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Seven jailed for £22m construction industry fraud

05 February 2025
Seven jailed for £22m construction industry fraud

Six men and one woman have been sentenced for their part in a £22m construction industry fraud.

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Village post office to close for makeover

05 February 2025
Village post office to close for makeover

A village post office is closing for a month for refurbishment.

Children’s home proposed for quiet estate

05 February 2025
Children’s home proposed for quiet estate

An application has been submitted to convert a bungalow into a home for looked-after vulnerable children.

Rush hour crash sparks delays on major route

04 February 2025
Rush hour crash sparks delays on major route

A crash on a major route in rush hour has sparked long delays

Appeal for help to find missing man, 43

04 February 2025
Appeal for help to find missing man, 43

A 43-year-old man who has gone missing is the subject of a police appeal for help to find him.

One lane of A229 blocked after crash

04 February 2025
One lane of A229 blocked after crash

There are delays on a key one-way system in a busy town centre after an accident.

Prolific shoplifter banned from eight national chains for five years

04 February 2025
Prolific shoplifter banned from eight national chains for five years

A prolific shoplifter has been banned from any branch of Boots, the Co-op, Tesco, Morrisons, B&Q, Asda, B&M or Sainsbury’s for the next five years.

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Long delays on M20 after multi-vehicle crash

04 February 2025
Long delays on M20 after multi-vehicle crash

There were long delays on a motorway after it was shut following a multi-vehicle accident.

Your chance to get in the Guinness Book of Records

04 February 2025
Your chance to get in the Guinness Book of Records

A call has gone out for 1,000 people to get together, but you must be wearing odd socks.

Historic schools to merge

04 February 2025
Historic schools to merge

Two independent schools - whose former pupils include a top spy, a Game of Thrones actor and a member of the Royal Family - are to merge.

Plans to open sand quarry on countryside earmarked for garden village

03 February 2025
Plans to open sand quarry on countryside earmarked for garden village

A building aggregates firm intends to spend the next 16 years extracting sand from 28 hectares of land in the middle of a planned garden village.

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More details emerge over multi-million-pound redevelopment of town centre

31 January 2025
More details emerge over multi-million-pound redevelopment of town centre

A borough’s new leisure complex is to stay in the heart of town, it has been revealed, as people are asked for their views to shape the project.

Wildlife charity saved thanks to legendary Jeff Beck

31 January 2025
Wildlife charity saved thanks to legendary Jeff Beck

An auction of memorabilia related to the Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck has raised £100k for a wildlife centre threatened with closure.

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Children’s charity eyes move into former GP surgery

30 January 2025
Children’s charity eyes move into former GP surgery

A charity that supports vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people wants to expand - into the building next door.

‘It’s frustrating to see empty properties that could provide people with secure homes’

30 January 2025
‘It’s frustrating to see empty properties that could provide people with secure homes’

Some councils are doing better than others when it comes to bringing Kent’s 8,000-plus empty properties back into use.

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School expansion leads to new fears over poor parking from parents

30 January 2025
School expansion leads to new fears over poor parking from parents

A school has been granted permission to expand to add more than 100 extra places - despite parents being slated for poor parking.

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Garden waste permit scheme to be introduced in collection change

29 January 2025
Garden waste permit scheme to be introduced in collection change

A local authority is changing the way it operates its garden waste collections by allocating permits to households to put on their bins.

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New school proposed for children with autism to meet growing demand

28 January 2025
New school proposed for children with autism to meet growing demand

The office block of a former chemicals factory could become home to a new school for students with autism.

Much-loved musician ‘will be greatly missed’

28 January 2025
Much-loved musician ‘will be greatly missed’

A hugely talented musician has died after decades of service to his church and town.

Light festival planned to brighten up town and battle winter blues

28 January 2025
Light festival planned to brighten up town and battle winter blues

A parade of hundreds of schoolchildren carrying lanterns is planned to bring light to a town centre and encourage people to venture out.

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