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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.

Widespread disruption in Kent as IT outages hit port, shops and railways

19 July 2024
Widespread disruption in Kent as IT outages hit port, shops and railways

There is major disruption to trains, shops, doctors and ports due to widespread IT issues as firms across the globe report a major IT outage.

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Gym closed after three wartime bombs found

18 July 2024
Gym closed after three wartime bombs found

Businesses operating on a retail park were forced to close at short notice after three wartime bombs were found in the car park.

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New secondary school head promises to ‘get it right’

18 July 2024
New secondary school head promises to ‘get it right’

A secondary school has appointed a new head teacher who says he has ambitious plans to move it on to “greater success”.

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School for children with autism celebrates ‘good’ Ofsted

18 July 2024
School for children with autism celebrates ‘good’ Ofsted

Pupils at a school for children with autism said they are very happy and enjoy learning there following an Ofsted inspection.

Man arrested amid rape investigation

18 July 2024
Man arrested amid rape investigation

There was a large emergency service presence with several roads being taped off due to a police incident.

Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

17 July 2024
Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

Ambitious plans to regenerate an area around a railway station and create a new “civic heart” for Britain’s newest garden city have been approved.

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