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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.

Borough awarded £20m in Levelling Up funding

20 November 2023
Borough awarded £20m in Levelling Up funding

A Kent borough has received part of a multi-million-pound regeneration fund after missing out twice before.

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Shocking moment driver rear-ends another car before fleeing

20 November 2023
Shocking moment driver rear-ends another car before fleeing

Watch the moment a stolen car crashes into another vehicle before speeding away.

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Bottled water ‘stolen’ from doorsteps amid supply problems

20 November 2023
Bottled water ‘stolen’ from doorsteps amid supply problems

Residents who had bottles of water delivered to their doorsteps as a precaution in case supplies ran low claim they were stolen.

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Why was an NHS worker living in his car not offered temporary accommodation?

20 November 2023
Why was an NHS worker living in his car not offered temporary accommodation?

Our story about an NHS worker unable to get help after becoming homeless sparked a lot of questions from readers about temporary accommodation.

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School supports victim’s play about historic sexual abuse claims

19 November 2023
School supports victim’s play about historic sexual abuse claims

A play about a child sexual abuse survivor’s experience at a Kent primary school was performed at the Vatican.

Arson charge after fire at police station

16 November 2023
Arson charge after fire at police station

A 35-year-old is believed to have walked into a police station and set fire to a rag on the front desk.

Probe launched after giant mound of dirt dumped

16 November 2023
Probe launched after giant mound of dirt dumped

An investigation has been launched after CCTV captured large amounts of soil and other waste were dumped by a tipper lorry.

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Fly-tipper fined £1.5k after being caught in the act

15 November 2023
Fly-tipper fined £1.5k after being caught in the act

Fines totaling thousands of pounds have been dished out to offenders caught dumping a sofa and trolleys of waste.

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Village clubs could cancel games after pitch vandalism

14 November 2023
Village clubs could cancel games after pitch vandalism

Two sports clubs could be forced to cancel their matches at the weekend after a rogue driver tore up their pitches.

Ambulance worker forced to live in car finds new home at alpaca farm

13 November 2023
Ambulance worker forced to live in car finds new home at alpaca farm

A 54-year-old NHS worker who was forced to live in his car after finding himself homeless has found a new home.

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