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Kent's most expensive garden waste charge starts next week

02 July 2020
Kent's most expensive garden waste charge starts next week

Thousands of residents who usually have their garden waste emptied for free have agreed to pay an annual £45 charge to have their bins collected.

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Tragic discovery as woman's body pulled from river

01 July 2020
Tragic discovery as woman's body pulled from river

A woman's body has been pulled from a river which runs through a town centre.

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Man spat at and woman verbally abused at harbour

01 July 2020
Man spat at and woman verbally abused at harbour

A man was spat at and a woman verbally abused during an assault at a harbour.

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Rescue mission after man falls from harbour wall

30 June 2020
Rescue mission after man falls from harbour wall

A casualty has been taken to hospital after they were rescued by RNLI crews following a pier fall at a harbour.

More than 100 moved on in yob crackdown

29 June 2020
More than 100 moved on in yob crackdown

The enforcement of a 48-hour dispersal order has been deemed a success by police after more than 100 people were moved on from a town.

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Mob 'video' park attack on girls

29 June 2020
Mob 'video' park attack on girls

A mob of youngsters are said to have videoed an attack on two girls in a park which has left the pair with injuries.

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Frankie & Benny's confirm restaurant closures

29 June 2020
Frankie & Benny's confirm restaurant closures

The group which runs Frankie & Benny's has confirmed dozens of its branches will close down, while all Wagamama restaurants will reopen.

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Beach cordoned off as bomb disposal teams move in

29 June 2020
Beach cordoned off as bomb disposal teams move in

Police sealed off a section of beach to allow for bomb disposal teams to safely blow up a wartime device.

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'Turning empty shops into restaurants could be way forward'

29 June 2020
'Turning empty shops into restaurants could be way forward'

Retail bosses have indicated turning empty shops into restaurants will help revitalise a city centre during the incredibly tough economic climate.

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Town-wide 20mph limit given go-ahead

26 June 2020
Town-wide 20mph limit given go-ahead

A blanket 20mph speed limit will be enforced on roads across a Kent town for six months, council bosses have revealed.

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Rooftop restaurant plan for ugly office block set for approval

25 June 2020
Rooftop restaurant plan for ugly office block set for approval

Bold plans for a top-storey restaurant based on the cafe design at the Tate Modern have been recommended to be given the green light.

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Divisive £9.1m car park officially opens

24 June 2020
Divisive £9.1m car park officially opens

A controversial and much-discussed multi-storey car park which a council admits is "no doubt divisive" has opened for the first time.

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Tortoise found after two weeks on the run

22 June 2020
Tortoise found after two weeks on the run

An escaped tortoise, at least 60 years of age, has been reunited with its owners after two weeks on the run.

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Ibiza-style bar to open in pub garden

21 June 2020
Ibiza-style bar to open in pub garden

An eager pub landlord says customers will be wowed by his newly-built lounge bar when he officially opens the outdoor area next month.

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Restaurant to close down amid Brexit and Covid-19 woes

19 June 2020
Restaurant to close down amid Brexit and Covid-19 woes

A Greek restaurant has announced it will permanently close down next month after five years of operating.

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40 knives handed in via 'amnesty bins'

19 June 2020
40 knives handed in via 'amnesty bins'

Knife-carriers have been anonymously disposing of dozens of weapons at orange amnesty boxes dotted around towns.

'He was a ray of sunshine with a heart of gold'

18 June 2020
'He was a ray of sunshine with a heart of gold'

Devastated friends have paid tribute to a young man who died after being hit by a car in the early hours.

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Tragedy as man in 20s killed by car

18 June 2020
Tragedy as man in 20s killed by car

A pedestrian in his 20s has died after being hit by a Ford Focus in the early hours.

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Clintons permanently closes 'cost prohibitive' Kent store

18 June 2020
Clintons permanently closes 'cost prohibitive' Kent store

Card retailer Clintons will not be reopening a Kent branch as bosses were unable to agree commercial terms on its lease.

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Rubbish cleared from car park after travellers pitch up

17 June 2020
Rubbish cleared from car park after travellers pitch up

A group of travellers set up camp at a car park and left a rubbish scattered across the site.

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