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The owners of The Mall are seeking permission to create a large open-area food court to increase footfall through the centre.
Affordable homes and public open space are promised as part of a proposed housing package.
A mother of three has been spared an immediate jail term, despite swindling £15,500.
Councillors have gone against the advice of planning officers to refuse a controversial application - but their decision my not be allowed to stand.
Police were called to a prison after two packages were thrown over the walls.
The legal case between two local authorities will now continue as Maidstone council secures permission to seek a judicial review.
For Verdi aficionados or opera first-timers, the Marlowe's La Traviata is the show to see.
'Tis the season to be miserable, as town sacrifices Christmas lights ceremonies.
Bearsted Parish Council found itself outbid when it attempted to buy some community land at auction.
A blow-torch gas cannister is being blamed for an explosion that brought down the wall of a family's home.
Children across the area have been getting into the spirit for Halloween.
A community has been paying its respects to a popular young girl with a personality "to fill a room."
Paramedics have treated three people for burns and shock after a gas cylinder exploded.
Planning officers will soon make a decision on controversial plans to build 1,750 homes.
An author needs help to solve the mystery around his uncle from the First World War.
Universal Credit changes are not to blame for rising food bank visits, an MP said in parliament.
Callous thieves who took a tractor from a care farm have been branded "absolute scum."
A woman claimed she was a single mother when the father of her children was living with her.
As the centenary of the end of the First World War approaches, a new book charts the role played by Lower Halstow in the conflict.
A town is at risk of losing millions of pounds of Government grants for key highways improvements because councils are "unlikely" to meet deadlines.
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