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School bus has to leave pupils behind each day

04 October 2021
School bus has to leave pupils behind each day

A school bus service is so oversubscribed that almost 40 children a day are unable to get on it.

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Anger as M2 link road added to 2,000 home plan

01 October 2021
Anger as M2 link road added to 2,000 home plan

Residents opposing a 2,000-home development have been further upset by a plan to build a link road to the M2 through a much-loved green space.

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More stores quit shopping centre

30 September 2021
More stores quit shopping centre

Cadbury has joined Poundstretcher in deciding to move out of an outlet centre.

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Family's horror as trapped birds die under solar panels

27 September 2021
Family's horror as trapped birds die under solar panels

A family say they have been left traumatised by birds dying under solar panels on their home and being left there for months.

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'My brother didn't kill mum and daughter'

27 September 2021
'My brother didn't kill mum and daughter'

The sister of convicted killer Michael Stone has told of her 24-year battle to prove he didn't kill Lin and Megan Russell.

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Luxury future of departing river barge revealed

21 September 2021
Luxury future of departing river barge revealed

A barge berthed on the River Medway for eight years is to make a 1,500-mile journey to start a new life as 400 luxury holiday apartments.

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Kent learner drivers forced to apply for tests 100 miles away

17 September 2021
Kent learner drivers forced to apply for tests 100 miles away

A driving instructor says he is frustrated at long waiting times for tests which has forced learners to book slots in areas miles away from Kent.

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Van destroyed in 'arson' attack

16 September 2021
Van destroyed in 'arson' attack

A van was left completely gutted after a suspected early hours arson attack.

Vacant pub set for £100,000 revamp

16 September 2021
Vacant pub set for £100,000 revamp

A landmark former pub is to be converted into a new venue after years of wrangling over its future.

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Pupil punished for wearing 'identical' skirt as last term

15 September 2021
Pupil punished for wearing 'identical' skirt as last term

A mum has hit out at a school's uniform policy after her daughter was put in isolation – but the head has hit back saying rules are rules.

Redundant worker starts Scooter clothing stall

11 September 2021
Redundant worker starts Scooter clothing stall

A gran who lost her job during lockdown has started a stall specialising in scooter clothing.

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School-run woe goes on for residents

10 September 2021
School-run woe goes on for residents

It's a case of new term, same old problem for residents living near a top private school.

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Land Rover hearse becomes popular after royal funeral

10 September 2021
Land Rover hearse becomes popular after royal funeral

An undertakers says it has seen an increase in interest for its special hearse since the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral.

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Student plan for landmark site

09 September 2021
Student plan for landmark site

Part of a major residential and retail development is to be transformed into student accommodation.

Warning after schoolgirls 'flashed' at

07 September 2021
Warning after schoolgirls 'flashed' at

Police are investigating reports two schoolgirls were targeted by a pervert who indecently exposed himself to them.

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Major search sparked by man looking for bomb

07 September 2021
Major search sparked by man looking for bomb

A metal detectorist sparked a major rescue operation when he waded out from a beach in search of a 'cluster bomb'.

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40 children stranded as school bus service cut back

06 September 2021
40 children stranded as school bus service cut back

Pupils have been left stranded and an hour late for school after their bus service was cut following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

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Is this town coffee capital of Kent?

06 September 2021
Is this town coffee capital of Kent?

Lockdown is a distant memory for cafe and coffee shop owners in one town where almost 30 outlets in a third of a mile are enjoying boom times.

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£1m plan to restore Dickens' ornate Swiss chalet

04 September 2021
£1m plan to restore Dickens' ornate Swiss chalet

An author is to donate the proceeds of his latest Charles Dickens book towards a £1 million campaign to restore the writer's ornate Swiss Chalet.

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Reopening date revealed for popular venue

02 September 2021
Reopening date revealed for popular venue

A brasserie which was forced to close due to staff shortages has announced when it will reopen.

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