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Popular park set for £675k upgrades

04 September 2024
Popular park set for £675k upgrades

More than half-a-million pounds is set to be spent upgrading a popular park after a council agreed to release funding.

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CCTV image released after protestors stormed weapons factory

04 September 2024
CCTV image released after protestors stormed weapons factory

A CCTV image has been released of a woman police would like to speak to after pro-Palestine protestors stormed a weapons factory.

One of Kent’s oldest pubs could be lost to housing as expert blasts ‘scary’ trend

02 September 2024
One of Kent’s oldest pubs could be lost to housing as expert blasts ‘scary’ trend

A pub expert has criticised the “scary” trend of Kent boozers being converted into homes or Airbnbs as another looks set to be lost to housing.

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What’s happened to Kent firm’s plans to turn huge offices into flats?

31 August 2024
What’s happened to Kent firm’s plans to turn huge offices into flats?

One of Kent’s biggest firms has long held plans to turn two of its huge office blocks into flats after moving to “hybrid” working practices.

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Train held up after fire breaks out near track

30 August 2024
Train held up after fire breaks out near track

Trains have been delayed and passengers held up on a historic miniature railway after a fire broke out along the track.

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‘No timeline’ on reopening closure-hit car park in town centre

29 August 2024
‘No timeline’ on reopening closure-hit car park in town centre

There is no timeline for when a closed car park will reopen as plans to take off its crumbling roof are still ongoing, a council says.

Coastwatch station targeted by vandals for the sixth time in four months

29 August 2024
Coastwatch station targeted by vandals for the sixth time in four months

A new coastwatch station designed to save lives at sea has been targeted by vandals half a dozen times since it opened in the spring.

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Broken down crane causes six-mile queues

28 August 2024
Broken down crane causes six-mile queues

A broken-down crane has closed two lanes causing six-mile queues onto the M25.

Restaurant tycoon in bid to transform trouble-hit seaside shelter

28 August 2024
Restaurant tycoon in bid to transform trouble-hit seaside shelter

A seaside shelter that has become a magnet for anti-social behaviour could be given a new lease of life as an outdoor dining space with live music.

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Overnight closures as stretch of A2 set for resurfacing

27 August 2024
Overnight closures as stretch of A2 set for resurfacing

A series of overnight closures are set for a busy stretch of the A2 as resurfacing works are carried out.

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Police probe as man attacked and backpack stolen

27 August 2024
Police probe as man attacked and backpack stolen

Police are urging a man reportedly attacked and mugged in the street at midnight to come forward after he left the scene.

‘They've spent millions trying to fix it - but our estate still smells like rotten eggs!’

27 August 2024
‘They've spent millions trying to fix it - but our estate still smells like rotten eggs!’

Furious residents say their estate still smells like “rotten eggs” - despite a water company spending £4.3 million upgrading a nearby sewage works.

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Father and daughter vow to make ‘unviable’ pub a success

26 August 2024
Father and daughter vow to make ‘unviable’ pub a success

A father and daughter who have never run a pub have vowed to revive a traditional inn previously branded “financially unviable”.

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'Restaurant's fan sounds like a jet engine in my flat!’

22 August 2024
'Restaurant's fan sounds like a jet engine in my flat!’

A restaurant has been given 30 days to fix “unbearable” noise coming from an extractor fan after neighbours likened the sound to a “jet engine”.

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Crash at ‘danger junction’ as traffic lights fail yet again

19 August 2024
Crash at ‘danger junction’ as traffic lights fail yet again

A crash involving two cars sparked yet more disruption at a controversial junction as new traffic lights failed again.

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Town centre unit for sale for fourth time in five years

19 August 2024
Town centre unit for sale for fourth time in five years

A cafe has gone on the market making it the fourth business occupying the premises to be sold in five years.

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Toilets closed as vandals smash door and rip dryer off wall

18 August 2024
Toilets closed as vandals smash door and rip dryer off wall

A toilet block has closed until further notice after vandals smashed a door and ripped a hand dryer off the wall on the same day they were installed.

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Parents’ heartbreak as ‘cheeky, happy and loving’ son dies aged 15

18 August 2024
Parents’ heartbreak as ‘cheeky, happy and loving’ son dies aged 15

Heartbroken parents have paid tribute to their “cheeky, happy and loving” son who died just days after his 15th birthday.

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Roman Kemp waves off school class as they set off on Disney holiday

14 August 2024
Roman Kemp waves off school class as they set off on Disney holiday

TV presenter Roman Kemp reunited with a primary school class after surprising them with a Disney cruise earlier this year.

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‘Absolute mayhem’ as traffic lights at new junction keep failing

13 August 2024
‘Absolute mayhem’ as traffic lights at new junction keep failing

Drivers are facing "absolute mayhem" at a controversial new junction as traffic lights have failed four times in as many months.

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