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‘People are going to go hungry if this food bank closes’

02 February 2024
‘People are going to go hungry if this food bank closes’

People will be left hungry and with nowhere to go if a building used by a homeless charity is taken back, its founder says.

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Supermarket expansion plans back on the table

02 February 2024
Supermarket expansion plans back on the table

A discount supermarket wants to expand one of its current stores by knocking down a building next door after five years of planning delays.

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Nine courses could be ‘phased out’ at university facing financial problems

01 February 2024
Nine courses could be ‘phased out’ at university facing financial problems

Nine courses, including journalism and art history, could be phased out at the University of Kent as a consultation is launched.

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Women ‘punched and headbutted’ in nightclub brawl

31 January 2024
Women ‘punched and headbutted’ in nightclub brawl

Five women and a man were allegedly assaulted by the same person in a fight that started in a nightclub and spilled into a street in the early hours.

Flood alert issued for parts of Kent coastline

31 January 2024
Flood alert issued for parts of Kent coastline

An alert has been issued as stretches of the county’s coastline are set to face flooding at high tide.

Dual carriageway verges look like ‘third-world squatter camp’

31 January 2024
Dual carriageway verges look like ‘third-world squatter camp’

Highways bosses have pledged to clean up a dual carriageway next to a £100m junction project which is strewn with “disgraceful” rubbish.

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Body found in search for missing pensioner

31 January 2024
Body found in search for missing pensioner

The search for a 72-year-old man who had been reported missing has been called off after a body was found.

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University to axe 40 staff amid major financial woes

30 January 2024
University to axe 40 staff amid major financial woes

The University of Kent is cutting jobs and scaling back one of its campuses as bosses battle major financial problems.

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Landlord loses licence after three officers attacked

29 January 2024
Landlord loses licence after three officers attacked

The landlord of a pub that allowed underage drinking and crime and disorder has been removed following a licence review leaving him £9k in debt.

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‘You’re ruining our lives by building on fields’

29 January 2024
‘You’re ruining our lives by building on fields’

Taxpayers will have to foot the bill after developers won an appeal to build more than 40 homes on farmland in a ‘tranquil’ community.

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Football family pays tribute to ‘irreplaceable’ league secretary

25 January 2024
Football family pays tribute to ‘irreplaceable’ league secretary

The unexpected death of a football league legend whose dedication to the beautiful game was unrivalled has left a “huge hole” in the lives of many.

Meetings to be held over two-day dance festival staging

25 January 2024
Meetings to be held over two-day dance festival staging

Organisers of a music festival which had to be pulled last year over safety concerns are inviting residents to have their say over a new format.

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'The bridge took the Island from backwater to part of Kent'

23 January 2024
'The bridge took the Island from backwater to part of Kent'

There was only one way on and off the Isle of Sheppey until 2006 when the new bridge opened and took the Island from a “dead end” to a destination.

Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout

22 January 2024
Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout

Developers say a new estate that will be sandwiched between two main roads and near an expanding roundabout will help meet the area’s housing needs.

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£140k toilets shut after arson attack

16 January 2024
£140k toilets shut after arson attack

A toilet block which cost £140k and has been open for less than a year has been forced to shut for a second time after a suspected arson attack.

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24-hour gym planned for town centre

16 January 2024
24-hour gym planned for town centre

Infinity Fitness is hoping to turn the last units in a town’s regeneration scheme into ‘one of the best-equipped gyms’ in the area.

School ‘too focused on exams’

16 January 2024
School ‘too focused on exams’

A once “outstanding” school with more than 1,000 pupils on the roll has been downgraded and told it must improve.

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Boy returns home after 311 days in hospital

15 January 2024
Boy returns home after 311 days in hospital

A sporty 10-year-old who developed a rare condition which has baffled doctors is finally home after being in hospital for almost a year.

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‘I was told my baby would be better off without me’

14 January 2024
‘I was told my baby would be better off without me’

A mum who was told her baby would be “better off” without her in the 1970s, is calling for the government to apologise for forced adoptions.

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Flood alerts issued for swathes of Kent coastline

14 January 2024
Flood alerts issued for swathes of Kent coastline

High tides are expected to cause flooding in sections of Kent’s coastline overnight.

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