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Police found man fatally stabbed after friend raised alarm

02 August 2024
Police found man fatally stabbed after friend raised alarm

Police officers found a suspected murder victim in his flat with a “knife between his shoulder blades”, an inquest heard.

‘New housing’ rumours quashed as diggers move in at park

01 August 2024
‘New housing’ rumours quashed as diggers move in at park

Rumours work has started on a field in preparation for houses has been shut down by a council which has explained the real reasons behind the works.

Play park reopens following £150k pirate-themed refurb

01 August 2024
Play park reopens following £150k pirate-themed refurb

A playground, which was closed for six weeks, has reopened following a huge, pirate-themed overhaul.

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Kent model to star in latest series of Celebrity Race Across the World

31 July 2024
Kent model to star in latest series of Celebrity Race Across the World

A Kent model and presenter will be racing in an epic 12,500km journey across South America in a hit TV show.

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Further flats planned for former NatWest offices

31 July 2024
Further flats planned for former NatWest offices

Plans to convert a former office block into almost 70 flats have been drawn up.

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‘Brazen’ thieves caught on camera ransacking plumbers’ merchant

31 July 2024
‘Brazen’ thieves caught on camera ransacking plumbers’ merchant

Bosses of a plumbing and heating supplier say they have lost around £10,000 after two men allegedly broke into their shop.

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More police patrols to crackdown on town’s street drinking and anti-social behaviour

30 July 2024
More police patrols to crackdown on town’s street drinking and anti-social behaviour

A new campaign has been launched to tackle problems residents and businesses say are the biggest issues facing their town.

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Missing teenager, 14, found safe

30 July 2024
Missing teenager, 14, found safe

Police officers were asking the public to call 999 if they saw a missing 14-year-old.

Lower Thames Crossing funding to go ahead

29 July 2024
Lower Thames Crossing funding to go ahead

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spared the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing from a series of sweeping cuts to national infrastructure schemes.

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Flat plan for vacant Chinese approved at third time of asking

27 July 2024
Flat plan for vacant Chinese approved at third time of asking

A once popular Chinese restaurant, which was repossessed two years ago, has been given permission to be turned into flats.

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Firm ‘disappointed’ as plans for huge solar farm refused

27 July 2024
Firm ‘disappointed’ as plans for huge solar farm refused

Plans to build one of the biggest solar farms in the county have been turned down due to the development being on green belt land.

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‘It will totally tip the balance’: Scores protest plans to house asylum-seeking children

26 July 2024
‘It will totally tip the balance’: Scores protest plans to house asylum-seeking children

Residents are protesting proposals to house unaccompanied asylum seeker children in their street but charities say they provide a vital “safe space’.

Air ambulance called as four injured in crash outside B&Q

26 July 2024
Air ambulance called as four injured in crash outside B&Q

A man has been flown to a London hospital following a crash involving two vehicles which left three others injured.

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Gran, 72, left with no bathroom four months after flood

26 July 2024
Gran, 72, left with no bathroom four months after flood

A grandmother has been left with no bathroom for four months due to ongoing delays after a flood forced her to move out.

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CCTV image released after good samaritan ‘attacked’ trying to help woman

25 July 2024
CCTV image released after good samaritan ‘attacked’ trying to help woman

Police would like to speak to the man pictured following an alleged assault in an alleyway.

Uber Boat to re-launch special sailings from Kent to London

25 July 2024
Uber Boat to re-launch special sailings from Kent to London

A river boat cruise company is set to resume additional services on the River Thames during the summer holidays.

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Family pays tribute to ‘caring’ grandad who died after falling in water

25 July 2024
Family pays tribute to ‘caring’ grandad who died after falling in water

A grandad-of-two died after he suffered an epileptic seizure while walking his dog.

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Parents urge government to back ‘much-needed’ special needs school

24 July 2024
Parents urge government to back ‘much-needed’ special needs school

Plans to build a special needs secondary school have been blocked and sent to the secretary of state over the loss of playing fields.

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Resident’s home ‘forcefully sold’ over unpaid council tax bill

22 July 2024
Resident’s home ‘forcefully sold’ over unpaid council tax bill

A council has forced the sale of a property to recover £36,000 it says it was owed in council tax.

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Woman found dead at property

19 July 2024
Woman found dead at property

Forensic officers were seen at a property near a pub after a woman was found dead.

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