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Former town mayor and councillor dies

13 November 2024
Former town mayor and councillor dies

Tributes have been paid to a former town and county councillor who served his community for more than two decades.

Celebs support TikTok trend for girl, 6, given months to live

11 November 2024
Celebs support TikTok trend for girl, 6, given months to live

Social media stars are Dancing for Joules after her family revealed they don’t have much time left with their “princess”.

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Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

10 November 2024
Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

A community arts centre will have to shut if it cannot raise £10,000 before Christmas.

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400 homes plan for former landfill

10 November 2024
400 homes plan for former landfill

Plans have been unveiled for a former Biffa site whose land could be ‘contaminated’.

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‘It’s funny but it shouldn’t be’: Locals baffled as balcony built around lamppost at new flats

06 November 2024
‘It’s funny but it shouldn’t be’: Locals baffled as balcony built around lamppost at new flats

A developer has defended his new build flats after locals mocked an unusual addition to a balcony.

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Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

05 November 2024
Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

A pair of friends say security officers kicked them out of a shopping centre after arriving dressed as a devil and a vampire.

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Council humbled as driver wins battle over parking permit

04 November 2024
Council humbled as driver wins battle over parking permit

A local authority has been forced to backtrack on its decision to strip residents of their parking permits.

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Bus route part suspended due to yobs ‘throwing stones and missiles’

01 November 2024
Bus route part suspended due to yobs ‘throwing stones and missiles’

An Arriva service has been partially suspended after vandals repeatedly broke bus windows.

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Huge fireworks display for Diwali cancelled

31 October 2024
Huge fireworks display for Diwali cancelled

A highly anticipated annual fireworks display taking place at a Sikh place of worship has been cancelled at short notice.

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Motorcyclist dies after crash near Dartford Crossing

31 October 2024
Motorcyclist dies after crash near Dartford Crossing

A man in his 50s has died after a serious collision near the Dartford Crossing.

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Leisure centre’s soft play area reopens after revamp

31 October 2024
Leisure centre’s soft play area reopens after revamp

A soft play area has reopened with a new theme and cafe as part of multi-million-pound upgrades at a leisure centre.

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Long delays on M25 after serious crash ‘involving a motorcycle’

30 October 2024
Long delays on M25 after serious crash ‘involving a motorcycle’

The M25 has reopened but drivers are still being warned of delays after a serious crash involving a motorcycle.

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Huge fireworks display tops the bill at Diwali celebrations

30 October 2024
Huge fireworks display tops the bill at Diwali celebrations

Excitement is building for the return of an extravagant fireworks display held as part of a major religious and cultural event.

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MP calls for more investment in dementia ahead of tomorrow’s budget

29 October 2024
MP calls for more investment in dementia ahead of tomorrow’s budget

A Kent MP says an urgent call for action is needed to combat the £42 billion cost of the country’s leading cause of death.

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Nightclub and bar building up for auction

28 October 2024
Nightclub and bar building up for auction

A prominent town centre nightclub building is set to go under the hammer next month.

‘Our once-healthy boy has been left disabled by two-hour seizure’

27 October 2024
‘Our once-healthy boy has been left disabled by two-hour seizure’

A couple say their son has “defied doctors” after surviving a two-hour seizure but he has been left unable to walk or talk.

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Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on

20 October 2024
Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on

Most motorists hit with fines over London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fines are still refusing to pay one year on as City Hall ramps up its enforcement.

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One of county’s largest department stores reopens after rebrand

16 October 2024
One of county’s largest department stores reopens after rebrand

A House of Fraser is has reopened with new brands after being closed for six months for a major revamp.

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Tributes to ‘lovely’ and ‘kindly’ businessman

15 October 2024
Tributes to ‘lovely’ and ‘kindly’ businessman

A sports enthusiast who set up a town centre business has died aged 85.

Hospital to add ANPR cameras to car park as part of new ‘ticketless’ system

15 October 2024
Hospital to add ANPR cameras to car park as part of new ‘ticketless’ system

New cameras are being installed across a hospital’s car parks as part of a new parking system designed to do away with paper tickets.

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