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Macknade closure sees 27 jobs lost

18 October 2022
Macknade closure sees 27 jobs lost

The sudden and 'heartbreaking' closure of an upmarket restaurant and shop has seen 27 people lose their jobs.

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'People travel across Kent to be here, there's nothing else like it'

18 October 2022
'People travel across Kent to be here, there's nothing else like it'

A new sensory room that has filled a former charity shop is hoping to offer more support for parents in the town.

Two more weeks of M20 closures amid traffic chaos

18 October 2022
Two more weeks of M20 closures amid traffic chaos

There are a further two weeks of closures planned on the M20 - after roadworks caused chaos over the last two weekends.

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'Not Aldi as well?!' - store to replace checkouts with self-scan tills

18 October 2022
'Not Aldi as well?!' - store to replace checkouts with self-scan tills

Shoppers fear Aldi will “become like Tesco" after a Kent store announced plans to replace some of its checkouts with self-service tills.

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Shock as Macknade closes with 'immediate effect'

17 October 2022
Shock as Macknade closes with 'immediate effect'

An upmarket restaurant and shop has closed suddenly blaming Covid and the cost of living crisis for having to scale back operations.

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Biker in hospital after crash with car

17 October 2022
Biker in hospital after crash with car

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a crash with a car, which closed a road for three hours.

'Navigating through town is a nightmare!'

16 October 2022
'Navigating through town is a nightmare!'

Members of a mobility scooter group say a lack of dropped kerbs, bumpy pavements and e-scooter riders make journeys through a Kent town difficult.

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Axed blood tests could return to hospital

14 October 2022
Axed blood tests could return to hospital

A controversial decision to scrap blood tests at a hospital could be reversed, after health bosses agreed to consider a new pilot scheme.

Government's investment zone plan for Kent is 'an attack on nature'

14 October 2022
Government's investment zone plan for Kent is 'an attack on nature'

A wildlife charity has hit out at government plans to make Kent an 'investment zone' saying it would be a "full-scale attack on nature".

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'Five-month car park closure is killing Christmas trade'

13 October 2022
'Five-month car park closure is killing Christmas trade'

Traders say the reopening of a multi-storey car park is a huge relief for the town but fear it will be too late to bring in vital Christmas trade.

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'The lack of punishment for P&O has not gone unnoticed'

13 October 2022
'The lack of punishment for P&O has not gone unnoticed'

A union is calling for 'meaningful action' against P&O following the mass firing of seafarers, as new legislation makes its way through parliament.

Traffic held as five cars crash on M25

13 October 2022
Traffic held as five cars crash on M25

A crash involving five cars and an earlier breakdown have caused delays for motorists on the M25.

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Starbucks to open inside Sainsbury's store

10 October 2022
Starbucks to open inside Sainsbury's store

An American coffee chain is preparing to open a branch inside another Sainsbury's supermarket in Kent.

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'Unfair council rules could ruin my takeaway pizza plan'

02 October 2022
'Unfair council rules could ruin my takeaway pizza plan'

A frustrated tearoom owner is asking a council to remove strict rules stopping her from selling takeaways.

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'The high street's really quiet so we want to help'

30 September 2022
'The high street's really quiet so we want to help'

Bosses behind a new Asian food store which sells goods from across the continent say they have spotted a gap in the market.

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Tandoori reopens with 'Mayfair-style' design

30 September 2022
Tandoori reopens with 'Mayfair-style' design

The owner of an Indian restaurant which has reopened after months of refurbishments hopes people will feel like they are in Mayfair when they dine in.

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New jewellery store opens in shopping centre

30 September 2022
New jewellery store opens in shopping centre

A stallholder who used to sell scarves in a shopping centre has now moved into a permanent unit.

New cafe opens at multi-million pound dance studio

29 September 2022
New cafe opens at multi-million pound dance studio

A new cafe at a creative dance studio has opened, marking the first completed phase of the multi-million pound development.

'It's getting bigger every day - they need to clear it!'

27 September 2022
'It's getting bigger every day - they need to clear it!'

Skips are overflowing and rubbish bags piled high as bins at a shopping centre have not been collected for a month.

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Anger as 250 footballers left with nowhere to play

25 September 2022
Anger as 250 footballers left with nowhere to play

Football pitches which recently enjoyed a £100k upgrade are to stay shut until next year – leaving scores of teams with nowhere to play.

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