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Warning after charging e-cigarette starts fire

08 December 2022
Warning after charging e-cigarette starts fire

Four fire engines were called to a bedroom blaze after an e-cigarette left on charge caught alight.

GP surgery pulled out of special measures

07 December 2022
GP surgery pulled out of special measures

A surgery previously rated 'inadequate' has been taken out of special measures following its latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

Fire rips through sports pavilion

06 December 2022
Fire rips through sports pavilion

Firefighters have been pictured at the scene of a blaze which spread through a cricket club pavilion.

Much-loved furniture store could be turned into flats

04 December 2022
Much-loved furniture store could be turned into flats

Plans have emerged to transform a former furniture shop - which was previously and mistakenly raided by police searching for drugs - into flats.

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Two teens arrested after man stabbed in high street

01 December 2022
Two teens arrested after man stabbed in high street

Two teenagers are in custody after a man in his 30s was stabbed near a high street Boots store.

Swimming pool shuts after 'very small debris' found

01 December 2022
Swimming pool shuts after 'very small debris' found

Leisure centre bosses have been forced to close a recently renovated swimming pool after "very small pieces of debris" were found.

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First look at dance studio hidden on industrial estate

30 November 2022
First look at dance studio hidden on industrial estate

A multi-million pound dance studio hidden within a busy industrial estate has welcomed its first students ahead of its official launch.

Man arrested in connection with deaths of 27 asylum seekers in Channel

29 November 2022
Man arrested in connection with deaths of 27 asylum seekers in Channel

National Crime Agency investigators have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of at least 27 asylum seekers in the English Channel.

Armed police block road near Aldi

29 November 2022
Armed police block road near Aldi

A road near a supermarket was closed off following reports a person was carrying a weapon.

Inside the eerie railway works set for 'Netflix' film studios

29 November 2022
Inside the eerie railway works set for 'Netflix' film studios

As bosses prepare to begin full construction of one of Kent's boldest projects, we look inside the derelict site set to be turned into film studios.

Boots closed as emergency services called to town centre

28 November 2022
Boots closed as emergency services called to town centre

A high street Boots store is closed as four ambulances and a police car respond to an incident.

Cocktail lounge takes over trouble-hit former bar

28 November 2022
Cocktail lounge takes over trouble-hit former bar

A former bar has been transformed into a new cocktail lounge with bosses hoping to bring something new to a town's nightlife.

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Kent’s first-ever surfing resort - with five-star hotel next door

28 November 2022
Kent’s first-ever surfing resort - with five-star hotel next door

Exclusive pictures show how a surfing lagoon - complete with artificial waves - and luxury hotel planned for Kent will look.

130 homes planned for abandoned warehouse site

26 November 2022
130 homes planned for abandoned warehouse site

Plans to develop wasteland near a hospital into new homes and apartments have been put forward.

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Town’s second Aldi approved... next to fourth KFC

25 November 2022
Town’s second Aldi approved... next to fourth KFC

Plans for a town's second Aldi supermarket have been approved next to what will become its fourth KFC.

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No Southeastern services in Kent on Saturday

24 November 2022
No Southeastern services in Kent on Saturday

Strike action will mean no Southeastern trains will be running in Kent on Saturday, with significant disruption expected.

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Tragic death of much-loved family man known as 'the Cheeky Butcher'

23 November 2022
Tragic death of much-loved family man known as 'the Cheeky Butcher'

An "amazing dad" loved by customers at a former town butchers has died aged 56.

Train strikes to derail Christmas shopping plans

22 November 2022
Train strikes to derail Christmas shopping plans

Four days of rail strikes planned for the week before Christmas could cause chaos for shoppers in Kent.

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Warning after bedroom blaze started by 'smoking materials'

22 November 2022
Warning after bedroom blaze started by 'smoking materials'

A bedroom fire which broke out in the early hours started accidentally, fire crews say.

'Birds come through the wall and my son's room streams with water'

21 November 2022
'Birds come through the wall and my son's room streams with water'

A mum living in a council property with five children has shared a shocking video of a bird poking through the living room wall.

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