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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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Long queues at Dartford Crossing due to tunnel works

04 August 2024
Long queues at Dartford Crossing due to tunnel works

Two lanes are closed on the M25 as a tunnel has closed for maintenance at the Dartford Crossing.

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Kent MP slams protestors after hotel set on fire

04 August 2024
Kent MP slams protestors after hotel set on fire

A Kent MP is calling for the government to put an end to violence on the streets after far-right protestors set fire to a hotel.

Trespasser cost £100k in train delays

04 August 2024
Trespasser cost £100k in train delays

A trespasser who caused trains to be suspended cost more than £100,000 in delays, a railway network has said.

MP calls to scrap plans for asylum-seeking children to use care home

04 August 2024
MP calls to scrap plans for asylum-seeking children to use care home

A Kent MP is calling for plans to convert a former care home into a facility for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to be reversed.

Historic church in ‘disrepair’ could become homes

04 August 2024
Historic church in ‘disrepair’ could become homes

A 200-year-old church that is “falling into disrepair” could be converted into two homes under new plans.

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