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McDonald's not on menu at £115m leisure complex

30 December 2020
McDonald's not on menu at £115m leisure complex

A £115 million retail development will not go "down the McDonald's route" as it seeks tenants.

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Train station reopens following 'violent incident'

29 December 2020
Train station reopens following 'violent incident'

One person has been arrested and two injured following a violent incident at a town train station.

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Staggering numbers behind lorry clearance revealed

29 December 2020
Staggering numbers behind lorry clearance revealed

More than 25,000 Covid tests were carried and some 14,000 lorries were moved on as part of a mammoth challenge to get HGV drivers out of the country.

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Sisters to hand over hardware store keys after 43 years

29 December 2020
Sisters to hand over hardware store keys after 43 years

After spending more than four decades supplying the people's hardware needs, a pair of sisters are calling it a day.

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Person hit by high-speed train

28 December 2020
Person hit by high-speed train

The high speed route to London was shut and timetables are being rejigged after someone was hit by a train.

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'Chickens bought in lockdown are now being dumped'

28 December 2020
'Chickens bought in lockdown are now being dumped'

The RSPCA has recorded a sharp rise in the number of chickens being abandoned by disinterested owners who bought chicks in lockdown.

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M20 contraflow fully reopens as backlog eases

28 December 2020
M20 contraflow fully reopens as backlog eases

Motorists can now use the M20 in both directions on a 15-mile stretch due to the full reopening of a 50mph contraflow system.

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'Schools will still reopen next week... but it's under review'

28 December 2020
'Schools will still reopen next week... but it's under review'

The government is still pressing ahead with its plan to partially reopen schools next week but the decision is set to be discussed today.

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Cash-strapped council losing thousands on empty superstore

26 December 2020
Cash-strapped council losing thousands on empty superstore

A council is missing out on thousands of pounds worth of rental income due to a huge unit remaining empty for years.

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Funeral firms clash over rival crematorium plans

25 December 2020
Funeral firms clash over rival crematorium plans

Two national funeral firms are at loggerheads over their separate plans to build crematoriums in the county.

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Dog saved by vets after eating 3ft-long tinsel

24 December 2020
Dog saved by vets after eating 3ft-long tinsel

Vets miraculously pulled tinsel out from a dog in one piece after he swallowed the Christmas decoration at home.

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McDonald's drive-thru expansion 'will stop queues on major road'

24 December 2020
McDonald's drive-thru expansion 'will stop queues on major road'

Highways bosses believe a bid to expand a McDonald's drive-thru will prevent queues from backing out onto a major road.

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4,000-home scheme approved despite 'unicorn land' claims

22 December 2020
4,000-home scheme approved despite 'unicorn land' claims

A huge development which will transform an area of Kent has been approved by councillors despite a host of fears over pollution and traffic.

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Council primed to approve 4,000-home development

22 December 2020
Council primed to approve 4,000-home development

A huge housing development sprawling across 550 acres is set to be given the go-ahead at a crunch meeting tonight.

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Aldi concerned over new shops' car park bid

18 December 2020
Aldi concerned over new shops' car park bid

Bosses at discount supermarket chain Aldi, are extremely concerned about plans to allow customers of a proposed terrace of shops to use its car park.

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'More beach huts will cause more rats and ruin our views'

17 December 2020
'More beach huts will cause more rats and ruin our views'

Beach hut owners have hit out at a council's bid to 'cram in' 20 more shelters at a popular seafront spot.

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Town's biggest expansion since Victorian era

17 December 2020
Town's biggest expansion since Victorian era

A proposed explosion of housing developments in an historic market town will see more than 5,000 new homes built as the population rockets.

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Pubs lodge plans for al fresco dining in age of Covid

14 December 2020
Pubs lodge plans for al fresco dining in age of Covid

Kent pubs are preparing for an al fresco future as landlords expect the public's desire for social distancing to continue well beyond the pandemic.

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Huge fruit farm expansion ‘will provide post-Brexit boost’

13 December 2020
Huge fruit farm expansion ‘will provide post-Brexit boost’

Council officers believe a 275-acre expansion of a fruit farm will benefit the Kent economy in wake of both Brexit and coronavirus.

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Caravan goes up in flames in layby

11 December 2020
Caravan goes up in flames in layby

Fire crews extinguished an aggressive blaze when a caravan in a layby on a busy A-road went up in flames.

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