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£100 fines for people with beer bottles or barbecues

24 September 2021
£100 fines for people with beer bottles or barbecues

People caught barbecuing or boozing in beauty spots could face on-the-spot fines when a council introduces a ban.

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Covid patient out of hospital after 248 days

23 September 2021
Covid patient out of hospital after 248 days

A 49-year-old carer who has spent more than eight months in hospital battling Covid-19 has finally been discharged.

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'Drunk and disorderly' man charged after high street drama

22 September 2021
'Drunk and disorderly' man charged after high street drama

A man is due before court today after he was charged with breaching a restraining order and being drunk and disorderly outside a Superdrug store.

Police descend on high street

21 September 2021
Police descend on high street

Shoppers watched drama unfold as a number of police cars responded to a call-out outside a high street Superdrug store.

'Don't let our village become the next Sheppey'

21 September 2021
'Don't let our village become the next Sheppey'

Concerned residents fear their village could 'become like Sheppey' if plans to significantly expand a caravan park are given the go-ahead.

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Shocking extent of council's cash crisis revealed

20 September 2021
Shocking extent of council's cash crisis revealed

A council leader is calling on the government to intervene in the running of the authority which has racked up costs of £9 million in six years.

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Opening date for new Aldi revealed

20 September 2021
Opening date for new Aldi revealed

The opening date for Kent's newest Aldi has been revealed - with the launch heralding the creation of about 40 jobs.

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'It's a theatre not a nightclub for drunk and rowdy bullies'

18 September 2021
'It's a theatre not a nightclub for drunk and rowdy bullies'

Rowdy theatre-goers have been branded 'bullies' for flouting rules and verbally abusing staff during two recent performances at a major Kent venue.

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Hugely popular Kent festivals under threat

16 September 2021
Hugely popular Kent festivals under threat

Council bosses plan to cut all financial ties with two large-scale annual crowd-pulling events and hope private enterprises will take them on.

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Derren Brown show postponed due to M25 traffic woes

14 September 2021
Derren Brown show postponed due to M25 traffic woes

A Derren Brown performance scheduled for this evening at a Kent theatre has been postponed after production trucks arrived late.

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Drivers banned from turning right onto A2 for two weeks

13 September 2021
Drivers banned from turning right onto A2 for two weeks

Motorists using a notorious junction undergoing a £1.6m redesign will not be able to turn right onto the A2 for the next fortnight.

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Man pinned to ground after car crashes into house

12 September 2021
Man pinned to ground after car crashes into house

A man was pinned to the ground by police and arrested after a car crashed into a gatehouse.

5,000 pack theme park for concert

12 September 2021
5,000 pack theme park for concert

Queues lined a Kent seafront as fans eagerly waited to see reggae favourites UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro.

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Big cat arrives at Kent animal park

12 September 2021
Big cat arrives at Kent animal park

Keepers at a wildlife park have welcomed their latest 'exciting' arrival after teasing fans in advance.

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Drivers warned 'avoid Dartford Crossing at all costs'

12 September 2021
Drivers warned 'avoid Dartford Crossing at all costs'

Four-mile queues near the Dartford Crossing took a long time to shift following an earlier recovery of a broken down horsebox.

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Start date for 'horrendous' £30 million bypass revealed

12 September 2021
Start date for 'horrendous' £30 million bypass revealed

Kent County Council says a vital relief road to ease congestion at one of the county's most congested junctions will take two years to complete.

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Queues as car fire shuts lanes on M20

12 September 2021
Queues as car fire shuts lanes on M20

Two lanes of the M20 are currently shut as emergency crews respond to a car fire.

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Pizza chain to take over high street Costa

12 September 2021
Pizza chain to take over high street Costa

A national pizza chain is planning to open in an existing Costa cafe in one of the county's busiest high streets.

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Vaccine passport plans ditched in dramatic u-turn

12 September 2021
Vaccine passport plans ditched in dramatic u-turn

Controversial plans to introduce vaccine passports for nightclubs and other crowded venues have been scrapped following a strong backlash.

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Dartford Tunnel closure causing long delays

12 September 2021
Dartford Tunnel closure causing long delays

Drivers are facing big hold-ups on the approach to the Dartford Tunnel due to a broken down horsebox.

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