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Missing teenager, 13, found safe and well

09 December 2023
Missing teenager, 13, found safe and well

Police have thanked the public for their help in finding a 13-year-old who had been reported missing.

New town centre post office opens

08 December 2023
New town centre post office opens

A post office has opened at its new home following fears it would be lost.

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Football legends launch first-of-its-kind air dome at Bluewater

08 December 2023
Football legends launch first-of-its-kind air dome at Bluewater

A family-fun, football entertainment air dome the likes of which has never been seen in this country has been launched by four legends of the game.

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Teen's mobile phone swiped in ‘McDonald’s distraction theft’

07 December 2023
Teen's mobile phone swiped in ‘McDonald’s distraction theft’

A probe has been launched after a teenager reported her iPhone 14 being stolen from McDonald’s by a suspected thief using a distraction technique.

Plans to carve up pub car park for four-bed home

07 December 2023
Plans to carve up pub car park for four-bed home

A pub company says its proposal to build a new house in part of a boozer’s car park will help secure the pub’s future – but not everyone is convinced.

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No sign of Percy the Potato as parcel hit by postal delays

06 December 2023
No sign of Percy the Potato as parcel hit by postal delays

Our parcel and card which we sent to see if they would be caught up in the postal delays Kent residents have reported are... yet to arrive.

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Driver ‘threatened to kill’ mum with child in the car

06 December 2023
Driver ‘threatened to kill’ mum with child in the car

Witnesses are being sought after a mum was reportedly threatened by an ‘aggressive driver’ who smashed her wing mirror.

Sneak peek inside Grade-II listed custom house redevelopment

05 December 2023
Sneak peek inside Grade-II listed custom house redevelopment

A Grade-II listed building which had an active role in the pursuit of smugglers is set to be converted into new flats and townhouses.

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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.

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