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Safeguarding concerns as probation unit rated inadequate

21 March 2024
Safeguarding concerns as probation unit rated inadequate

Probation services across swathes of the county have been rated “inadequate” after inspectors found staff were overwhelmed and inexperienced.

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Group of teens arrested following reports of break-in

19 March 2024
Group of teens arrested following reports of break-in

Police dogs were called to reports of a break-in which saw four teenagers arrested.

Police probe after cash and jewellery stolen in burglary

19 March 2024
Police probe after cash and jewellery stolen in burglary

Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after cash and jewellery were reportedly stolen during a break-in.

Huge cannabis farm uncovered after fire

18 March 2024
Huge cannabis farm uncovered after fire

A cannabis farm with more than 300 plants was discovered following a fire at an industrial site.

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Vets u-turn on cashless policy

18 March 2024
Vets u-turn on cashless policy

A vet has scrapped unpopular plans to go cashless after customers threatened a boycott.

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Suspect due in court after pub break-in

18 March 2024
Suspect due in court after pub break-in

A suspect has been charged after alcohol was stolen from a pub during a break-in.

Parents make agonising decision to amputate son's toes - so he can finally walk

18 March 2024
Parents make agonising decision to amputate son's toes - so he can finally walk

A mum and dad made the difficult decision to let doctors amputate their son's toes - so he could finally walk after he was born with a rare condition.

200 homes planned for floodplain near M20

13 March 2024
200 homes planned for floodplain near M20

Up to 200 homes could be built on a floodplain next to a motorway as a developer reveals plans for its next project.

Former hospital abandoned for 15 years transformed into homes

11 March 2024
Former hospital abandoned for 15 years transformed into homes

Pictures show how an abandoned hospital targeted by vandals has been transformed into flats after 15 years sat empty.

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112-home plan on business park ‘extreme overdevelopment’

10 March 2024
112-home plan on business park ‘extreme overdevelopment’

Bosses behind a business park have put forward plans to build 112 homes on a car park, sparking fears of “extreme overdevelopment”.

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Council to finally decide on controversial plan for Aldi store next to M20

10 March 2024
Council to finally decide on controversial plan for Aldi store next to M20

A council is set to finally make a decision on controversial plans for a new Aldi store - three years after the scheme was revealed.

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Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

08 March 2024
Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

A main route hit by a succession of landslides could remain shut until the summer while specialists battle to make the cliff face safe.

Surf lagoon and luxury hotel at country park get green light amid protests

08 March 2024
Surf lagoon and luxury hotel at country park get green light amid protests

Rival groups made their voices heard as controversial plans to build a wave pool and a 120-bed hotel at a country park were approved.

Peacocks store to shut for good in closure-hit shopping centre

07 March 2024
Peacocks store to shut for good in closure-hit shopping centre

A shopping centre has been dealt another blow as a two-storey Peacocks unit will shut for good later this month.

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Doctors fear plan for 170 homes could ‘overwhelm’ nearby GP surgery

07 March 2024
Doctors fear plan for 170 homes could ‘overwhelm’ nearby GP surgery

Controversial plans for 170 homes next to two new-build estates could overwhelm a nearby doctors’ surgery, NHS bosses fear.

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Suspect appears in court after man stabbed ‘with pitchfork’

06 March 2024
Suspect appears in court after man stabbed ‘with pitchfork’

A suspect has appeared in court charged in connection with a serious assault understood to involve a pitchfork.

Work starts on Costa drive-thru as warehouse to be flattened

04 March 2024
Work starts on Costa drive-thru as warehouse to be flattened

An abandoned warehouse is set to be flattened this month as contractors start work on a new Costa drive-thru.

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Kent's new £34m bus route delayed as drivers face disruption

04 March 2024
Kent's new £34m bus route delayed as drivers face disruption

The launch of the county’s first zero-emission bus route has been delayed until later this year – despite signs stating it will open in “early 2024”.

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More flats planned for former social club set to be bulldozed

02 March 2024
More flats planned for former social club set to be bulldozed

An abandoned social club is set to be knocked down under fresh plans to turn the site into 36 flats.

Suspect charged after man makes threats at GP surgery

01 March 2024
Suspect charged after man makes threats at GP surgery

A suspect has been charged following reports of a man making threats at a GP surgery.

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