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Social housing boost after plans get green light

23 July 2020
Social housing boost after plans get green light

There will soon be 50 new homes for social rent now permission been given to build 26 new homes - while interior fitting starts on 24 flats

Last chance to support 'lifeline' theatre cash petition

22 July 2020
Last chance to support 'lifeline' theatre cash petition

A theatre boss has described the chance to get council funding as a potential 'lifeline' days before a petition is delivered to the Town Hall

Plan for 100 homes fails to get green light

22 July 2020
Plan for 100 homes fails to get green light

A new homes scheme on farm-land near the discovery of an Iron Age warrior has failed to convince planning chiefs to give it the go ahead

New bike stands to attract more cyclists to seaside town

19 July 2020
New bike stands to attract more cyclists to seaside town

Government cash has paid for 26 new bike stands to be installed in the hope they'll attract more cyclists and less car journeys

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Adorable video captures young starlings having a bath

18 July 2020
Adorable video captures young starlings having a bath

A Kent wildlife lover has captured young starlings splashing around in the the bath in a video that'll make you smile

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Missing man found after large scale search

18 July 2020
Missing man found after large scale search

A man who went missing last night was found after a large search was launched involving police, a helicopter and search and rescue volunteers

'Glasses and plates thrown' and door staff attacked at Spoons pub

18 July 2020
'Glasses and plates thrown' and door staff attacked at Spoons pub

A popular town centre pub was evacuated onto the High Street on a busy Friday night

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Top wedding venue plans from owners of Old Rectory

18 July 2020
Top wedding venue plans from owners of Old Rectory

Owners of an old rectory turned B&B have ambitious plans to become a wedding venue but it has prompted traffic and noise concerns from neighbours

Market to reopen tomorrow - with fewer stalls

17 July 2020
Market to reopen tomorrow - with fewer stalls

Customers of a popular market will have fewer stalls to choose from when it reopens tomorrow, with its new spaced-out layout allowing for distancing

£9m renovation of historic Town Hall agreed by planners

17 July 2020
£9m renovation of historic Town Hall agreed by planners

An ambitious scheme to transform a historical town hall and create a holiday let within its walls has taken a step further after getting consent

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No decision on DFDS redundancies at Dover

16 July 2020
No decision on DFDS redundancies at Dover

A ferry company has made no decision on how many jobs will go from a Kent port as its cross channel competitor moves closer to slashing its workforce

Fashion designer turns to sewing masks and scrubs

15 July 2020
Fashion designer turns to sewing masks and scrubs

Her career in fashion design has been temporarily stalled because of the virus but Ritika Gurung is putting her skills to good use

Grants cash boost for small businesses

13 July 2020
Grants cash boost for small businesses

Here's a break down of the businesses that can apply for money from the second wave of funding that a district council is distributing

Family are in a spin helping the NHS

13 July 2020
Family are in a spin helping the NHS

A family's efforts making garden ornaments has been applauded because they will donate a portion of profits to the NHS

Fatal explosion as servicemen salvaged fuel from shipwreck

12 July 2020
Fatal explosion as servicemen salvaged fuel from shipwreck

The story of the servicemen who perished in a freak accident at sea shortly after the end of the war.

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Jobs boost as Home Bargains prepares to open

09 July 2020
Jobs boost as Home Bargains prepares to open

A discount retailer is now recruiting staff ahead of opening at a former Homebase store that will have been vacant for three years.

Market will be back in business soon

09 July 2020
Market will be back in business soon

Market bosses hope stalls could reopen this Saturday if officers' Covid safe measures can be put in place in time

Highway bosses step in following dangerous parking at cliffs

08 July 2020
Highway bosses step in following dangerous parking at cliffs

Dangerous parking at the White Cliffs of Dover should be a thing of the past now parking restrictions have been put in place.

Petition will ramp up the pressure to help Astor Theatre

08 July 2020
Petition will ramp up the pressure to help Astor Theatre

More support has come forward to help a struggling theatre - by pressuring a council to find money to help it fight its Covid cash woes

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'I must've been one of the first NHS patients'

05 July 2020
'I must've been one of the first NHS patients'

Ann Sheehan was among the first to have NHS treatment when she had her tonsils removed on the day the health service launched - her 10th birthday.

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