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Rotten signal box dismantled after 130 years at Kent station

16 September 2024
Rotten signal box dismantled after 130 years at Kent station

A signal box that stood at a Kent railway station for 130 years is to be given a new lease of life after being dismantled.

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‘I have so many things on my shoulders but I’m not giving up on this pub’

15 September 2024
‘I have so many things on my shoulders but I’m not giving up on this pub’

A pub owner says he is refusing to give up on reopening his town centre site despite the building remaining empty since the pandemic.

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Sadness as rare bird of prey dies after landing in Kent garden

14 September 2024
Sadness as rare bird of prey dies after landing in Kent garden

A bird of prey from a species rarely seen in Kent has died despite a rescue effort by several animal lovers.

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Helicopter lands at race circuit as royal visits Kent

12 September 2024
Helicopter lands at race circuit as royal visits Kent

A distinctive claret helicopter landed at a race circuit as a member of the royal family visited two sites in Kent.

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Work begins to rebuild homes devastated by shocking gas explosion

11 September 2024
Work begins to rebuild homes devastated by shocking gas explosion

Construction is finally underway to rebuild a row of houses destroyed in a harrowing gas explosion.

Finishing date revealed for park’s long-anticipated £70k makeover featuring tennis court and gym

11 September 2024
Finishing date revealed for park’s long-anticipated £70k makeover featuring tennis court and gym

The finishing date for a park’s long-anticipated £70,000 makeover including a tennis court and gym has been revealed.

Woman, 80, living on landslide-hit cliff says: ‘I’m not moving for anyone’

10 September 2024
Woman, 80, living on landslide-hit cliff says: ‘I’m not moving for anyone’

A pensioner insists she feels safe in her cliff-edge house - as council bosses confirm the road below will remain shut all year.

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‘The road was closed for seven weeks - why didn’t they fix a single pothole?’

09 September 2024
‘The road was closed for seven weeks - why didn’t they fix a single pothole?’

Furious residents have slammed a council for failing to fix a single pothole during a seven-week closure of a main road.

'It's not fair': Head hits back as school plagued by issues rated inadequate

08 September 2024
'It's not fair': Head hits back as school plagued by issues rated inadequate

A head teacher has dismissed claims pupils are not "prepared for life in modern Britain" following a damning Ofsted report.

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Sadness as top-rated pub unexpectedly shuts

08 September 2024
Sadness as top-rated pub unexpectedly shuts

A high street pub has shut its doors suddenly after 75 years of trading in a village high street.

Gypsy family bid for ‘unsafe’ homes next to railway station plot thrown out

07 September 2024
Gypsy family bid for ‘unsafe’ homes next to railway station plot thrown out

Plans to turn a plot of land into a home for a Gypsy family of 14 have been refused by a council, and labeled “intrusive” and “incongruous”.

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Passengers warned of travel disruption to allow major repairs

05 September 2024
Passengers warned of travel disruption to allow major repairs

Passengers travelling between Kent and East Sussex are to be blighted by more than two weeks of disruption as tunnel repair works carried out.

Footballer facing long spell behind bars for supplying drugs gang

05 September 2024
Footballer facing long spell behind bars for supplying drugs gang

A Kent footballer is facing a “significant prison sentence” after he admitted supplying cocaine to a dangerous drugs gang.

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Arrest after smash outside supermarket sees three taken to hospital

04 September 2024
Arrest after smash outside supermarket sees three taken to hospital

A crash which saw three people taken to hospital and one man arrested sparked a heavy emergency response.

Police called to Sainsbury’s car park amid concerns for woman’s welfare

03 September 2024
Police called to Sainsbury’s car park amid concerns for woman’s welfare

Emergency services were called to a Sainsbury’s car park after concerns were raised about a woman’s welfare.

New cameras to catch drivers using town centre bus routes

02 September 2024
New cameras to catch drivers using town centre bus routes

Rat-running drivers caught flouting bus gate rules face being slapped with a £70 fine as new cameras are switched on today.

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‘Not my job, mate!’ Residents mock gas company over ‘petty’ paint job

31 August 2024
‘Not my job, mate!’ Residents mock gas company over ‘petty’ paint job

A half-finished paint job on a Kent road has been described as a perfect example of “not my job, mate” culture.

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‘Scottish Tony Soprano' pleads guilty after £100m cocaine bust in Kent

30 August 2024
‘Scottish Tony Soprano' pleads guilty after £100m cocaine bust in Kent

A drugs kingpin likened to the TV mafia boss has been jailed after £100 million worth of cocaine was seized at the UK border in Kent.

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Arson arrest over fire that killed much-loved busker

30 August 2024
Arson arrest over fire that killed much-loved busker

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a devastating fire in which a much-loved busker was killed.

‘End of an era’ as family-run food store of almost 50 years shuts

30 August 2024
‘End of an era’ as family-run food store of almost 50 years shuts

The owner of a town centre health food shop which has served customers for almost 50 years is closing its shutters.

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