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Completion date for 70-bed care home delayed until 2027

03 December 2024
Completion date for 70-bed care home delayed until 2027

A care home, which was approved in 2020, won’t be built now until 2027 after delays.

Work begins on 42-home development near hospital

03 December 2024
Work begins on 42-home development near hospital

Building has started for new housing which was approved despite concerns it would lead to traffic problems near a hospital.

‘It’s a pipe dream to imagine people can live without a car here’

02 December 2024
‘It’s a pipe dream to imagine people can live without a car here’

An application for 56 flats opposite a railway station with minimal parking provision has split opinion with some saying “new housing is needed”.

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Amateur theatre ‘that sets professional standards’ celebrates 50th anniversary

02 December 2024
Amateur theatre ‘that sets professional standards’ celebrates 50th anniversary

The long-standing volunteers at a theatre which started out as a redundant farm building reflect on how far it’s come and look ahead to the future.

Health minister in Kent to hear views on NHS

01 December 2024
Health minister in Kent to hear views on NHS

Hundreds of people turned out to share their ideas on how the government can reshape the NHS over the next 10 years.

Bowls club receives funding for solar panels

01 December 2024
Bowls club receives funding for solar panels

A bowls club has been awarded a grant for solar panels which with save it thousands of pounds a year in energy bills while reducing carbon emissions.

Zookeeper loses tip of finger after cutting tiger’s food ‘too small’

01 December 2024
Zookeeper loses tip of finger after cutting tiger’s food ‘too small’

A zookeeper lost the tip of his finger to a Siberian tiger after hand-feeding it meat in small chunks which he had prepared.

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‘There is no safe greenspace anymore’

01 December 2024
‘There is no safe greenspace anymore’

Plans for nearly 800 homes, a school and traveller pitches have prompted concerns about the loss of greenspace, flooding and traffic.

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Biscuits, fish and chips and copious cups of tea - how to get to 104

30 November 2024
Biscuits, fish and chips and copious cups of tea - how to get to 104

A retired nurse who still lives in her own home at the age of 104 says she has been “very lucky” in life as she celebrates around family and friends.

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Two taken to hospital after village collision

30 November 2024
Two taken to hospital after village collision

Police taped off a road following a three-car crash which left two people in hospital.

Concerns grow for missing girl, 12

30 November 2024
Concerns grow for missing girl, 12

An appeal to the public has been made to help find a missing 12-year-old schoolgirl, last seen five days ago.

Warning issued after mirror sparks bedroom blaze

30 November 2024
Warning issued after mirror sparks bedroom blaze

Fire crews are urging people to make sure all mirrors and reflective objects are kept out of direct sunlight after a bedroom fire.

Garage destroyed by blaze in early hours

30 November 2024
Garage destroyed by blaze in early hours

Firefighters on two engines were called to a blaze in the early hours which left a garage severely damaged.

Customers queue from 4am for opening of Home Bargains in former Aldi

30 November 2024
Customers queue from 4am for opening of Home Bargains in former Aldi

Eager customers grabbed a trolley and joined the queue ahead of the opening of a new discount store.

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Takeaway fined £1k-plus for dumping burgers and whole kebab skewer

29 November 2024
Takeaway fined £1k-plus for dumping burgers and whole kebab skewer

A fast-food joint has been taken to court after fly-tipping partially eaten burgers, plastic bags and a whole kebab skewer.

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Chequered flag for race track catering manager who has served the stars

29 November 2024
Chequered flag for race track catering manager who has served the stars

A caterer who has served motorsport’s biggest stars their traditional Brands Hatch sausage, chips and beans is retiring after almost four decades.

Animal rescue boss pleads not guilty to breaching noise abatement order

27 November 2024
Animal rescue boss pleads not guilty to breaching noise abatement order

The founder of an animal charity who attended a court hearing and planning appeal in the same week says keeping it going has been “relentless”.

‘I want to prepare this new generation’: Montessori pre-school opens in town

27 November 2024
‘I want to prepare this new generation’: Montessori pre-school opens in town

A new pre-school implementing the Montessori Method, using wooden toys and specially designed apparatus, opens in a town centre.

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Inquest opens into death of man after car park fall

25 November 2024
Inquest opens into death of man after car park fall

An inquest has heard how a 36-year-old said he was going for a walk but died after falling from a town centre car park.

‘I was fined £500 for leaving neatly folded donations by clothes bank - this isn’t fly-tipping’

23 November 2024
‘I was fined £500 for leaving neatly folded donations by clothes bank - this isn’t fly-tipping’

A woman has described the “stress” of being fined £500 for fly-tipping after leaving neatly folded donations by a clothes bank, which was full.

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