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'Council's one-star hygiene rating was unfair - now I want top marks'

07 April 2022
'Council's one-star hygiene rating was unfair - now I want top marks'

The boss of a kebab house branded a district's least hygienic has vowed to fight for top marks after inspectors returned and gave it four stars.

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'In-demand beach huts will be torched and graffitied'

06 April 2022
'In-demand beach huts will be torched and graffitied'

An estate agent fears a row of new beach huts along an isolated seaside stretch will be caked in graffiti or torched by yobs.

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Is Elvis finally set to leave the building?

05 April 2022
Is Elvis finally set to leave the building?

A house that famously displayed a poster of Elvis for more than 40 years and had been left to rack and ruin is now set to get a new lease of life.

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Housing estate and McDonald's part of wasteland transformation

31 March 2022
Housing estate and McDonald's part of wasteland transformation

A major jobs boost is being promised by developers launching a bid to build 70 homes, a trade park and a restaurant on wasteland.

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Catalogue of failings at 'district's worst takeaway'

29 March 2022
Catalogue of failings at 'district's worst takeaway'

A kebab shop has become the worst-rated restaurant in its district after inspectors uncovered a series of hygiene breaches.

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'The scream of chainsaws is everywhere'

25 March 2022
'The scream of chainsaws is everywhere'

The “scream of chainsaws is everywhere” around a village as developers chop down dozens of trees to make way for a brand-new relief road.

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Ring doorbell and dashcam footage wanted after 11 fires

25 March 2022
Ring doorbell and dashcam footage wanted after 11 fires

Detectives are stepping up their investigation into a string of car fires - by urging residents with footage of the incident to come forward.

£100 fines for having BBQs and bottles on beaches

24 March 2022
£100 fines for having BBQs and bottles on beaches

New plans to crack down on anti-social behaviour on beaches will see anyone caught with glass bottles or having a barbecue face a £100 fine.

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'Let me save pub from being turned into homes'

24 March 2022
'Let me save pub from being turned into homes'

A landlady is still holding out hope of saving a historic pub – after plans were revived to turn it into houses.

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Bid launched to demolish derelict arcades hit by break-ins

20 March 2022
Bid launched to demolish derelict arcades hit by break-ins

A bid has been launched to demolish a dilapidated arcade, as developers hope to stop it being targeted by yobs and fly-tippers.

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Has last pint been pulled at 19th century pub?

19 March 2022
Has last pint been pulled at 19th century pub?

A historic pub that has sat empty for three years would need a £84,000 cash injection to be revived, papers show.

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P&O protests stop asylum seekers coming to Dover

18 March 2022
P&O protests stop asylum seekers coming to Dover

Border Force officers were unable to bring people seeking asylum in to Dover due to the P&O protests at the port.

Cabbie attacked by two passengers in robbery

18 March 2022
Cabbie attacked by two passengers in robbery

A taxi driver was attacked by two of his passengers - before the pair fled the scene with his cash.

Thug tasered at hotel after grabbing woman by neck

18 March 2022
Thug tasered at hotel after grabbing woman by neck

A man who grabbed a woman by the neck at a hotel was tasered by police shortly before being arrested.

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'Anti-vaxxers have ruined our lampposts'

18 March 2022
'Anti-vaxxers have ruined our lampposts'

A crackdown on fly-posting on a popular stretch of seafront is set to be launched – after dozens of newly-painted lampposts were “ruined”.

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'Ferry firm acted like thugs'

17 March 2022
'Ferry firm acted like thugs'

P&O Ferries’ actions have been branded thuggish – as government officials reveal they were not given any warning of the company's shock decision.

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Bus firm boss fears drive-thru gridlock

17 March 2022
Bus firm boss fears drive-thru gridlock

Bus chiefs fear a new drive-thru restaurant in Canterbury will make traffic gridlock worse on a city road already blighted by congestion.

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Film company gifts lights to seaside town

15 March 2022
Film company gifts lights to seaside town

A Hollywood film is set to leave behind beautiful string lights along the seafront when it leaves Margate.

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Flats bid for long-empty pub

15 March 2022
Flats bid for long-empty pub

A former town centre pub that has sat empty for the last nine years is set to be transformed into a block of flats.

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Missing woman found safe and well

14 March 2022
Missing woman found safe and well

A search launched for a woman amid concerns for her welfare has been called off after she was found safe and well.

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