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'Hotel's plan for crude eco-pods will ruin historic setting'

13 November 2021
'Hotel's plan for crude eco-pods will ruin historic setting'

A plan to install wooden 'eco-pod' rooms in the back garden of a historic hotel has come under fire from neighbours and conservationists.

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Skate park, sculpture garden and pontoon planned for beauty spot

08 November 2021
Skate park, sculpture garden and pontoon planned for beauty spot

A popular beauty spot could be transformed by the addition of a number of new features as part of a multi-million pound project.

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Horror as man finds worms inside Sainsbury's pistachios

06 November 2021
Horror as man finds worms inside Sainsbury's pistachios

A nut-lover devoured half a bag of Sainsbury's pistachios only to look down and find maggot-like worms nesting inside.

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Council chief executive to resign after 25 years

05 November 2021
Council chief executive to resign after 25 years

A veteran chief executive of a district council has announced his resignation from the role he has held for a quarter of a century.

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'17,000 extra homes will utterly overwhelm sewage system'

05 November 2021
'17,000 extra homes will utterly overwhelm sewage system'

An MP has voiced her fears over a council's vision to build an additional 17,000 homes in a district blighted by sewage problems.

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Work to transform old M&S site begins

05 November 2021
Work to transform old M&S site begins

A project to breathe new life into a long-empty high street store has begun this week following a £750k cash boost.

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Green light for college centre and nursery at £95m scheme

05 November 2021
Green light for college centre and nursery at £95m scheme

Developers have been given the go-ahead to build a children’s nursery and engineering apprenticeship centre on a 250-home estate

Relentless thief's 8 burglaries in 9 days

04 November 2021
Relentless thief's 8 burglaries in 9 days

A serial burglar who repeatedly stole from homes, sheds and cars over the course of nine days has been put behind bars.

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Long delays after three-vehicle crash closes major road

04 November 2021
Long delays after three-vehicle crash closes major road

Traffic ground to a halt for more than an hour after a serious crash on one of Kent's busiest roads.

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Traffic stretches to M2 after crash outside school

04 November 2021
Traffic stretches to M2 after crash outside school

Motorists are stuck in queues stretching back to a M2 turn-off following a crash between a car and motorbike outside a secondary school.

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Drug dealer crashed car during police chase

03 November 2021
Drug dealer crashed car during police chase

A heroin dealer who crashed her car and mounted the pavement while trying to flee police has been put behind bars.

'Give me my Monet!' Geldof's giant pond plan approved

02 November 2021
'Give me my Monet!' Geldof's giant pond plan approved

Bob Geldof's plan to install a Monet-inspired pond in the grounds of his Kent home has been rubber-stamped by council officers.

Giant hole appears as car park collapses

01 November 2021
Giant hole appears as car park collapses

Heavy rainfall has caused a car park to collapse leaving a massive hole in the ground near a historic leisure centre.

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Geldof’s pond plans watertight as no historic finds unearthed

01 November 2021
Geldof’s pond plans watertight as no historic finds unearthed

Bob Geldof looks set to get permission for a large pond at his historic Kent home after an archaeological dig unearthed nothing of great significance.

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The towers haunted by babies' screams and the vanishing bride in the road

30 October 2021
The towers haunted by babies' screams and the vanishing bride in the road

We look at the scariest places in Kent, including a wedding venue terrorised by monks.

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Delays at Dartford Crossing due to crash

29 October 2021
Delays at Dartford Crossing due to crash

Drivers heading into Kent over the Dartford Crossing are facing delays following a crash.

Significant jewellery stash stolen in home burglary

29 October 2021
Significant jewellery stash stolen in home burglary

A large stash of jewellery - including gold rings, necklaces and a brooch - has been stolen in a night-time burglary.

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'French are throwing their teddy out the pram'

28 October 2021
'French are throwing their teddy out the pram'

French authorities have been accused of "throwing their teddy out the pram" after a UK boat was detained in a worsening row over fishing rights.

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Council leader confident 4,000 homes will be built despite High Court ruling

28 October 2021
Council leader confident 4,000 homes will be built despite High Court ruling

A Kent district's biggest-ever housing development will become reality - despite a successful legal challenge says one council leader.

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Corrosive substance smeared across four vehicles

27 October 2021
Corrosive substance smeared across four vehicles

Police are investigating after a corrosive substance was smeared across four vehicles parked up at a garage forecourt in a night-time attack.

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