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'It could have been much worse - thank goodness we weren't in the car'

13 February 2024
'It could have been much worse - thank goodness we weren't in the car'

A dad and son had a close shave after a tree fell onto their car while parked at a Co-op store, with the Hyundai being written off.

Bluetongue control zone to be lifted in Kent

13 February 2024
Bluetongue control zone to be lifted in Kent

A control zone set up in Kent following an outbreak of bluetongue is set to be lifted in the coming days.

First residents to move into luxury seafront homes 'within weeks'

12 February 2024
First residents to move into luxury seafront homes 'within weeks'

The first residents are set to move into a luxury seafront development “within weeks”, bosses have confirmed.

Couple expecting baby killed in crash at poorly marked crossroads

12 February 2024
Couple expecting baby killed in crash at poorly marked crossroads

Faded road markings and a twisted give way sign may have contributed to the tragic crash deaths of a young man and his pregnant girlfriend.

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Home plan put forward as ‘new use must be found’ for struggling pub

11 February 2024
Home plan put forward as ‘new use must be found’ for struggling pub

The owners of a historic town centre pub say a "new use must be found" after revealing plans to turn the site into a home.

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Celebrity chef and Saturday Kitchen star took own life

10 February 2024
Celebrity chef and Saturday Kitchen star took own life

TV chef and respected restaurateur Russell Norman took his own life in the garden of his Kent home, an inquest has heard.

'Ridiculous' plan for new road around ‘mini Center Parcs’ scrapped

07 February 2024
'Ridiculous' plan for new road around ‘mini Center Parcs’ scrapped

‘Relief’ has been expressed after plans to relocate a seafront road to make way for 220 new holiday homes were axed.

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'Potential buyer' found for abandoned housing estate

06 February 2024
'Potential buyer' found for abandoned housing estate

A potential buyer has shown interest in a half-built housing estate which was abandoned years ago and left to the elements ever since.

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Brother's heartbreak at death of 'funny and lively' sister, 30, in town centre

06 February 2024
Brother's heartbreak at death of 'funny and lively' sister, 30, in town centre

A devastated brother has paid tribute to his “ray of sunshine” sister who died in a town centre.

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Long-empty town centre restaurant could become nightclub

06 February 2024
Long-empty town centre restaurant could become nightclub

Bosses determined to open a new club have put forward a third bid for the venue in an empty restaurant previously earmarked for flats.

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Police officer assaulted in high street disturbance

05 February 2024
Police officer assaulted in high street disturbance

A police officer was assaulted while arresting a man during a disturbance in a town centre.

Kent nightclub saved despite nationwide closures

02 February 2024
Kent nightclub saved despite nationwide closures

A town’s only nightclub will not be closing despite its owners plunging into administration, bosses have confirmed.

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Teens, 16, charged after car stolen during burglary

02 February 2024
Teens, 16, charged after car stolen during burglary

Two teenagers – both aged 16 - are due in court after a car, a wallet and two phones were stolen during a burglary.

Road closed for emergency gasworks

02 February 2024
Road closed for emergency gasworks

A road is set to remain shut for seven days while engineers carry out gas escape works.

Why huge £100m bike factory planned for Kent has been delayed again

02 February 2024
Why huge £100m bike factory planned for Kent has been delayed again

Ambitious plans for a multimillion-pound bike factory have been held up again – leaving a question mark hanging over its planned 2027 opening.

Fundraiser for 'cruelly deformed' cat’s life-changing surgery

01 February 2024
Fundraiser for 'cruelly deformed' cat’s life-changing surgery

A three-year-old cat in constant pain from genetic deformities common to her breed needs life-changing surgery in a bid to ease her struggles.

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Council plans to tear roof off closed town centre car park

01 February 2024
Council plans to tear roof off closed town centre car park

The top floor of a closed town centre car park could be torn off in a last-ditch effort to reopen the site, council bosses have revealed.

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Asylum seekers to move into former dyslexia centre

29 January 2024
Asylum seekers to move into former dyslexia centre

A former dyslexia centre is to be turned into a home for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, it has been announced.

Bosses rethink concert hall planned for town centre car park

25 January 2024
Bosses rethink concert hall planned for town centre car park

Ambitious plans for a huge concert hall on a town centre car park have been put on hold while developers “change things slightly”.

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Reality star shares luxury stay in Kent lodge with 2.7million followers

24 January 2024
Reality star shares luxury stay in Kent lodge with 2.7million followers

TV star and singer Megan McKenna and her footballer fiance shared snippets of their stay at a Kent wild animal park loved by celebrities.

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