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Kent's lost Topshop stores and what's there now

02 November 2024
Kent's lost Topshop stores and what's there now

We’ve taken a look at what became of the eight units in the county once home to fashion giant Topshop.

Rising costs scupper plans for lakeside restaurant as 170 homes approved

01 November 2024
Rising costs scupper plans for lakeside restaurant as 170 homes approved

Rising costs of construction have scuppered plans for a lakeside pub and restaurant where scores of new homes are being built.

40 homes to be built in village as plan allowed on appeal

31 October 2024
40 homes to be built in village as plan allowed on appeal

Controversial plans for 40 homes in the heart of a village have finally been given the green light on appeal.

Town centre shops set to finally be demolished for 92-bed hotel

31 October 2024
Town centre shops set to finally be demolished for 92-bed hotel

A row of shops in a closure-hit town centre street could finally be demolished to make way for a 92-bed hotel.

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Huge fire-breathing bird to lead parade through town centre

30 October 2024
Huge fire-breathing bird to lead parade through town centre

A Christmas parade led by a giant firebird will light up a town centre with a new route ahead of this year's festivities.

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World’s last sea-going steamer to dock at Kent harbour for first time in two decades

29 October 2024
World’s last sea-going steamer to dock at Kent harbour for first time in two decades

The world’s last working sea-going paddle steamer is to return to a Kent harbour for the first time in more than 20 years.

Council urges trick-or-treaters to 'respect' homes not taking part

28 October 2024
Council urges trick-or-treaters to 'respect' homes not taking part

Trick-or-treaters are being urged to respect neighbours who do not want to take part in the Halloween tradition.

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‘Not again! These homes will infiltrate our village’

28 October 2024
‘Not again! These homes will infiltrate our village’

Angry homeowners insist rehashed plans for a contentious new development will only worsen their already "infiltrated" village.

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Tommy Robinson charged in Kent under Terrorism Act for ‘refusing to give police mobile PIN’

25 October 2024
Tommy Robinson charged in Kent under Terrorism Act for ‘refusing to give police mobile PIN’

Tommy Robinson has been charged under the Terrorism Act after handing himself in at a police station in Kent.

‘Don’t get our hopes up!’ Eurostar spotted at Kent station

24 October 2024
‘Don’t get our hopes up!’ Eurostar spotted at Kent station

Eurostar has been accused of “goading” passengers after one of its fleet stopped at a Kent station overnight.

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Clare Balding visits Kent church ahead of multimillion-pound upgrade

24 October 2024
Clare Balding visits Kent church ahead of multimillion-pound upgrade

Award-winning TV presenter Clare Balding has visited a Kent church ahead of its multimillion-pound transformation.

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High street cocktail bar shuts less than a year after opening

21 October 2024
High street cocktail bar shuts less than a year after opening

Bosses of a high street cocktail bar have made the decision to close the business less than a year after opening.

Teacher who taught hundreds of children during 25 years at Kent school dies

18 October 2024
Teacher who taught hundreds of children during 25 years at Kent school dies

A much-loved former teacher who worked at the same school across three decades is being remembered after her death aged 80.

Labour lose new MP’s former council seat by six votes in by-election

18 October 2024
Labour lose new MP’s former council seat by six votes in by-election

A new Labour MP who stepped down from his council post to focus on his role in Westminster has seen his party lose the seat in a by-election.

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Government makes nursery safety changes after Kent choking tragedy

18 October 2024
Government makes nursery safety changes after Kent choking tragedy

The parents of a little boy who died after choking at nursery have welcomed new safety eating measures implemented by the government.

Overnight floods see drivers call for action after crash on ‘dangerous’ road

17 October 2024
Overnight floods see drivers call for action after crash on ‘dangerous’ road

Motorists are urging a local authority to take action on a route known for heavy flooding after a Kent town was struck with heavy flooding overnight.

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'I just want to sit in my garden but jungle next door has attracted dead rats and flies'

17 October 2024
'I just want to sit in my garden but jungle next door has attracted dead rats and flies'

A furious council tenant has criticised the local authority over a mound of rubbish bags in the garden next door he claims attracted rats to his home.

Trio arrested after imitation gun discovered

17 October 2024
Trio arrested after imitation gun discovered

A trio has been arrested after an imitation gun and knife were recovered by police at a residential property.

Person taken to hospital after air ambulance lands at park

16 October 2024
Person taken to hospital after air ambulance lands at park

A person has been taken to a London hospital after an air ambulance landed on a playing field.

Eurostar 'exploiting its monopoly and treating Kent with contempt’

16 October 2024
Eurostar 'exploiting its monopoly and treating Kent with contempt’

Eurostar has been accused of “exploiting its monopoly” and treating Kent with contempt while it mothballs two international railway stations.

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