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Developers leading the transformation of a historic seafront landmark have made a shock announcement they have quit the project.
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Several electric bikes worth £65,000 have been reported stolen during a break-in at a town centre shop.
A frustrated trader says roadworks blocking part of his street have made it a forgotten part of town and stopped visitors coming to his shop.
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Staff at a town centre shop have been left upset and frustrated after vandals used a wooden stick to smash its windows.
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An international gelato chain has unveiled plans for its first Kent store which will open later this year inside a former high street bank.
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Controversial plans for a sewage treatment plant to serve almost 6,000 new homes will now be ruled on by a government planning inspector.
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A leading Kent winemaker has unveiled plans to build a new cafe to cater for the growing number of visitors to its popular vineyard.
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Plans to transform a disused student accommodation block into one of Kent’s biggest houses in multiple occupation have been refused.
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A year ago today, Wilko started shutting stores across Kent. While several units have been filled, gaping holes have been left in some town centres.
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Thieves stole metal worth £30k from a historic landmark being revamped into a holiday home.
Police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found on Kent’s railway network today, just hours apart.
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A pregnant woman and six children were among the group of people who died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel.
Traffic bound for the Channel ports could be “stacked” in fields to avoid chaos on Kent’s roads when new EU border checks come in, reports say.
A furious developer claims a council is “afraid of change” after plans for an eco-friendly block of flats with ‘living walls’ were rejected.
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Anxious residents have raised fears over the lack of progress on a huge seafront development site that has sat abandoned for months.
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A health club featuring three tennis courts and four pools is to be built next to a dual carriageway despite traffic and environmental concerns.
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A stalwart pub owner has rebuked claims a beer garden smoking ban will hammer another “nail in the coffin” for the hospitality industry.
A crime-hit Co-op store has been taped off by police following a raid in the early hours.
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Long-awaited plans to replace a historic seafront cinema with a new two-screen auditorium do not include enough seats, campaigners say.
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Plans to demolish workshops behind a well-known petrol station to make way for new homes have been thrown out.
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