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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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Disgust as beach-goers wade through ‘waterfall of urine’ at Kent hotspot

11 August 2024
Disgust as beach-goers wade through ‘waterfall of urine’ at Kent hotspot

A family visiting a popular beach say their trip to the coast was ruined after having to “wade through a waterfall of effluent” pouring down steps.

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Council buys more temporary accommodation as homeless camp set up outside offices

08 August 2024
Council buys more temporary accommodation as homeless camp set up outside offices

A council has bought a block of flats in a bid to boost its temporary accommodation stock - as a homeless person camps outside its offices.

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Air ambulance called after child fell from window

06 August 2024
Air ambulance called after child fell from window

The emergency services were called after reports a child fell from a first-floor window.

Work starts on former diner being turned into restaurant as nightclub bid scrapped

06 August 2024
Work starts on former diner being turned into restaurant as nightclub bid scrapped

Contractors have started turning a long-empty building into a restaurant and event space after plans to open a nightclub were scrapped.

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Historic tidal pool given Grade II-listed rating

06 August 2024
Historic tidal pool given Grade II-listed rating

A Kent bathing pool dating back to the 1930s has been granted a Grade II-listed rating by Historic England.

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