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Aqua park planned for Bluewater

16 November 2023
Aqua park planned for Bluewater

An inflatable water park could be coming to Bluewater two years after previous plans were scrapped following fierce opposition.

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Scaffolding pole and machete ‘used in assault’

16 November 2023
Scaffolding pole and machete ‘used in assault’

CCTV has been issued by officers investigating a reported assault involving a scaffolding pole and a machete.

‘I had to pull the other dog’s mouth open’

15 November 2023
‘I had to pull the other dog’s mouth open’

A pet owner has issued a warning after her puppy was left wounded and in need of costly vet care following an attack by another dog.

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Police increase patrols near school after ‘suspicious behaviour’ around students

15 November 2023
Police increase patrols near school after ‘suspicious behaviour’ around students

A secondary school has sent a warning letter to parents after reports of a member of the public behaving suspiciously around students.

County’s historic windmills future in doubt

13 November 2023
County’s historic windmills future in doubt

A cash-strapped council is proposing to sell off off its stock of windmills in a desperate bid to claw back funds.

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Kent woman wows The Voice judges earning coveted ‘four-chair turn’

13 November 2023
Kent woman wows The Voice judges earning coveted ‘four-chair turn’

A mum-of-two has described the nerve-racking moment she stepped onto the stage to perform during the blind auditions on ITV’s The Voice.

Flasher targets dog walker at Kent attraction

13 November 2023
Flasher targets dog walker at Kent attraction

Police are appealing for witnesses after a report of indecent exposure at a park.

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Female police officer ‘strangled’

13 November 2023
Female police officer ‘strangled’

A man has been charged with assaulting three police officers, including strangling one of them.

Town’s temporary theatre takes shape

10 November 2023
Town’s temporary theatre takes shape

Work has started to build a new temporary theatre after the town’s main performance venue shut over concerns about ‘dangerous’ concrete.

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‘I never expected them to be found – I am so pleased’

10 November 2023
‘I never expected them to be found – I am so pleased’

A war veteran who lost his medals in a car park while preparing to sell poppies has had them returned just in time for Remembrance Day.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters ‘blockade’ MOD factory

10 November 2023
Pro-Palestinian protesters ‘blockade’ MOD factory

More than 50 anti-war protesters are waving banners outside a Ministry of Defence site in Kent in a rally against the war in Palestine.

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Fundraiser to bring missing man’s body home

10 November 2023
Fundraiser to bring missing man’s body home

A gofundme campaign set up to help find a missing man is now raising money to bring his body home and give him “the send-off he deserves”.

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‘We want to buy your house to help solve homeless crisis’

10 November 2023
‘We want to buy your house to help solve homeless crisis’

Home-owners in part of Kent are being asked if they would sell their properties to a council for up £200k so it can use them to house homeless people.

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College’s new energy-saving training centre

10 November 2023
College’s new energy-saving training centre

A college has been awarded government funding to build a new training facility teaching energy-saving skills.

Forty-year project completes dockyard’s next chapter

09 November 2023
Forty-year project completes dockyard’s next chapter

The last piece of a 40-year project to reuse derelict buildings after Chatham Dockyard closed has been completed.

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‘Save a life – bin a knife’

09 November 2023
‘Save a life – bin a knife’

A new bin allowing knives to be disposed of safely and confidentially has been installed outside a police station.

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Smokers dropping cigarettes at services told to cough up £7,000

09 November 2023
Smokers dropping cigarettes at services told to cough up £7,000

People caught dropping their cigarette butts on the floor at a motorway service station have been fined more than £7000 between them.

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Thieves targeted ‘high-value’ cars across Kent and Essex

08 November 2023
Thieves targeted ‘high-value’ cars across Kent and Essex

Two thieves have been jailed after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal cars after taking high-value vehicles from outside owners’ homes.

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Work to build £2.4bn ‘electricity superhighway’ linking Kent with Germany underway

08 November 2023
Work to build £2.4bn ‘electricity superhighway’ linking Kent with Germany underway

The first phase of works to construct a multi-billion pound power cable running under the sea and linking the UK with Germany has been complete.

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Man tried to headbutt, punch and spit at police

08 November 2023
Man tried to headbutt, punch and spit at police

A man who tried to headbutt, punch and spit at police claiming he had a transmittable disease has pleaded guilty.

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