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Council leader defends £200k overspend on planning appeals

04 September 2020
Council leader defends £200k overspend on planning appeals

The leader of a Kent council has defended an overspend of almost £200,000 on consultants for fighting two controversial planning appeals.

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Tragic schoolboy had fatal dose of ecstasy in system

28 August 2020
Tragic schoolboy had fatal dose of ecstasy in system

An inquest has opened into the death of a schoolboy who died suddenly just days before his 16th birthday.

Inquest opens into girl's tree death

28 August 2020
Inquest opens into girl's tree death

A coroner has officially launched an investigation into how an eight-year-old died after she was struck by a tree in high wind.

Thousands of illegal items found in Kent's prisons

28 August 2020
Thousands of illegal items found in Kent's prisons

The amount of contraband found in prisons has risen in the past 12 months but The Ministry of Justice has defended the statistics.

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Girl, 8, killed in tree tragedy is named

25 August 2020
Girl, 8, killed in tree tragedy is named

A girl who died after a tree next to a footpath in a field fell on her has been named.

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Tributes to 'beautiful' child killed in tree tragedy

24 August 2020
Tributes to 'beautiful' child killed in tree tragedy

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a tragic accident which saw one child killed by a falling tree and another injured.

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Decision on home plans delayed

23 August 2020
Decision on home plans delayed

Councillors have decided to hold off voting on plans for new homes until a site visit can take place.

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Council's fury at roundabout plan snub

22 August 2020
Council's fury at roundabout plan snub

Members of a parish council are up in arms after roads bosses decided to press ahead with plans for a roundabout upgrade.

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Driver taken to London hospital after crash near M20

21 August 2020
Driver taken to London hospital after crash near M20

Four people were injured and two were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a barrier on a slip road.

Dealer's brag over £28,000 drug profit

19 August 2020
Dealer's brag over £28,000 drug profit

A drug dealer has been put behind bars after boasting about the amount of profit he made from sales in the space of a month.

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M&S to axe 7,000 jobs

18 August 2020
M&S to axe 7,000 jobs

Retail giant M&S has announced it is preparing to get rid of 7,000 roles in three months.

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Woman charged with five shoplifting offences

13 August 2020
Woman charged with five shoplifting offences

A woman has been charged with theft after more than £150 of items were stolen from shops.

Man in court charged with theft

11 August 2020
Man in court charged with theft

A man has appeared in court after being charged with theft and assaulting an emergency worker.

School fights back against holiday hunger

09 August 2020
School fights back against holiday hunger

Leaders at an academy have been fundraising to pay for food hampers for families of vulnerable pupils.

Life on one of Kent's most polluted roads

08 August 2020
Life on one of Kent's most polluted roads

Residents and a pub owner have been sharing their experiences of life on one of Kent's most polluted roads.

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Man slashed in knife attack

07 August 2020
Man slashed in knife attack

A man is in custody after a knife attack victim had to be taken to hospital to be treated for a slash wound.

Woman sprayed in face after waking to find three men in home

07 August 2020
Woman sprayed in face after waking to find three men in home

A woman was sprayed in the face with a mystery liquid after waking up to find three masked men in her home.

'Villages and hamlets will vanish'

06 August 2020
'Villages and hamlets will vanish'

A Kent councillor in charge of planning has hit out at the government's plans to change the way applications will be considered.

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Paddle boarder rescued from sea ordeal

06 August 2020
Paddle boarder rescued from sea ordeal

A woman in her 50s had to be rescued by a lifeboat crew after she found herself drifting out to sea.

Farage criticised over 'invasion' tweet

06 August 2020
Farage criticised over 'invasion' tweet

The leader of the Brexit Party has been slammed for comparing asylum seekers arriving in Kent after a dangerous Channel crossing to an invasion.

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