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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.

Garden city business complex plans unveiled

08 November 2023
Garden city business complex plans unveiled

Lettable workspaces and job opportunities are being promised as part of plans to regenerate an industrial site.

Missing man, 22, found dead in the Netherlands

08 November 2023
Missing man, 22, found dead in the Netherlands

A 22-year-old who has been missing for more than three months has been found dead abroad, police have confirmed.

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Crash between car and van causes gridlock

08 November 2023
Crash between car and van causes gridlock

An accident caused long rush-hour queues with drivers attempting to avoid the gridlock.

Fire breaks out at caravan park

07 November 2023
Fire breaks out at caravan park

A witness says they feared there might be a gas explosion after a fire broke out at a holiday park.

Town centre apartment block plans expanded

07 November 2023
Town centre apartment block plans expanded

Plans to knock down a row of old shops and build a large apartment block in their place have been expanded.

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Two taken to hospital after crossroads crash

07 November 2023
Two taken to hospital after crossroads crash

Fire crews had to use cutting equipment to free a person from the wreckage of a car following a crash involving two vehicles.

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‘Striking’ public art chosen for garden city

06 November 2023
‘Striking’ public art chosen for garden city

Planning consent has been given to ‘an aspirational public art installation’ in the heart of Kent’s garden city.

Suspected shoplifter targeted M&S and Sainsbury’s

06 November 2023
Suspected shoplifter targeted M&S and Sainsbury’s

A man has been accused of stealing alcohol from a supermarket and attempting to steal £500 worth of clothing from another shop.

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