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Developer apologises for flats which ‘look like the Titanic’

28 October 2023
Developer apologises for flats which ‘look like the Titanic’

A developer has apologised after residents were left in tears at the sight of an “ugly” block of flats built behind their homes.

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Police officers deliver baby after woman goes into labour in car

28 October 2023
Police officers deliver baby after woman goes into labour in car

Constables helped deliver a baby girl, after her mum went into labour near a roundabout.

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Kent postcode lottery winners share £1m

28 October 2023
Kent postcode lottery winners share £1m

Lucky residents were given the shock of their life after scooping part of a £1million jackpot.

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Abandoned dogs left emaciated and almost bald make amazing recovery

27 October 2023
Abandoned dogs left emaciated and almost bald make amazing recovery

Two dogs that were found dumped in a country lane, one of which was nearly blind, have made a miraculous recovery.

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Missing man, 85, spotted on Ring doorbell

27 October 2023
Missing man, 85, spotted on Ring doorbell

Police are asking for anyone with dashcam footage and information to help find an elderly man to come forward.

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Empty NatWest bank to be turned into music college

27 October 2023
Empty NatWest bank to be turned into music college

Plans to turn a former town centre bank into a music and media college have been given the go ahead.

‘Young people can get arthritis too’

26 October 2023
‘Young people can get arthritis too’

A Kent charity is raising awareness about the little-known condition, childhood arthritis.

Crumbling cliff above housing estate saved by £2m project

25 October 2023
Crumbling cliff above housing estate saved by £2m project

Part of a dangerous cliffside has been saved after a stabilisation project to stop it falling onto a housing estate below.

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Missing teen safely located

25 October 2023
Missing teen safely located

Officers have thanked everyone who assisted with the search for a missing teenager.

Concerns grow for welfare of missing man, 85

24 October 2023
Concerns grow for welfare of missing man, 85

Police are searching for an elderly man who was last seen in the early hours of the morning.

Dog with tumours and rotting teeth dumped with puppies

24 October 2023
Dog with tumours and rotting teeth dumped with puppies

A neglected spaniel has been found dumped in a bush with her five puppies.

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Mayor drives 5,000km to deliver medical aid to children’s hospital in Ukraine

24 October 2023
Mayor drives 5,000km to deliver medical aid to children’s hospital in Ukraine

A councillor transported hospital beds and medical supplies to a Ukrainian hospital caring for children injured as a result of the war with Russia.

School previously told to improve by Ofsted rated as Good

23 October 2023
School previously told to improve by Ofsted rated as Good

A primary school which was told it needed to get better has been found to have “significantly improved” since its last inspection.

Work on junction for 700 new homes to last nearly two months

15 October 2023
Work on junction for 700 new homes to last nearly two months

The first phase of works to create a new junction controlled by traffic lights for a housing estate have begun.

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Concerns grow for missing teen, 16

13 October 2023
Concerns grow for missing teen, 16

Police are appealing for information to help find a missing teenage girl last seen in a town high street.

Firefighters called to lorry trailer blaze

13 October 2023
Firefighters called to lorry trailer blaze

Two fire engines were called to a blaze involving a lorry trailer.

Main road shut for emergency works

13 October 2023
Main road shut for emergency works

A road is temporarily closed for emergency mains repair works to take place.

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Bull rescued after getting stuck down 15ft ditch

13 October 2023
Bull rescued after getting stuck down 15ft ditch

An ‘extremely distressed’ bullock that got himself stuck down a ditch near farmland had to be saved by firefighters.

'We just knew we had to save the theatre'

13 October 2023
'We just knew we had to save the theatre'

A council leader says they have done ‘exactly the right thing’ by securing a temporary venue to replace a theatre shut due to concrete fears.

Rail services delayed after train hits ‘obstruction’

12 October 2023
Rail services delayed after train hits ‘obstruction’

Services along a busy railway line were stopped and the power switched off due to a train hitting an obstruction.

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