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'This is what the town centre needs'

13 August 2022
'This is what the town centre needs'

More colourful benches have been installed outside shops in a town centre as part of a regeneration scheme.

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Town's huge Argos store will close next week

12 August 2022
Town's huge Argos store will close next week

A standalone Argos store will close its doors for the final time next week as part of cost-cutting plans.

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Frustration as GP surgery opens just 10 hours a week

12 August 2022
Frustration as GP surgery opens just 10 hours a week

A GP surgery struggling to recruit staff has had to reduce its opening times to 10 hours a week.

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First shop leaves street as demolition looms

11 August 2022
First shop leaves street as demolition looms

The owner of a party planning business says the impending demolition of her unit is a "blessing in disguise" after plans for a hotel were approved.

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Heroic hospital parking team save man's life

11 August 2022
Heroic hospital parking team save man's life

Hospital parking staff who helped save the life of a man who was having a heart attack have been recognised in an awards scheme.

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Fraudsters posing as police scam victim out of £6k

10 August 2022
Fraudsters posing as police scam victim out of £6k

People in Kent are warned to be vigilant as scammers posing as police officers have conned victims out of thousands.

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Thousands left without power after substation fire

08 August 2022
Thousands left without power after substation fire

Thousands of residents were left without power this morning after a substation went up in flames.

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'Scrap Op Brock now before someone is killed'

07 August 2022
'Scrap Op Brock now before someone is killed'

An angry driver is calling for Operation Brock to be reviewed after his Mercedes was written off in a 'traumatising' accident in the contraflow.

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Council's colourful high street benches a 'parking nightmare'

06 August 2022
Council's colourful high street benches a 'parking nightmare'

A disgruntled trader says colourful benches installed in a Kent high street have caused a parking nightmare for his customers.

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Woman paralysed from waist down conquers Channel swim

05 August 2022
Woman paralysed from waist down conquers Channel swim

A woman left paralysed after an accident 21 years ago has marked the anniversary by taking part in a charity swim of the Channel.

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Opening date revealed for multi-million pound dance studio

05 August 2022
Opening date revealed for multi-million pound dance studio

A new purpose-built dance studio which will be the first of its kind in Kent is set to open later this year, bosses have revealed.

Beefeater closed for two months prepares to reopen

04 August 2022
Beefeater closed for two months prepares to reopen

A restaurant that has been closed to all but hotel breakfast guests for eight weeks is preparing to reopen.

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Pair convicted for dumping and burning waste

04 August 2022
Pair convicted for dumping and burning waste

Two men who were caught on camera flytipping and illegally burning waste have been sentenced.

'It was already quiet - now there's no one coming in'

04 August 2022
'It was already quiet - now there's no one coming in'

Frustrated traders say footfall has plummeted since a multi-storey car park was forced to close after it was damaged by falling concrete.

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'We knocked down grandad's garage and rebuilt whole site'

03 August 2022
'We knocked down grandad's garage and rebuilt whole site'

A family is back behind the wheels at a long-running garage after two decades - with even the original owner's great-grandsons now on board.

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Vandals force immediate closure of sports facility

02 August 2022
Vandals force immediate closure of sports facility

Vandals smoking, littering and damaging a pitch have forced bosses to close a sports facility while repairs are carried out.

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'One-of-a-kind' wedding prep studio opens

31 July 2022
'One-of-a-kind' wedding prep studio opens

A wedding studio offering brides a place to get ready before their big day has opened at a business village.

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Explosions heard as car destroyed in blaze at shopping centre

29 July 2022
Explosions heard as car destroyed in blaze at shopping centre

Loud bangs have been heard while thick black smoke billows from a shopping centre car park after a car blaze.

Six fire engines called to derelict building blaze

29 July 2022
Six fire engines called to derelict building blaze

Residents are urged to keep their windows and door shut while crews respond to a derelict building fire.

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'We demand answers to fix Kent gridlock'

29 July 2022
'We demand answers to fix Kent gridlock'

Leaders across the county have joined forces to demand the government finds a solution to stop chaos on Kent's roads.

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