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Historic library in ‘dreadful state’ - but council can’t justify paying £2.9m to fix it

21 September 2024
Historic library in ‘dreadful state’ - but council can’t justify paying £2.9m to fix it

A council says the cost of fixing a historic library would take up almost its entire set budget for maintaining 300 buildings across the county.

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Pub at centre of 1970s murder probe turned into grocery store

19 September 2024
Pub at centre of 1970s murder probe turned into grocery store

A pub that existed for more than a century, and was once the centre of a murder investigation, has now become a shop.

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Sadness at closure of popular charity shop after ‘financial review’

19 September 2024
Sadness at closure of popular charity shop after ‘financial review’

Residents are in dismay following the “tough decision” to shut a high street charity shop in a bid to save money.

Duo to appear in court after five bins torched

18 September 2024
Duo to appear in court after five bins torched

Two men are to appear in court this month after a night of vandalism in which bins were set alight.

Drug dealers caught jumping from window to escape police

18 September 2024
Drug dealers caught jumping from window to escape police

A pair of drug dealers who tried jumping out of a window to escape police have been jailed.

‘Parking is a nightmare - I’ve lost 60 customers in four months’

18 September 2024
‘Parking is a nightmare - I’ve lost 60 customers in four months’

A gym owner has lost more than a third of his members in just four months amid parking chaos on nearby streets.

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Striking murals cover defaced hoardings

16 September 2024
Striking murals cover defaced hoardings

Intriguing artwork is being used to brighten up a building site as affordable homes are constructed.

Sadness as popular family-run garage has to close after 96 years

16 September 2024
Sadness as popular family-run garage has to close after 96 years

An independent garage has closed after almost 100 years as the lease has run out and the landowner is selling up.

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Police, ambulance and fire crews called to accident

15 September 2024
Police, ambulance and fire crews called to accident

All three emergency services were called to an accident this morning.

Road reopened after sinkholes appear

15 September 2024
Road reopened after sinkholes appear

A new image shows a village high street now completely resurfaced after being blighted with holes.

Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

15 September 2024
Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

Residents in a built-up area are bracing for noisy nights of roadworks - including the “prolonged” use of pneumatic tools and warning sirens.

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‘End of an era’ as couple close popular wine bar after 16 years

14 September 2024
‘End of an era’ as couple close popular wine bar after 16 years

The closure of a popular town centre wine bar has been described as the “end of an era” by regulars.

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Loved ones gather to remember popular teen killed in tragic accident

14 September 2024
Loved ones gather to remember popular teen killed in tragic accident

The loved ones of an 18-year-old killed in a tragic railway accident have gathered this afternoon to hold a “lovely celebration” of his life.

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Crash victim flown to hospital

14 September 2024
Crash victim flown to hospital

An air ambulance had to take the casualty of a road accident to a major trauma centre.

Picture shows Royal Navy shadowing Russian vessels off Kent coast

13 September 2024
Picture shows Royal Navy shadowing Russian vessels off Kent coast

Four Russian vessels were watched closely by the Royal Navy as they passed through the English Channel.

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Infilling of dock begins to make space for cars at port

11 September 2024
Infilling of dock begins to make space for cars at port

Striking pictures show the start of work that will eventually lead to the infilling of a docklands area to prepare for new EU border rules.

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‘Our crops are dying - council’s solar-powered well doesn’t give us enough water’

11 September 2024
‘Our crops are dying - council’s solar-powered well doesn’t give us enough water’

Angry allotment holders say their crops have been dying because a council’s new solar-powered well is unreliable.

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‘Pubs are struggling - they need to find new ways to survive’

06 September 2024
‘Pubs are struggling - they need to find new ways to survive’

Councillors have allowed a pub to keep a holiday let and pizza oven in its garden after they were installed without planning permission.

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‘When people say there’s a problem on the roads, everyone avoids town like the plague’

04 September 2024
‘When people say there’s a problem on the roads, everyone avoids town like the plague’

An antique shop boss has blamed new EU border rules for the closure of his store - just months after another trader quit for the same reason.

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Behind the scenes of latest Marvel film shot in Kent

03 September 2024
Behind the scenes of latest Marvel film shot in Kent

Behind-the-scene pictures have emerged of the latest Marvel superhero film being shot at a historic landmark.

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