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Frozen food chain eyes second store in town

04 December 2023
Frozen food chain eyes second store in town

A supermarket is hoping to open a second, larger store in a town centre in a former Bensons for Beds.

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Brewery launches search for 400-year-old pub’s next tenant

02 December 2023
Brewery launches search for 400-year-old pub’s next tenant

A village pub recently in the headlines for being targeted by ‘dine and dashers’ is looking for new licensees to take over its running.

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We put delay-stricken Royal Mail to the test with Christmas challenge

02 December 2023
We put delay-stricken Royal Mail to the test with Christmas challenge

We're sending Percy the Potato on a festive adventure – will he reach his destination or spend a lonely Christmas at the sorting office?

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Kent has first smattering of snow as temperatures drop

30 November 2023
Kent has first smattering of snow as temperatures drop

Snow fell in parts of the county today as temperatures dropped below freezing.

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‘This has been the hardest school to run’

30 November 2023
‘This has been the hardest school to run’

The boss of a troubled school has explained why it was the hardest to run as teachers continue to strike over children’s bad behaviour.

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Children with life-limiting illness granted early Christmas wish

30 November 2023
Children with life-limiting illness granted early Christmas wish

Children and families supported by a hospice in Kent were granted their Christmas wish and able to spend a festive day out together.

‘Our urban wards are among the most deprived in the country’

30 November 2023
‘Our urban wards are among the most deprived in the country’

Government officials took a river trip to a town to see its potential after it was awarded £20 million regeneration funding.

New reception centres planned for unaccompanied child asylum-seekers

29 November 2023
New reception centres planned for unaccompanied child asylum-seekers

Kent County Council is pressing for more funding from the Home Office for urgent accommodation for young asylum seekers.

Victim’s mum calls for hospital boss to resign after David Fuller inquiry

28 November 2023
Victim’s mum calls for hospital boss to resign after David Fuller inquiry

The mother of one of David Fuller’s victims has called for a hospital boss to resign following an inquiry into “serious failings”.

Necrophiliac killer David Fuller not caught due to ‘serious failings’ at hospitals

28 November 2023
Necrophiliac killer David Fuller not caught due to ‘serious failings’ at hospitals

David Fuller was able to offend for 15 years without being caught due to ‘serious failings’ at the hospitals he worked, an inquiry has found.

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Revised plans for homes on former garden nursery

28 November 2023
Revised plans for homes on former garden nursery

Revised plans to build several homes have been submitted after the original application was dismissed over fears it would harm the green belt.

100-year-old shares secret to long life

27 November 2023
100-year-old shares secret to long life

A volunteer knitter for a baby bereavement charity has shared her secret to a long life – and it is more simple than you might think.

‘We don’t want a block of flats crammed into a garden next to us’

25 November 2023
‘We don’t want a block of flats crammed into a garden next to us’

Controversial plans to erect flats and houses on the plot of a single detached home have been resubmitted after years of planning battles.

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London boroughs accused of housing their homeless in Kent

23 November 2023
London boroughs accused of housing their homeless in Kent

A council leader says London boroughs are “exasperating” temporary housing pressures and calls from them to stop moving their homeless into the area.

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Taxi driver wins award for app launched in late wife’s legacy

23 November 2023
Taxi driver wins award for app launched in late wife’s legacy

A cab driver has won an award for his app which he and his wife created before she lost her battle with breast cancer.

Former London gangster found dead with ‘gunshot wound’

22 November 2023
Former London gangster found dead with ‘gunshot wound’

An inquest has been opened into the death of a former London gangster who had connections with Kent.

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Multi-million-pound road project enters next stage

22 November 2023
Multi-million-pound road project enters next stage

The government has approved the first out of three stages for a £199 million scheme in Kent.

Festive celebrations begin in town

22 November 2023
Festive celebrations begin in town

The Christmas celebrations have started in one town this weekend with a festival and switch-on event.

School pays tribute to ‘warm and kind’ pupil

21 November 2023
School pays tribute to ‘warm and kind’ pupil

The grieving parents of a girl who died in her mum's arms have said they are 'struggling beyond words'.

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Thousands attend lights switch-on with DJ Luck and MC Neat

21 November 2023
Thousands attend lights switch-on with DJ Luck and MC Neat

Thousands of people attended a town’s Christmas light switch-on which saw legendary garage artists perform.

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