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Award-winning visitor centre to shut due to ‘rising costs’

09 April 2024
Award-winning visitor centre to shut due to ‘rising costs’

An award-winning visitor centre is to close due to rising costs and falling visitor numbers, bosses say.

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'I thought I'd be burying my child at Christmas but now we have hope!'

09 April 2024
'I thought I'd be burying my child at Christmas but now we have hope!'

The parents of a young girl left devastated when her cancer returned hope her latest results mean she can take part in an anti-relapse clinical trial.

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‘Great big hole' in town centre set to finally be filled

06 April 2024
‘Great big hole' in town centre set to finally be filled

A development of 17 flats set to fill a “great big hole” in a town centre is due to be completed next year, bosses say.

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Chris Packham's fury over commercial waste dumping in Kent woods

04 April 2024
Chris Packham's fury over commercial waste dumping in Kent woods

Nature expert Chris Packham is calling for the clean-up of a historic Kent woodland after a colossal fly-tip was unearthed.

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New harbour designs revealed after ‘brutal’ backlash

02 April 2024
New harbour designs revealed after ‘brutal’ backlash

Big changes have been made to the designs for a seafront redevelopment - after the original plans left residents unimpressed.

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'Controlled parking zone would kill my business - I would 100% close'

31 March 2024
'Controlled parking zone would kill my business - I would 100% close'

Fears are growing some high street firms will end up closing if a council presses ahead with “vindictive” new parking measures.

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Queen Mother’s private Kent apartment open to public

30 March 2024
Queen Mother’s private Kent apartment open to public

The Queen Mother’s private Kent apartment is now open to the public for the first time ever.

Luxury harbour-side wine bar opens above seafood restaurant

29 March 2024
Luxury harbour-side wine bar opens above seafood restaurant

A seafood restaurant has added another string to its bow with the opening of a new wine bar.

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Developers use hawks to scare seagulls away from luxury beach homes

28 March 2024
Developers use hawks to scare seagulls away from luxury beach homes

Developers behind a multi-million-pound seafront complex are using hawks to scare seagulls away from the new luxury homes.

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Record numbers cross Channel in small boats for first three months of year

27 March 2024
Record numbers cross Channel in small boats for first three months of year

The number of asylum seekers crossing the Channel so far in 2024 has reached a new record high for the first three months of a calendar year.

Abandoned pub sold at auction for £800k could be ‘totally redeveloped’

26 March 2024
Abandoned pub sold at auction for £800k could be ‘totally redeveloped’

A pub left abandoned for five years has sold at auction for almost £800,000 and could be “totally redeveloped”.

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Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car

26 March 2024
Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car

A boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

‘My shop was destroyed - I didn’t realise how bad people could be’

26 March 2024
‘My shop was destroyed - I didn’t realise how bad people could be’

The owner of a barber shop which was destroyed says he is ‘more determined than ever to make the business a success’

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Work set to restart on huge luxury flats amid concerns over sites future

22 March 2024
Work set to restart on huge luxury flats amid concerns over sites future

Work on a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats is set to resume in the coming weeks – after months of inactivity on the site.

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Police chase as suspect arrested on suspicion of assault

22 March 2024
Police chase as suspect arrested on suspicion of assault

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a slew of offences, including assault, criminal damage and theft.

'Our town centre is dying - but council wants to build antisocial behaviour hotspot!'

22 March 2024
'Our town centre is dying - but council wants to build antisocial behaviour hotspot!'

Residents fear multi-million-pound plans to turn a bus station into a public square will create an “antisocial behaviour hotspot”.

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'If we lose our outdoor seating the business will shut!'

21 March 2024
'If we lose our outdoor seating the business will shut!'

Bosses at a hugely popular microbar say they will be forced to shut if they are unable to keep their outdoor seating.

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'We thought there had been an explosion - my car and van were destroyed'

19 March 2024
'We thought there had been an explosion - my car and van were destroyed'

A traumatised nurse says she feared there had been an explosion after a car being chased by police careered into vehicles on her driveway.

New bridge and 20mph limits – how £20m is being spent transforming town

19 March 2024
New bridge and 20mph limits – how £20m is being spent transforming town

A new video reveals how a town centre will be transformed – with its bus station knocked down, a new bridge built and 20mph limits brought in.

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‘It’s such a huge loss – he was loved by everyone’

16 March 2024
‘It’s such a huge loss – he was loved by everyone’

Lifeboat volunteers say they are struggling to come to terms with the loss of a much-loved crewmate who “touched the hearts of everyone”.

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