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River Island store to close

11 August 2020
River Island store to close

A shopping centre has been dealt another blow after River Island announced it will close a store at the end of the month.

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Poundland store closes for a month

10 August 2020
Poundland store closes for a month

A large discount shop has shut its doors due to low footfall, but is expected to reopen in a month's time.

'It's environmental vandalism - they're spoiling the countryside'

10 August 2020
'It's environmental vandalism - they're spoiling the countryside'

The government has revealed its intention to store piles of earth next to a post-Brexit lorry park, but angry residents have hit out at the plan.

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Armed police swoop on village as three injured

09 August 2020
Armed police swoop on village as three injured

Officers have taped off the entrance to a racecourse following an 'altercation' which left three people hurt.

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US breakfast and burger diner to fill empty shop

06 August 2020
US breakfast and burger diner to fill empty shop

Anxious residents have raised fears over "parking chaos" after plans for an American diner in an empty gift shop were approved.

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Teens arrested after man attacked in park

04 August 2020
Teens arrested after man attacked in park

Police launched a helicopter search and arrested three teenagers after a man was assaulted in a park.

Operation Brock set to return in December

03 August 2020
Operation Brock set to return in December

Drivers are set to face a dreaded contraflow on the M20 again as bosses aim to minimise disruption once the Brexit transition period ends.

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Huge store bites the dust as diggers move in

02 August 2020
Huge store bites the dust as diggers move in

A former B&Q store is being torn down as bosses clear the site to make way for a controversial 16-storey development which is yet to be approved.

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Work restarts on IMAX extension as cinemas reopen

31 July 2020
Work restarts on IMAX extension as cinemas reopen

Construction work has restarted on a long-awaited cinema extension which includes the installation of an IMAX screen.

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'Michael Gove should come here - he might learn something'

30 July 2020
'Michael Gove should come here - he might learn something'

A shadow cabinet minister is calling on Michael Gove to visit a post-Brexit lorry park site in Kent amid frustration over a lack of clarity.

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Work starts on film studios linked to Netflix and Amazon

30 July 2020
Work starts on film studios linked to Netflix and Amazon

Contractors have started work on a £250m scheme which will see a redundant railway works turned into a huge film studio complex.

Hotel, bar and restaurant revealed for town centre

29 July 2020
Hotel, bar and restaurant revealed for town centre

Six shops are set to be demolished to make way for a 92-bed hotel, bar and restaurant in a town centre.

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'Rat run' truckers could get £60 fine

28 July 2020
'Rat run' truckers could get £60 fine

HGV drivers heading to a post-Brexit lorry park on unauthorised roads will be fined £60 if new legislation gets approved.

Bins set alight, graffitied and dumped in river

27 July 2020
Bins set alight, graffitied and dumped in river

Vandals have damaged numerous bins in a town during lockdown, setting them alight and even throwing one into a river.

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'Explosions' heard as ice cream van goes up in flames

24 July 2020
'Explosions' heard as ice cream van goes up in flames

An ice cream van burst into flames outside a garden centre, blocking an A-road and sending plumes of smoke into the sky.

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Demolition begins at former railway works

24 July 2020
Demolition begins at former railway works

Contractors have started to demolish a disused railway depot which has sat abandoned since 2014.

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Indoor running track to become makeshift gym

23 July 2020
Indoor running track to become makeshift gym

Work has started on a makeshift gym at an athletics stadium after a year-long closure of a nearby leisure centre was confirmed.

'The reality of Brexit is now hitting home'

21 July 2020
'The reality of Brexit is now hitting home'

Residents have hit out after work started on a huge post-Brexit lorry park as the government prepares for the end of the transition period.

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Man in his 40s found dead in woodland

20 July 2020
Man in his 40s found dead in woodland

Police and ambulance crews were called to a wood after the body of a man in his 40s was found.

Racing restarts at Brands Hatch after lockdown

17 July 2020
Racing restarts at Brands Hatch after lockdown

Spectators enjoyed the first race meeting at Brands Hatch since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed.

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