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‘I want to make this backstreet pub reach its full potential’

03 May 2024
‘I want to make this backstreet pub reach its full potential’

The new landlord of a backstreet pub says he wants to make the venue reach its full potential by hosting gigs and making it a “community hub”.

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Biker's fury as potholes cause £500 damage

03 May 2024
Biker's fury as potholes cause £500 damage

A motorcyclist who struck a pothole fears one scattered on the county’s roads could one day throw him from his bike and seriously hurt or kill him.

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‘It’s like living in a box’

01 May 2024
‘It’s like living in a box’

Angry bungalow owners feel like they are “living in a box” after new houses were built on land behind their gardens.

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New urban woodland spaces to see 4,000 trees planted

30 April 2024
New urban woodland spaces to see 4,000 trees planted

Urban mini-woodland spaces are set to be created with hundreds of new trees planted in a district’s bid to become carbon neutral this decade.

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14 tonnes of litter collected from major port route

30 April 2024
14 tonnes of litter collected from major port route

A huge operation to remove litter and debris along a major route has been carried out collecting 14 tonnes of waste.

‘Party pub’ gets green light to stay open to 3am

27 April 2024
‘Party pub’ gets green light to stay open to 3am

A pub can now stay open until 3am at the weekends, despite concerns over noise and anti-social behaviour.

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New McDonald's plans for Kent motorway services - but will anyone go?

26 April 2024
New McDonald's plans for Kent motorway services - but will anyone go?

Expansion plans have been submitted to upgrade a motorway service station including a new McDonald’s and Costa.

Plans to transform historic seaside pub into flats refused

26 April 2024
Plans to transform historic seaside pub into flats refused

A bid to transform a historic pub overlooking the sea into flats has been rejected amid claims the housing need argument ‘doesn’t work here’.

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Town to host its first ever Pride

25 April 2024
Town to host its first ever Pride

A town’s first Pride event is gearing up to go ahead this summer celebrating diversity and inclusion throughout the community.

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Historic lift ‘will reopen next year’ despite fears over lack of work on site

24 April 2024
Historic lift ‘will reopen next year’ despite fears over lack of work on site

The team behind the £6.6m refurbishment of a historic cliffside lift have reassured residents the project is on track to be completed next year.

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First phase of 450-home development approved

22 April 2024
First phase of 450-home development approved

Work is due to begin on the first phase of a 450-home development on farmland with affordable housing provision increased by the new developers.

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Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

20 April 2024
Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

Owners of a popular business park want to expand the site as it continues to “buck the trend” of failing high streets in the county.

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Garden wall smashed as driver flees scene of crash

17 April 2024
Garden wall smashed as driver flees scene of crash

A driver fled the scene of a crash which destroyed a garden wall - sending debris into two parked vans.

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Machinery spotted as work gets underway to clear landslide-hit route

17 April 2024
Machinery spotted as work gets underway to clear landslide-hit route

Repair work has begun on a road section where a succession of landslips blocked a town centre route in both directions.

Shop front ‘explodes’ onto high street

17 April 2024
Shop front ‘explodes’ onto high street

The team behind a family-run business have described the shocking moment their shop front “exploded” onto the street amid wild weather on the coast.

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‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

17 April 2024
‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

Visitors are being forced to brave a “perilous” walk along a busy road to a popular tourist attraction due to a lack of parking.

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Huge two-storey supermarket to open in former Argos next week

11 April 2024
Huge two-storey supermarket to open in former Argos next week

A huge two-storey Iceland supermarket will open inside a former Argos unit next week.

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Barbie among films to play at free outdoor cinema

11 April 2024
Barbie among films to play at free outdoor cinema

An outdoor cinema, which offers views over the English Channel, will return this summer and show new releases as well as fan favourites.

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Teens arrested after spate of anti-social behaviour in village

10 April 2024
Teens arrested after spate of anti-social behaviour in village

Two teenagers have been arrested after police introduced a dispersal order following a spate of anti-social behaviour in a village.

Fire and damage at vandal-hit public toilet

10 April 2024
Fire and damage at vandal-hit public toilet

Disturbing photos show the aftermath of a vandal-hit public toilet after a fire broke out.

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