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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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Dismay as bid for ‘catastrophic’ housing estate approved on appeal

30 August 2024
Dismay as bid for ‘catastrophic’ housing estate approved on appeal

Plans for more than 100 new homes have been given the green light despite fears they will accelerate a village’s transformation into a town.

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‘Balaclava-clad’ man, 20s, spotted near school building sent up in flames

28 August 2024
‘Balaclava-clad’ man, 20s, spotted near school building sent up in flames

A police manhunt is intensifying after a balaclava clad man was spotted near a school buillding sent up in flames.

Op Brock to end following two months of traffic headaches

28 August 2024
Op Brock to end following two months of traffic headaches

The hated Operation Brock contraflow system is to be stood down this weekend almost two months after returning to the M20.

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Man airlifted to hospital after mobility scooter hit by car

28 August 2024
Man airlifted to hospital after mobility scooter hit by car

A mobility scooter rider was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car on a seafront road.

Bomb squad descends on street after ‘suspicious package’ discovered

27 August 2024
Bomb squad descends on street after ‘suspicious package’ discovered

A suspicious package left in a residential area sparked bomb fears and a road closure.

Joy for villagers as ‘diabolical’ bid for 170-home estate axed

25 August 2024
Joy for villagers as ‘diabolical’ bid for 170-home estate axed

Controversial plans for 170 new homes on the edge of a village have been withdrawn, sparking joy among residents.

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‘I just hope my dad is proud’: Family says goodbye to nursery after 30 years

23 August 2024
‘I just hope my dad is proud’: Family says goodbye to nursery after 30 years

The owners of a family-run plant nursery which has served garden lovers for more than three decades say the time is right to call it a day.

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