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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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‘He was full of love, loyalty and pure silliness’

04 August 2024
‘He was full of love, loyalty and pure silliness’

The devastated parents of a boy suspected to have inhaled deodorant before his tragic death have paid tribute to their “happy” and “cheeky” son.

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M2 slip-road closed for emergency repairs

03 August 2024
M2 slip-road closed for emergency repairs

A motorway slip-road is closed for emergency resurfacing work and is set to remain shut overnight.

Rare bird hatches in Kent for first time in 200 years

03 August 2024
Rare bird hatches in Kent for first time in 200 years

Conservationists are celebrating after the first chick from a species once extinct in Kent has hatched for the first time in 200 years.

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Helicopter called to search after man assaulted by men on motorbikes

03 August 2024
Helicopter called to search after man assaulted by men on motorbikes

A police helicopter was called to help search for suspects after reports a man was assaulted by two men on motorbikes.

Buses delayed after three-vehicle crash near town centre

03 August 2024
Buses delayed after three-vehicle crash near town centre

A road was closed and bus journeys were delayed after a three-vehicle crash near a busy town centre.

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Two arrested after armed police called to post office

03 August 2024
Two arrested after armed police called to post office

Armed police were called to a post office after reports two men with a knife threatened staff and stole cash from a till.

Drivers face delays after crash on M25

03 August 2024
Drivers face delays after crash on M25

Two lanes are closed and traffic is queuing after a crash between a car and a motorbike on the M25.

'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

03 August 2024
'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

Concerns have been raised over bad parking, speeding drivers and lack of pedestrian crossings on a busy town centre road some treat ‘like race track’.

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Man in 50s dies after ‘medical incident in car’

02 August 2024
Man in 50s dies after ‘medical incident in car’

Police, fire and air ambulance crews were called after a man in his 50s died during a medical incident.

‘We're not closing - but need to raise £30m’

01 August 2024
‘We're not closing - but need to raise £30m’

Bosses at a popular attraction need to raise £30m over the next decade to keep facilities up to scratch - but insist it is not in danger of closing.

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‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’

31 July 2024
‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’

Families visiting a leisure centre “famous” for its slides say they will stop going if a controversial £19m revamp sees them removed.

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No arrests one year after 20-year-old killed in crash ‘on way back from party’

30 July 2024
No arrests one year after 20-year-old killed in crash ‘on way back from party’

Police say the investigation into the death of a 20-year-old passenger in a crash continues - but no arrests have been made.

Tommy Robinson leaves country after being arrested in Kent under anti-terror laws

29 July 2024
Tommy Robinson leaves country after being arrested in Kent under anti-terror laws

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was arrested in Kent under 'anti-terror laws', a day after organising a mass demonstration.

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