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‘New McDonald’s drive-thru would be on graveyard’

03 July 2024
‘New McDonald’s drive-thru would be on graveyard’

Heritage experts say a new fast food outlet would spill onto an old graveyard with some graves still in place.

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‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’

01 July 2024
‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’

A 90-home development on farmland would mean “concreting over the countryside” and spoiling residents’ views, say angry villagers.

Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town

28 June 2024
Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town

A popular veterinary surgery has permanently closed after almost 100 years due to “extensive” issues with the building.

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Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea

27 June 2024
Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea

An inquest has opened into the death of a man found in the sea four days after going missing.

'It's an accident waiting to happen': Anger as £1.5m contraflow approved

26 June 2024
'It's an accident waiting to happen': Anger as £1.5m contraflow approved

Plans to set up a contraflow system for a new bus service are going ahead despite fears it could lead to serious road accidents.

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‘They’re our cliffs - it should be free’

24 June 2024
‘They’re our cliffs - it should be free’

The cost of parking at one of Kent’s most iconic landmarks has been hiked - but locals say they shouldn’t have to pay anything at all.

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Stunned jogger’s double take at ‘penguin’ sighting

21 June 2024
Stunned jogger’s double take at ‘penguin’ sighting

A jogger says he did a double take when he noticed what he thought was a colony of penguins along the harbour wall but it wasn’t quite as it seemed…

Warning after blaze destroys vital rescue equipment

21 June 2024
Warning after blaze destroys vital rescue equipment

A warning has been issued after a storage unit went up in flames, destroying £2,500 worth of rescue equipment.

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Seized e-bike four times more powerful than allowed

21 June 2024
Seized e-bike four times more powerful than allowed

An e-bike with no rear brake lever and four times more powerful than allowed on the road has finally been seized.

Sleeping drug dealer’s rude awakening as police raid home

20 June 2024
Sleeping drug dealer’s rude awakening as police raid home

Footage showing the dramatic moment police burst into the home of a heroin and crack cocaine dealer as he slept has been released after he was jailed.

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Man named and charged after restaurant ‘dine-and-dash’

19 June 2024
Man named and charged after restaurant ‘dine-and-dash’

A man has been charged over a ‘dine-and-dash’ incident which left a restaurant £95 out of pocket.

Death of distracted workman who fell down manhole was ‘tragic accident’

19 June 2024
Death of distracted workman who fell down manhole was ‘tragic accident’

An inquest has concluded a much-loved dad-of-two died in a tragic accident - but his family say they believe his death could have been avoided.

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'In the words of Monty Python, it is a deceased parrot’

19 June 2024
'In the words of Monty Python, it is a deceased parrot’

Plans for a new bar and music venue have been thrown out amid fears neighbours would be “forced to listen to rock music late into the night”.

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‘I drank two bottles of vodka a day after divorce and redundancy’

18 June 2024
‘I drank two bottles of vodka a day after divorce and redundancy’

A dad who would go on week-long drinking binges after the break-up of his marriage and losing his job has told how he’s turned his life around.

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‘It takes six weeks to see a GP - yet they want to build more houses’

18 June 2024
‘It takes six weeks to see a GP - yet they want to build more houses’

Campaigners have hit out at plans to build more homes next to a former colliery where developers have already got permission for 165.

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New sports pitch opens at school in memory of teacher

16 June 2024
New sports pitch opens at school in memory of teacher

A pensioner has opened a new sports pitch at a grammar school in memory of his twin brother who was a pupil and teacher there.

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You can't park there! Truckers take break on M20 slip road

14 June 2024
You can't park there! Truckers take break on M20 slip road

Stunned police officers came across three HGV drivers taking a break on a motorway slip road.

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‘WTF, they’ve zapped Trevor McDonald’

12 June 2024
‘WTF, they’ve zapped Trevor McDonald’

The nineties TV newsroom farce Drop the Dead Donkey is back in a new stage show - and we went along to see it.

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Roof erupts in flames

10 June 2024
Roof erupts in flames

Three fire engines were sent out when the roof of a building caught fire yesterday evening.

First part of landmark’s £100m overhaul set to open

09 June 2024
First part of landmark’s £100m overhaul set to open

The first phase of a landmark’s planned £100 million revamp is set to open to the public.

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