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Brave one-year-old battling eye cancer for the second time

09 December 2023
Brave one-year-old battling eye cancer for the second time

A little boy who spent his first Christmas having chemotherapy is now battling eye cancer for the second time.

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Town gets new mini Morrisons store after supermarket shuts

07 December 2023
Town gets new mini Morrisons store after supermarket shuts

A town that lost its Morrisons supermarket now has a smaller version of the store, opening tomorrow.

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Town ‘everyone’s obsessed with’ named as one of best places to visit in UK

07 December 2023
Town ‘everyone’s obsessed with’ named as one of best places to visit in UK

A Kent town has been hailed as a “walkable gem” and named by Time Out as one of the best spots to visit in the country.

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Fake police officer cons pensioner out of thousands

06 December 2023
Fake police officer cons pensioner out of thousands

People have been warned to watch out for scams after a conman pretending to be a police officer persuaded a woman to withdraw thousands of pounds.

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‘Kids are trying to swipe through books like mobile phones’

06 December 2023
‘Kids are trying to swipe through books like mobile phones’

With one district losing three bookshops in a month, we have spoken to store owners about the challenges they face.

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Inside Kent's new miniature world

05 December 2023
Inside Kent's new miniature world

A new “immersive” tourist attraction has opened up in Kent, featuring a model town you can race around and countless miniature objects

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Shock as Camber Sands Pontins to shut with 'immediate effect'

30 November 2023
Shock as Camber Sands Pontins to shut with 'immediate effect'

A budget seaside holiday park is closing with immediate effect

Skate park, cafe, homes and new pitches revealed in rec overhaul

30 November 2023
Skate park, cafe, homes and new pitches revealed in rec overhaul

Fresh proposals to overhaul a beleaguered recreation ground with state-of-the-art facilities have been unveiled for the first time.

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Trampoline and inflatables park ‘biggest of its kind’ to open in former Debenhams

30 November 2023
Trampoline and inflatables park ‘biggest of its kind’ to open in former Debenhams

A trampoline and inflatables park with laser tag is set to open at a shopping centre next year.

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Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car

29 November 2023
Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car

A child hit by a car while riding his bike has been taken to hospital.

Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?

29 November 2023
Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?

Residents left underwhelmed by their town’s Christmas tree say: “You can get bigger ones in Poundland.”

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Armed robber died after collapse in prison showers

29 November 2023
Armed robber died after collapse in prison showers

An armed robber from Kent who raided a fish and chip shop at knifepoint died after collapsing in the showers in prison, a new report has revealed.

‘Heartbreak’ as peregrine falcon nests to be destroyed with felling of wind turbine

28 November 2023
‘Heartbreak’ as peregrine falcon nests to be destroyed with felling of wind turbine

Wildlife activists have spoken of their “heartbreak” as a wind turbine home to nesting peregrine falcons and ravens is set to be torn down.

Police warn driver speeding at 85mph on motorway ‘Consider it your lucky day’

27 November 2023
Police warn driver speeding at 85mph on motorway ‘Consider it your lucky day’

Police told a speeding driver travelling at 85mph on a motorway to “consider it their lucky day” after they were overtaken by an even faster car.

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Man hit by car taken to London hospital with serious injuries

27 November 2023
Man hit by car taken to London hospital with serious injuries

A pedestrian aged in his 20s was taken to a London hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car.

New plans to ‘reinvigorate’ one of Britain’s oldest theatres

27 November 2023
New plans to ‘reinvigorate’ one of Britain’s oldest theatres

A plan to reinvigorate a 236-year-old theatre – the fourth oldest in the country – with a bar, cafe, studios and offices has been unveiled.

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Boutique, five-star ‘cat hotel’ available to purr-chase for £1.7m

26 November 2023
Boutique, five-star ‘cat hotel’ available to purr-chase for £1.7m

A boutique, five-star hotel for cats complete with tiny bunk-beds and ‘stunning views’, along with a four-bedroom home, is up for sale for £1.7m.

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The story behind Kent's strangest listed building

26 November 2023
The story behind Kent's strangest listed building

In a Kent town lies a rather unusual Grade II-listed historical building – a block of urinals

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Family’s heartbreak at death of ‘proper geezer who loved to party’

24 November 2023
Family’s heartbreak at death of ‘proper geezer who loved to party’

A heartbroken family say the death of a popular father-of-two who “loved to party” has “shaken” the town where he was born and bred.

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Houses shake as ‘unconfirmed earthquake’ recorded

23 November 2023
Houses shake as ‘unconfirmed earthquake’ recorded

Tremors were recorded in the county, seismologists say, after residents reported their homes were shaking.

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