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It’s been a brutal start to the year for Kent firms, with 17 closing for good. But is it really, as one owner claims, “impossible to stay afloat”?
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A man has been charged after containers of a skincare product worth more than £150 were reported stolen from the town centre store.
An investigation has been launched after a Co-op store was broken into in the early hours.
The opening date for a huge two-storey supermarket in an empty Argos unit has been announced.
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A Post Office which closed following abuse towards staff and rising energy costs will not reopen again, bosses confirmed.
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An ambulance station put up for sale despite a community backlash could now be turned into flats.
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The developer behind plans for a "Hollywood Hills-style" underground house says he won't give up until his project sees the light of day.
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A female peacock has become a local celebrity after a Facebook profile was set up for her after being spotted “ruling the roost” at a housing estate.
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Villagers are fighting to save an iconic windmill they say is part of the fabric of their community as Kent County Council plans to sell it off.
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Contractors have started converting an empty Argos unit into a huge two-storey supermarket.
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A pedestrian who was hit by a car near a Waitrose store has been taken to hospital.
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Police say a body has been found by officers searching for a missing 76-year-old woman.
Bosses at a Caribbean-inspired restaurant have announced the closure of the site and say rising costs made it impossible to continue.
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Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a vulnerable 76-year-old woman who has gone missing.
A man being treated in a London hospital for serious injuries after a car hit a tree and landed in a field.
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Conservationists fear there will be more than 100 boats at the bay every week after permission was granted for new pontoons at a seal hotspot.
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A university student says she was seconds away from being struck by a falling roof.
A woman has been taken to hospital after police, firefighters and paramedics were called to a crash involving two cars.
Police investigating an aggravated burglary have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to.
There were delays at the Dartford Crossing after the bridge was closed due to strong winds from Storm Jocelyn.
