 2023
Warning issued as temperatures set to plunge below freezing

Neighbours are urged to check on vulnerable people during a predicted cold snap, with a warning issued that temperatures could plunge to minus 3C.

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Twisted tale of a gangster's revenge

03 February 2023
Twisted tale of a gangster's revenge

A former builder and stand-up comedian has found his forte as a crime thriller writer.

Anger over HMO plan for 'family area'

03 February 2023
Anger over HMO plan for 'family area'

Residents are worried about plans to build a house of multiple occupancy for 10 people.

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Lanes re-opened after crash

03 February 2023
Lanes re-opened after crash

Traffic was stopped on the M20 this morning but is now clearing.

‘He stepped in to prevent a fight and became the victim’

02 February 2023
‘He stepped in to prevent a fight and became the victim’

The fatal blow that led to the death of a popular footballer was landed in self-defence, an inquest has heard.

MP speaks out over 'monstrous' 1600 village homes plans

01 February 2023
MP speaks out over 'monstrous' 1600 village homes plans

A horticultural research charity has surprised councils with its plans to build a 1600-home 'community' on land close to three villages.

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'No matter what, I end up back at the pub'

01 February 2023
'No matter what, I end up back at the pub'

A new landlady who grew up behind the bar at a centuries-old pub has returned to take over its day-to-day from her parents.

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Dental clinic plan for home

31 January 2023
Dental clinic plan for home

A village could see a new dental surgery added alongside an existing home.

The 'perfect storm' that left Kent under water

31 January 2023
The 'perfect storm' that left Kent under water

Thousands were made homeless, businesses and homes destroyed, and livestock drowned in one night of misery more than 70 years ago.

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Major route set for two-week closure

30 January 2023
Major route set for two-week closure

Motorists will need to find an alternative route while traffic lights are installed on a busy road.

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'Our broadband is awful but our neighbours have superfast speeds'

30 January 2023
'Our broadband is awful but our neighbours have superfast speeds'

Residents on one side of a street have broadband 20 times faster than their neighbours opposite.

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More objections than houses in village 'engulfed' by huge homes plan

29 January 2023
More objections than houses in village 'engulfed' by huge homes plan

Villagers have hit out at a council for giving them only two weeks to respond to amendments to a development they say will engulf their village.

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Action needed over litter-strewn river which 'smells the whole time'

28 January 2023
Action needed over litter-strewn river which 'smells the whole time'

Yet more litter and sewage along a 'forgotten' river plagued by pollution has sparked renewed calls for action to fix long-running problems.

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Family-run cafe and music shop set to open

27 January 2023
Family-run cafe and music shop set to open

A new venture will cater for music-lovers and coffee aficionados together.

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NatWest to close more Kent branches

26 January 2023
NatWest to close more Kent branches

The county is to lose three more branches within months as the bank confirms its latest round of closures.

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'Don't sell off our foodbank'

25 January 2023
'Don't sell off our foodbank'

Residents are fighting to prevent the sale of their community centre which is home to their food bank and Rainbows group.

'Help us raise £100,000 to save our theatre'

25 January 2023
'Help us raise £100,000 to save our theatre'

A town centre theatre that has entertained audiences for more than 40 years is in financial trouble.

Road shut for 11 days due to new homes a mile away

25 January 2023
Road shut for 11 days due to new homes a mile away

A junction is to be widened to allow for extra traffic from a new development of more than 400 homes.

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Family hosting Ukrainian refugees refused help

24 January 2023
Family hosting Ukrainian refugees refused help

A host family who took in Ukrainian refugees have been refused financial help because they moved from East Sussex into Kent.

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