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57 buses cancelled due to 'severe driver shortages'

17 January 2022
57 buses cancelled due to 'severe driver shortages'

A bus operator has faced major cancellations on its services as driver shortages continue to cause problems in one town.

Plans revealed for 200 flats in town centre

14 January 2022
Plans revealed for 200 flats in town centre

Detailed plans have revealed how two seven-storey blocks of flats proposed for a prime town centre site could look.

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'Rose shows us we can do amazing things'

13 January 2022
'Rose shows us we can do amazing things'

Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has been inspiring performing arts pupils at her former school in Kent.

Gas engineer stole ‘priceless’ jewellery from customers

11 January 2022
Gas engineer stole ‘priceless’ jewellery from customers

A gas engineer who stole irreplaceable items from people in Kent while carrying out legitimate work in their homes has been jailed.

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Turkish restaurant and jazz bar to open next to station

11 January 2022
Turkish restaurant and jazz bar to open next to station

A former shisha bar is being converted into a 100-seater Turkish restaurant with a jazz bar and a kebab van.

Nightingale hub takes shape on hospital car park

10 January 2022
Nightingale hub takes shape on hospital car park

New pictures show a 'surge hub' built to take on Covid-19 patients is taking shape as construction is expected to finish this week.

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The Range poised to open soon at former John Lewis

06 January 2022
The Range poised to open soon at former John Lewis

Homeware giant The Range is already hiring staff for a new Kent store – even though its plans to convert an ex-John Lewis site are yet to be approved.

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Bath bomb shop shuts after just six months

06 January 2022
Bath bomb shop shuts after just six months

The owners of a shop which sold handmade bath accessories have announced it will not be reopening due to a lack of footfall.

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Dog dies in kitchen fire

06 January 2022
Dog dies in kitchen fire

A dog has died after a kitchen caught fire when items were left on the hob.

Mallet-wielding thug smashes pub's memorial bench

05 January 2022
Mallet-wielding thug smashes pub's memorial bench

Footage shows the moment a yob with a large hammer attacked a memorial bench dedicated to a pub's loyal punter.

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Petition calls for parking bays outside sorting office

05 January 2022
Petition calls for parking bays outside sorting office

More than 1,300 people have signed a petition calling for parking spaces to be installed outside a sorting office surrounded by double-yellow lines.

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'Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever'

03 January 2022
'Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever'

Residents are hoping an order to protect ancient trees from being felled will be made permanent after the woodland was targeted by loggers.

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Calls for Brexit minister to visit village blighted by lorries

02 January 2022
Calls for Brexit minister to visit village blighted by lorries

A councillor is calling for the new Brexit minister to visit a village after another truck driver got lost trying to find a lorry park.

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Town's seventh tattoo studio opens in high street

01 January 2022
Town's seventh tattoo studio opens in high street

The owner of the latest tattoo studio to open in a town centre promises to bring something new to the high street.

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Wanted man arrested in Kent

31 December 2021
Wanted man arrested in Kent

A 62-year-old man wanted by police for five years has been arrested in Kent.

Airport used to triage asylum seekers

31 December 2021
Airport used to triage asylum seekers

Asylum seekers who land on Kent's beaches will be triaged at an airport before being processed, the Home Office has confirmed.

Brits banned from driving across France

30 December 2021
Brits banned from driving across France

The government says it will 'urgently seek clarification' after French officials banned Brits from driving through France to reach other EU countries.

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Raw sewage spills out from new £18.5m flats

30 December 2021
Raw sewage spills out from new £18.5m flats

Part of a ring road next to a new block of flats has been coated in raw sewage after a leak from a flowerbed manhole.

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Vulnerable woman safe after incident on bridge

30 December 2021
Vulnerable woman safe after incident on bridge

A motorway bridge that was closed while the emergency services responded to a welfare call has now reopened.

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Arson-hit bench replaced thanks to community effort

29 December 2021
Arson-hit bench replaced thanks to community effort

A bench in a shopping centre that was destroyed in an arson attack has been replaced thanks to a community effort.

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