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Is this the most expensive petrol station in Kent?

03 November 2021
Is this the most expensive petrol station in Kent?

October proves to be a 'horrible month for drivers' as petrol prices soar to reach an all-time high.

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MP announces positive Covid-19 test

02 November 2021
MP announces positive Covid-19 test

An MP is isolating after revealing they have tested positive for Covid-19.

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Seal pup with injured mouth rescued from beach

02 November 2021
Seal pup with injured mouth rescued from beach

A grey seal pup who was discovered on a beach has been taken into the care of a wildlife centre.

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Firefighters called to blaze in tower block

01 November 2021
Firefighters called to blaze in tower block

Four fire engines and a height vehicle have been sent to the scene of a blaze on the fifth floor of a block of flats.

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Free Christmas light trail could come to town centre

29 October 2021
Free Christmas light trail could come to town centre

Campaigners are trying to raise almost £16,500 to fund a free four-day town centre light trail next Christmas.

£10k grants to help fill town's empty shops

29 October 2021
£10k grants to help fill town's empty shops

A council is offering grants of up to £10,000 to help bring vacant shops in a town centre back to life.

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Could town become home of national railway HQ?

28 October 2021
Could town become home of national railway HQ?

A town's MP says consideration should be given to locating the new national headquarters of Great British Railways there because of its rail heritage.

Football chairman choked to death on holiday

27 October 2021
Football chairman choked to death on holiday

A hugely popular Sunday league chairman choked to death while on holiday.

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£14.7m boost for Netflix-linked film studios

27 October 2021
£14.7m boost for Netflix-linked film studios

Plans for an ambitious redevelopment of the site of a former railway works have been given a £14.7 million boost in the budget.

Pop Larkin's Rolls-Royce up for auction

27 October 2021
Pop Larkin's Rolls-Royce up for auction

The iconic yellow motor which was driven by David Jason in the much-loved comedy drama Darling Buds of May last sold for £100,000.

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£1.5m guest house to become centre for homeless

26 October 2021
£1.5m guest house to become centre for homeless

A charity which helps turn around the lives of young people will open its first centre in the county following the purchase of a guest house.

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'It's a piece of history disappearing'

22 October 2021
'It's a piece of history disappearing'

The days of signallers opening and closing barriers at a busy rail crossing could be numbered by a planned automation upgrade.

New image released in search for man missing for six months

20 October 2021
New image released in search for man missing for six months

A photo of a car belonging to a Kent man who has been missing for six months has been released by police in a fresh appeal for help to find him.

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Parents told to drive children to new school due to 'hazardous' access

20 October 2021
Parents told to drive children to new school due to 'hazardous' access

Angry parents are threatening to withdraw their children from a new-build primary school amid concerns over 'hazardous' access to the site.

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'This whole thing was a smoke and mirrors exercise'

18 October 2021
'This whole thing was a smoke and mirrors exercise'

Residents walked out midway through a meeting to discuss the long-awaited replacement of a community centre which was torn down pre-pandemic.

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New café and bakery giving young people a chance

18 October 2021
New café and bakery giving young people a chance

Young adults with learning disabilities have opened a new business where they can gain the skills needed to move from education to employment.

Girl, 13, killed by car named locally

17 October 2021
Girl, 13, killed by car named locally

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a fatal accident which saw a car strike a young pedestrian crossing a road close to a busy roundabout.

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Motorcycle stolen in violent bike-jacking

17 October 2021
Motorcycle stolen in violent bike-jacking

A gang of four men drove a car into a motorcyclist before attacking him and stealing his bike.

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Quad bikes ridden over war memorial

17 October 2021
Quad bikes ridden over war memorial

Riders have been accused of a "lack of respect" after they were seen to traverse a chalk cross dedicated to war heroes.

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'Build in north and Midlands not Kent'

17 October 2021
'Build in north and Midlands not Kent'

A council leader has launched a taskforce to map an entire borough and called for more housebuilding outside the south of England.

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