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Theatre owners ‘baffled’ as blunder sees venue put on market for £1.5m

27 October 2023
Theatre owners ‘baffled’ as blunder sees venue put on market for £1.5m

An estate agents that mistakenly listed a theatre for sale has apologised after the venue’s owners said they have no plans to sell.

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Shopping centre trees to be felled for ‘health and safety’

27 October 2023
Shopping centre trees to be felled for ‘health and safety’

Silver birch trees which stand in the middle of a shopping centre are set to be chopped down amid health and safety concerns.

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Huge pontoon placed on river for M20 repairs

27 October 2023
Huge pontoon placed on river for M20 repairs

A huge pontoon the size of two tennis courts has been placed over a river while engineers carry out essential repairs to a motorway bridge.

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‘Ghastly sign outside dentist's is spoiling our historic street!’

27 October 2023
‘Ghastly sign outside dentist's is spoiling our historic street!’

An "aggressive" sign erected outside a dentist's is ruining the look of a historic street, say furious residents.

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Mum who fled war opens beauty shop opposite empty Wilko

25 October 2023
Mum who fled war opens beauty shop opposite empty Wilko

A mother-of-two who moved to Kent from Ukraine has opened her own beauty business.

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New shop fills former iconic menswear store

25 October 2023
New shop fills former iconic menswear store

A clothing shop which has launched its eighth branch hopes to fill the void left behind by a long-running menswear store.

New 25-mile stretch of Kent coastal path opens

25 October 2023
New 25-mile stretch of Kent coastal path opens

A new walking trail stretching across 25 miles of the Kent coast has opened.

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Music bar bosses selling up after 25 years

24 October 2023
Music bar bosses selling up after 25 years

The owners of a live music bar and restaurant have announced they are selling after a quarter of a century following a “difficult year”.

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Serious crash shuts A-road in both directions

23 October 2023
Serious crash shuts A-road in both directions

A road is closed in both directions following a serious accident involving a lorry and a van.

Search called off for missing cruise ship crew member who fell overboard

23 October 2023
Search called off for missing cruise ship crew member who fell overboard

A major search in the English Channel for a cruise ship crew member who fell overboard has been called off.

Dad relives moment he was stabbed in back in street

21 October 2023
Dad relives moment he was stabbed in back in street

A father has relived the moment he was stabbed in the back in a shocking street attack – which was captured on CCTV.

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‘I bought the pub next door so it wouldn't be turned into flats’

21 October 2023
‘I bought the pub next door so it wouldn't be turned into flats’

A hotel owner has snapped up a village pub to make sure it isn’t turned into housing.

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Army of ‘ghost soldiers’ to return to harbour station

20 October 2023
Army of ‘ghost soldiers’ to return to harbour station

An art installation which projects images of soldiers who left for war from Kent is returning on remembrance weekend.

Work stops on new homes near park after archaeological discovery

20 October 2023
Work stops on new homes near park after archaeological discovery

Work to build five homes opposite a park has been halted after builders made an archaeological discovery.

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Huge bulk-buy discount store to open on industrial estate

19 October 2023
Huge bulk-buy discount store to open on industrial estate

A huge bulk-buy discount company specialising in products that are past their best-before date is to open its second store in Kent.

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Kent hotel named ‘best country retreat’ in the world

18 October 2023
Kent hotel named ‘best country retreat’ in the world

A historic manor house hotel has been named the best country retreat in the world fighting off competition from estates in Majorca and France.

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‘People were queuing out the door - so we’ve tripled in size!’

17 October 2023
‘People were queuing out the door - so we’ve tripled in size!’

A restaurant has tripled in size after becoming so popular that hungry customers were left queuing in the rain.

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Town's last nightclub: 'We have no plans to close'

13 October 2023
Town's last nightclub: 'We have no plans to close'

Bosses behind a night-time hotspot have poured scorn on rumours that the venue is set to shut.

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'Gobsmacked' dad wins £2 million cottage in raffle

13 October 2023
'Gobsmacked' dad wins £2 million cottage in raffle

A father-of-two has scooped a five-bedroom home in a raffle, but almost didn’t answer the call with the good news, fearing it was a nuisance caller.

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Scared cattle hiding behind trees after dog attack at nature reserve

13 October 2023
Scared cattle hiding behind trees after dog attack at nature reserve

Cattle have been left scared and hiding in woods after several attacks by dogs off the lead at a nature reserve.

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