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Supermarket brings in new parking rules

12 March 2025
Supermarket brings in new parking rules

A retail park food store has brought in parking time limits to stop staff from nearby businesses clogging up its spaces.

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‘Ludicrous’ plans for 290 homes set to go ahead

11 March 2025
‘Ludicrous’ plans for 290 homes set to go ahead

A developer has promised to contribute millions of pounds to two councils if its reserved matters scheme is approved.

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Body found in river formally identified as pub shooting suspect

11 March 2025
Body found in river formally identified as pub shooting suspect

The husband of a woman who was shot dead outside a pub on Valentine's Day has been identified by police as a suspect in the murder case.

Streets rammed with cars as motorists forced to park away from homes

11 March 2025
Streets rammed with cars as motorists forced to park away from homes

New parking measures are causing congestion chaos for villagers who say they can no longer park outside their own homes.

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Old car park could become five-storey block of flats after £1.25m sale

10 March 2025
Old car park could become five-storey block of flats after £1.25m sale

A scheme to build a “skyline-changing” apartment block has been lodged after it went up for sale for £1.25 million more than a year ago.

Emergency response to river fall

10 March 2025
Emergency response to river fall

Emergency crews were called to an area around a popular riverside pub.

Cash-strapped council spends £21k on 60 new chairs

10 March 2025
Cash-strapped council spends £21k on 60 new chairs

A local authority splashed out £21,600 on new chairs for its meeting chamber while KentOnline managed to get a similar quote for £8,400 less.

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Takeaway plans for former town centre pub

09 March 2025
Takeaway plans for former town centre pub

A vacant town centre building which was home to a pub for more than seven years has been earmarked to become a fast food restaurant.

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Council checks on vulnerable as vital Lifeline service goes down

07 March 2025
Council checks on vulnerable as vital Lifeline service goes down

A council is checking on vulnerable people after its emergency alarm line went down.

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Drug smuggler who plotted his own prison escape jailed alongside partner in crime

07 March 2025
Drug smuggler who plotted his own prison escape jailed alongside partner in crime

A pair of drug smugglers who were caught plotting to bring £190 million worth of cocaine from South America in to the UK and Europe have been jailed.

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Restaurant worker’s horror at midnight attempted break-in

07 March 2025
Restaurant worker’s horror at midnight attempted break-in

A long-serving restaurant worker has described his fear as a person tried to break into his workplace at 3am after the building’s power was cut.

Person left with burns after chip pan fire

07 March 2025
Person left with burns after chip pan fire

A person was left with injuries following a fire at a high street property.

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Burglars hit charity shops leaving £1,000 worth of damage

07 March 2025
Burglars hit charity shops leaving £1,000 worth of damage

Windows were left smashed at a pair of charity shops that have been targetted in raids that were just three hours apart.

Mum’s plea to find Good Samaritan who stopped attack on army cadet son

07 March 2025
Mum’s plea to find Good Samaritan who stopped attack on army cadet son

A mum is pleading for the man who leapt to the defence of her 14-year-old son after he was set upon by two muggers to come forward.

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Ambulance trust no longer in special measures

06 March 2025
Ambulance trust no longer in special measures

The county’s ambulance service has been taken out of special measures after a period of “sustained improvement”, it says.

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Suspected drug driver arrested after car and lorry crash on M20 slip-road

06 March 2025
Suspected drug driver arrested after car and lorry crash on M20 slip-road

A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after a lorry and car crashed on a slip-road leading onto the M20.

Caravan ban and £15 per night parking charges approved for beach

06 March 2025
Caravan ban and £15 per night parking charges approved for beach

A scheme to introduce £15 overnight parking charges and a ban on caravans parking at a beach has been green-lit.

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Pigeon rescued from netting at former town centre bingo hall

06 March 2025
Pigeon rescued from netting at former town centre bingo hall

A fire crew has saved a pigeon which found itself trapped in netting at a former bingo hall building.

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Dartford Crossing partially closes for seven nights

05 March 2025
Dartford Crossing partially closes for seven nights

The Dartford Crossing is shutting in one direction for seven nights for repair work.

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Number of Kent pupils offered place at their first choice of school rises

04 March 2025
Number of Kent pupils offered place at their first choice of school rises

The number of children offered a place at their first choice of secondary school has risen this year, Kent County Council says.

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