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'Our one-star food hygiene rating is unfair'

03 December 2021
'Our one-star food hygiene rating is unfair'

The owner of pizza takeaway with a dirty oven, fryer and fridge has voiced his frustration after being slapped with a one-star food hygiene rating.

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Extras wanted for new big-budget film in Kent

03 December 2021
Extras wanted for new big-budget film in Kent

A casting agency is on the lookout for a range of different people to star in a big-budget Sam Mendes movie which will be filmed in Kent next year.

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'Flawed' park and ride service could be scrapped

03 December 2021
'Flawed' park and ride service could be scrapped

A long-running park and ride service which is causing a council to lose about £70,000 a month could soon become a thing of the past.

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Huge Poundstretcher closes after four years

02 December 2021
Huge Poundstretcher closes after four years

A discount chain has closed down one of its Kent stores which had been in operation for four years.

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Farm gets approval to cover fields with 'unacceptable' polytunnels

01 December 2021
Farm gets approval to cover fields with 'unacceptable' polytunnels

Kent's biggest fruit producing firm has been permitted to install polytunnels across 27 acres of farmland - despite fears they will look 'ugly'.

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Shock as car ploughs into Sainsbury's trolley bay

29 November 2021
Shock as car ploughs into Sainsbury's trolley bay

A trolley bay has been destroyed and three cars damaged in a bizarre crash in a Sainsbury's car park.

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'Watch this space': Could borough's huge housing target be lowered?

29 November 2021
'Watch this space': Could borough's huge housing target be lowered?

Residents hoping that mammoth housebuilding targets imposed on a Kent borough will be lowered have been given a glimmer of hope.

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New playwright statue can 'become place for secret lovers to meet'

28 November 2021
New playwright statue can 'become place for secret lovers to meet'

A new statue planned for a busy Kent high street can become a 'trysting point' for lovers to meet, say designers.

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£1.6m junction works complete after 10 months of traffic hell

26 November 2021
£1.6m junction works complete after 10 months of traffic hell

Motorists are breathing a sigh of relief as 10 months of roadworks at a busy junction have finally come to an end.

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Sprawling private estate to become luxury wedding venue

26 November 2021
Sprawling private estate to become luxury wedding venue

A family estate kept out of public view for decades is to become a wedding venue from next year - despite a string of objections from neighbours.

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Burst water main shuts road outside retail park

25 November 2021
Burst water main shuts road outside retail park

A main road is expected to be shut until Monday due to a burst water main.

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GPs announce 'heartbreaking' closure of surgery after new homes approved

24 November 2021
GPs announce 'heartbreaking' closure of surgery after new homes approved

Doctors have made the 'extremely difficult' choice to close down a GP surgery - leaving a village without a practice for the first time in 100 years.

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Huge sound stage for Hollywood movie taking shape

23 November 2021
Huge sound stage for Hollywood movie taking shape

A 20,000 sq ft sound stage is beginning to take shape at a Kent landmark ahead of the large-scale production of a Sam Mendes film.

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'High-class' wine bar bid for long-empty restaurant

23 November 2021
'High-class' wine bar bid for long-empty restaurant

Plans have been uncorked to convert a former restaurant and garage in a into a 'high-class' wine bar in a village high street.

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'Disturbing' hare coursers evade police in late-night chase

22 November 2021
'Disturbing' hare coursers evade police in late-night chase

Police are on the hunt for two hare coursers who abandoned their dogs and escaped from pursuing officers in a late-night chase.

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Hollywood movie to be filmed in Kent for three months

22 November 2021
Hollywood movie to be filmed in Kent for three months

A movie by Skyfall director Sam Mendes is to be filmed at a Kent attraction next year, with a large sound stage being built on-site.

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Kent's busiest high street will become 'empty and sterile'

21 November 2021
Kent's busiest high street will become 'empty and sterile'

Opponents to high street makeover plans fear the £1.2 million project will expose 'ugly' areas and leave the areas feeling 'empty'.

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Bid for new homes in the shadow of the Cathedral

20 November 2021
Bid for new homes in the shadow of the Cathedral

Multiple floors inside a historic building overlooking a cathedral's ornate gated entrance are poised to be turned into flats.

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'Heartbreak' as construction work starts on 400-home estate

19 November 2021
'Heartbreak' as construction work starts on 400-home estate

Residents have been "sickened" by the sight of diggers at work on a development in tranquil countryside - and fear green spaces are being wiped out.

New Jobcentre opens in former Currys

17 November 2021
New Jobcentre opens in former Currys

A new Jobcentre has opened in a prime unit previously home to Currys, and more recently earmarked to become a late-night bar.

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