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Kayaker found 'clinging to buoy for two days' rescued from Channel

28 October 2022
Kayaker found 'clinging to buoy for two days' rescued from Channel

A kayaker who spent two days clinging to a buoy in the channel after his boat capsized survived by eating seaweed and mussels.

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Sinkhole-hit road to finally reopen after six weeks

27 October 2022
Sinkhole-hit road to finally reopen after six weeks

A busy road that has been closed for six weeks after several sinkholes were found below the surface is set to finally reopen.

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Opening date revealed for Kent's latest Taco Bell

26 October 2022
Opening date revealed for Kent's latest Taco Bell

Mexican-food lovers won't have to wait long for their next fix as American giant Taco Bell announces the opening date for its latest Kent restaurant.

Starbucks opens inside supermarket

26 October 2022
Starbucks opens inside supermarket

Coffee lovers can now enjoy a hot drink while doing the weekly shop, after a new Starbucks opened inside a Kent supermarket.

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Opening date for HBO-linked film studios

25 October 2022
Opening date for HBO-linked film studios

Bosses have revealed when a much-anticipated film studio development linked to Netflix is expected to open.

£1 charity shop closed 'until further notice'

24 October 2022
£1 charity shop closed 'until further notice'

The reopening date of a £1 charity shop which closed following a water leak remains unclear.

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Town's oldest shop on the market

24 October 2022
Town's oldest shop on the market

A former shoe shop which was once a town's oldest family-run business is on the market for £500,000.

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'For a fully-grown man to do that to 12-year-old is outrageous'

21 October 2022
'For a fully-grown man to do that to 12-year-old is outrageous'

A schoolboy passed out as he was punched in the face and kicked to the ground in a shocking attack by a bearded thug.

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Macknade closure sees 27 jobs lost

18 October 2022
Macknade closure sees 27 jobs lost

The sudden and 'heartbreaking' closure of an upmarket restaurant and shop has seen 27 people lose their jobs.

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'People travel across Kent to be here, there's nothing else like it'

18 October 2022
'People travel across Kent to be here, there's nothing else like it'

A new sensory room that has filled a former charity shop is hoping to offer more support for parents in the town.

Two more weeks of M20 closures amid traffic chaos

18 October 2022
Two more weeks of M20 closures amid traffic chaos

There are a further two weeks of closures planned on the M20 - after roadworks caused chaos over the last two weekends.

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'Not Aldi as well?!' - store to replace checkouts with self-scan tills

18 October 2022
'Not Aldi as well?!' - store to replace checkouts with self-scan tills

Shoppers fear Aldi will “become like Tesco" after a Kent store announced plans to replace some of its checkouts with self-service tills.

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Shock as Macknade closes with 'immediate effect'

17 October 2022
Shock as Macknade closes with 'immediate effect'

An upmarket restaurant and shop has closed suddenly blaming Covid and the cost of living crisis for having to scale back operations.

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Biker in hospital after crash with car

17 October 2022
Biker in hospital after crash with car

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a crash with a car, which closed a road for three hours.

'Navigating through town is a nightmare!'

16 October 2022
'Navigating through town is a nightmare!'

Members of a mobility scooter group say a lack of dropped kerbs, bumpy pavements and e-scooter riders make journeys through a Kent town difficult.

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Axed blood tests could return to hospital

14 October 2022
Axed blood tests could return to hospital

A controversial decision to scrap blood tests at a hospital could be reversed, after health bosses agreed to consider a new pilot scheme.

Government's investment zone plan for Kent is 'an attack on nature'

14 October 2022
Government's investment zone plan for Kent is 'an attack on nature'

A wildlife charity has hit out at government plans to make Kent an 'investment zone' saying it would be a "full-scale attack on nature".

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'Five-month car park closure is killing Christmas trade'

13 October 2022
'Five-month car park closure is killing Christmas trade'

Traders say the reopening of a multi-storey car park is a huge relief for the town but fear it will be too late to bring in vital Christmas trade.

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'The lack of punishment for P&O has not gone unnoticed'

13 October 2022
'The lack of punishment for P&O has not gone unnoticed'

A union is calling for 'meaningful action' against P&O following the mass firing of seafarers, as new legislation makes its way through parliament.

Traffic held as five cars crash on M25

13 October 2022
Traffic held as five cars crash on M25

A crash involving five cars and an earlier breakdown have caused delays for motorists on the M25.

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