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‘We met at the pub - now we’re making award-winning gin together’

21 April 2024
‘We met at the pub - now we’re making award-winning gin together’

A pair of friends who began experimenting with making their own spirits have won gold for their gin at the first attempt.

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‘Fortnum and Masons it ain’t’ - Christmas tree seller fears closure over rates tax bill

21 April 2024
‘Fortnum and Masons it ain’t’ - Christmas tree seller fears closure over rates tax bill

A Christmas tree farmer is appealing against a ratings valuation he says could put him out of business and cost his staff their jobs.

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Football legend spotted filming at M&S

20 April 2024
Football legend spotted filming at M&S

Customers at an M&S store were amazed to spot former England footballer Ian Wright while they were doing their shopping.

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Mum ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into prison

20 April 2024
Mum ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into prison

A serial fraudster who took cocaine into a jail hidden in a crisp packet says she had been made to fear for her life.

Delays after emergency repairs to Dartford Tunnel

20 April 2024
Delays after emergency repairs to Dartford Tunnel

There are long jams heading from Kent to Essex due to the closure of part of the crossing.

Children’s picnic protest over plans to use green for car park

20 April 2024
Children’s picnic protest over plans to use green for car park

Around 100 youngsters and their parents showed their feelings over plans to grab their green space for a car park expansion.

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Bid to trace stolen car used in crime

20 April 2024
Bid to trace stolen car used in crime

Police are looking for stolen car believed to have been used by an armed man in the early hours.

Teen arrested on suspicion of drug-driving

20 April 2024
Teen arrested on suspicion of drug-driving

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of driving offences after police pulled over a car in the early hours.

Plan for 1,300-home village ‘must be rejected’

20 April 2024
Plan for 1,300-home village ‘must be rejected’

People turned out in force to oppose plans for a 1,300-home village with access onto one of an area’s already most congested roads.

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Costa drive-thru would create ‘unofficial motorway services’

19 April 2024
Costa drive-thru would create ‘unofficial motorway services’

Plans for a Costa Coffee drive-thru have been held up over concerns about litter, pollution and noise.

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Picnic protest over car park extension plans

18 April 2024
Picnic protest over car park extension plans

Children and parents are to take part in a protest with a difference in a fight against plans to extend a car park onto a green space.

Rebel councillors join calls for rethink over parking changes

17 April 2024
Rebel councillors join calls for rethink over parking changes

A decision to introduce parking fees across parts of a borough have been “called in” by councillors who hope to see the plan dropped.

Pub becomes a plastic-free champion

16 April 2024
Pub becomes a plastic-free champion

A pub has become the first business to win a Plastic Free Champion Award after making three small changes.

Conservatives only group to field candidate for every seat in local elections

14 April 2024
Conservatives only group to field candidate for every seat in local elections

More than 160 candidates from eight parties will be looking for your vote in May’s local elections.

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Plan to extend car park by castle branded ‘bonkers’

12 April 2024
Plan to extend car park by castle branded ‘bonkers’

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a u-turn over a decision to extend a town centre car park near a castle.

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1,300-home plan would have ‘devastating impact’

11 April 2024
1,300-home plan would have ‘devastating impact’

A parish council is urging people to attend a public meeting after a “huge amount of concern” was raised over plans for 1,300 homes on farmland.

Prominent mansion’s price tag drops £3.5m

11 April 2024
Prominent mansion’s price tag drops £3.5m

The asking price of one of Kent’s most prominent historic homes has dropped by £3.5m - with an option to buy just the house and 20 acres for £12m.

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Boundary changes ‘confusing’ for voters

11 April 2024
Boundary changes ‘confusing’ for voters

Recent boundary changes have left voters confused after they’ve found themselves in two places at once.

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Retirement home proposed for parkland

10 April 2024
Retirement home proposed for parkland

A specialist developer of retirement homes is planning a new 50-home complex.

Lioness inspires new girls’ football team

10 April 2024
Lioness inspires new girls’ football team

A girls under 10s team who’ve been playing competitive football for the first time say they have been inspired by Kent-born footballer Alessia Russo.

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