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Fishmongers and antique stores: What replaced JC Rook and Sons?

14 September 2023
Fishmongers and antique stores: What replaced JC Rook and Sons?

It was one of the county’s biggest butchery firms but now, 18 months on, what has filled the massive gap left on our high streets?

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Danny Dyer to play in football match for Kent tot

12 September 2023
Danny Dyer to play in football match for Kent tot

Danny Dyer will join other celebrities in a match to raise money for a charity started to support a tot born with an ultra-rare condition.

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Investigation launched after worker injured by machinery

11 September 2023
Investigation launched after worker injured by machinery

An investigation has been launched as a man was taken to hospital after being injured at work.

Cutting youth services will cause ‘irreparable damage’

11 September 2023
Cutting youth services will cause ‘irreparable damage’

A local authority has raised concerns over the damage which could be caused if KCC plans to scrap youth services go ahead.

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‘It’s a war on cars’ - New parking scheme divides residents

11 September 2023
‘It’s a war on cars’ - New parking scheme divides residents

Some residents have welcomed new parking restrictions along their road but others have said it is just to make money.

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‘It could be a mini Borough Market’ – excitement over plans for new management

09 September 2023
‘It could be a mini Borough Market’ – excitement over plans for new management

People have big ideas for a town centre market as the council looks to find new operators

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Starbucks teases town centre opening

08 September 2023
Starbucks teases town centre opening

A Starbucks poster has been put up in a shop window to tease its new store, set to open opposite a Costa.

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Man left in hospital after ‘armed’ gang attack

07 September 2023
Man left in hospital after ‘armed’ gang attack

Police are appealing for information after a man was allegedly punched, stamped on and threatened with a knife.

Arriva scraps service following yob attacks

06 September 2023
Arriva scraps service following yob attacks

A bus company has decided to scrap a service after it was attacked a number of times by yobs.

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‘Doctors told me I had appendicitis but it was brain cancer’

06 September 2023
‘Doctors told me I had appendicitis but it was brain cancer’

A young dad has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, a month after doctors told him his headaches were due to appendicitis.

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‘It took waking up in hospital to realise I did not want to die’

06 September 2023
‘It took waking up in hospital to realise I did not want to die’

An up-and-coming singer has told how turning her life around after nearly dying has helped inspire her music career.

First look inside £23m leisure centre a year off opening

05 September 2023
First look inside £23m leisure centre a year off opening

The last beam has been installed completing the main structure of a new multi-million-pound sports centre.

Village post office reopens after makeover

04 September 2023
Village post office reopens after makeover

A village post office has reopened following a makeover to make it more modern.

Could this be the solution to Kent's housing crisis?

04 September 2023
Could this be the solution to Kent's housing crisis?

As house prices and mortgage rates continue to skyrocket, experts say modular homes could be the answer to the country’s housing crisis.

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Immersive Gamebox to open first Kent branch

03 September 2023
Immersive Gamebox to open first Kent branch

An immersive gaming attraction, which has sites worldwide, is set to open its first branch in the county this year.

Escape room entrepreneurs to take on 24-hour board game challenge

01 September 2023
Escape room entrepreneurs to take on 24-hour board game challenge

Owners of an escape room business are taking on an overnight board game challenge to raise funds for a charity supporting homeless people.

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Town centre one-way system closed for week

01 September 2023
Town centre one-way system closed for week

Motorists have been warned to expect delays if visiting a town centre due to emergency roadworks.

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Vandals destroy nursery’s garden

31 August 2023
Vandals destroy nursery’s garden

Children have been caught on CCTV “pointlessly” destroying the garden of a children’s nursery.

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Girls' trip turns to ‘holiday from hell’

30 August 2023
Girls' trip turns to ‘holiday from hell’

A group of friends say their summer trip turned into a holiday from hell after they were caught up in the air traffic control chaos.

Homes plan for historic pub rejected

30 August 2023
Homes plan for historic pub rejected

Plans to turn a pub into a HMO have been dismissed over fears it would harm the historical building.

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