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New bridge installed in £32m road revamp

02 September 2024
New bridge installed in £32m road revamp

Our reporter went behind the scenes as a key milestone was hit in a major road project.

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‘We wanted to open a nice tearoom but people kept asking for steak pies’

31 August 2024
‘We wanted to open a nice tearoom but people kept asking for steak pies’

A much-loved cafe which started life as a disused shower block has celebrated 30 years serving visitors to a popular seaside resort.

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Work to make former pub more attractive to buyers continues

27 August 2024
Work to make former pub more attractive to buyers continues

An historic pub that has planning permission to become flats and a micropub is undergoing work to attract a developer.

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Former Kent MP forced to republish spy thriller novel

25 August 2024
Former Kent MP forced to republish spy thriller novel

A former longstanding politician has republished his spy novel after his book had to be withdrawn due to copyright laws.

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Streets packed as carnival returns for first time in five years

25 August 2024
Streets packed as carnival returns for first time in five years

A town’s carnival has made a welcome return after last being held in 2019.

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Animal lover ‘heartbroken’ after celebrity emu dies

24 August 2024
Animal lover ‘heartbroken’ after celebrity emu dies

An emu that hit headlines for his escape attempts has had to be put down by his “heartbroken” owner.

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Youths pictured on leisure centre roof ‘in serious danger’

23 August 2024
Youths pictured on leisure centre roof ‘in serious danger’

A group of children have been caught causing damage to a leisure centre roof after climbing onto it early one morning.

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Section of beach closed off as council digs below 100-year-old seafront landmark

23 August 2024
Section of beach closed off as council digs below 100-year-old seafront landmark

A full survey of an iconic beachfront bandstand that needs “very expensive” structural work is taking place.

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Flood warning for Kent coast

22 August 2024
Flood warning for Kent coast

A flood warning has been issued across a stretch of the county’s coast when high tide hits.

Police no longer searching for missing man

22 August 2024
Police no longer searching for missing man

Police say they are no longer searching for a man who was first reported missing earlier this month.

Person taken to hopsital after A2 crash

22 August 2024
Person taken to hopsital after A2 crash

Motorists faced delays due to a lane closure following a multi-vehicle crash.

Teens drifting out to sea ‘could’ve ended in tragedy’

22 August 2024
Teens drifting out to sea ‘could’ve ended in tragedy’

A boy and two girls were rescued after drifting for two miles on a rubber ring and a flat board which rescuers say could have ended in a tragedy.

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No strike after bin workers agree new pay deal

21 August 2024
No strike after bin workers agree new pay deal

Bin workers who have been balloting to strike in a pay dispute with an under-fire waste firm have decided not to take industrial action.

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Man sought after two teens ‘punched in the head and face’

21 August 2024
Man sought after two teens ‘punched in the head and face’

Police investigating reports of an alleged assault involving two teenagers have released an image of a man they would like to speak to.

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Bin workers offered new pay deal

21 August 2024
Bin workers offered new pay deal

Bin workers who were threatening to go on strike in a row over wages have been offered a new deal, says a union.

The truth behind the explosive ship near Sheppey

21 August 2024
The truth behind the explosive ship near Sheppey

We take a look at how worried we should be about a ‘Thames tsunami’ hitting part of Kent.

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Five fire engines sent to field blaze

20 August 2024
Five fire engines sent to field blaze

Fire crews battled flames in a field that is not far from three prisons.

Carnival to return after five-year gap

19 August 2024
Carnival to return after five-year gap

Here is all you need to know about an historic carnival which is returning to a town centre this weekend for the first time since 2019.

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Villagers storm building site over footpath fiasco

19 August 2024
Villagers storm building site over footpath fiasco

People demanded answers after a developer failed to reopen a footpath that had been shut for six months and not reopened as it should’ve been.

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Footage shows progress on £32.7m roundabout works

18 August 2024
Footage shows progress on £32.7m roundabout works

Aerial footage shows progress being made on a major junction revamp costing millions of pounds as a new bridge is set to be installed.

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