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When blackouts hit Kent 50 years ago

08 October 2022
When blackouts hit Kent 50 years ago

With National Grid warning there could be blackouts this winter, we look back at the last time the county was plunged into darkness...

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'He was enthusiastic about everything he did'

07 October 2022
'He was enthusiastic about everything he did'

Tributes have been paid to a former deputy mayor and district and town councillor who has died of cancer aged 66.

Villagers' fury as four-month water leak still not fixed

07 October 2022
Villagers' fury as four-month water leak still not fixed

Residents say a water leak - which has become a 60-yard stream - has wasted a "massive" amount of gallons and is also a health and safety issue.

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Controversial water rings to be turned off

06 October 2022
Controversial water rings to be turned off

A divisive water feature that was criticised for being wasteful during a drought is to be turned off for the winter.

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Sailing delay warnings

05 October 2022
Sailing delay warnings

Ferry passengers are being advised to check with operators over potential departure holdups because of bad weather.

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£50m plan for five-star spa hotel and 'wave lagoon' unveiled

05 October 2022
£50m plan for five-star spa hotel and 'wave lagoon' unveiled

Official plans for a development offering Kent’s first surfing “wave lagoon” and a five-star spa hotel are now being considered by council officers.

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Much-loved dad crashed into tree after heart attack

04 October 2022
Much-loved dad crashed into tree after heart attack

A popular biker and father of four who died after crashing into a tree had suffered a heart attack moments before, an inquest heard.

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Much-loved dad took own life after tragic final message

03 October 2022
Much-loved dad took own life after tragic final message

A dad-of-four and popular football coach took his own life after sending a tragic final message to his girlfriend, an inquest has heard.

'We have lost these beautiful angels far too soon'

01 October 2022
'We have lost these beautiful angels far too soon'

Along a Kent high street, six smiling faces are displayed in a shop window - each with a tragic story behind them.

Asylum seekers plucked from the sea

30 September 2022
Asylum seekers plucked from the sea

A total 138 people in small boats were rescued in one night, some of whom had ended up in the water.

25m pool and fitness suite among plans for new leisure centre

29 September 2022
25m pool and fitness suite among plans for new leisure centre

There is still time to view plans for a run-down leisure centre, which is due to be demolished and redeveloped.

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Have you seen him?

29 September 2022
Have you seen him?

Police are concerned for the welfare of a man who vanished three days ago and are appealing for help to find him.

Force criticised for failure over responding to information requests

28 September 2022
Force criticised for failure over responding to information requests

Kent's police force has been reprimanded by a watchdog over delays in answering information requests from the public.

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Rat battered to death with baseball bat in infested home

28 September 2022
Rat battered to death with baseball bat in infested home

A woman says 'big fat' rats have taken over her council home, keeping her up at night and making her life hell.

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Firefighters tackle motorway car blaze

27 September 2022
Firefighters tackle motorway car blaze

Fire crews were this morning called to put out a car in flames on a coastbound carriageway.

Woman hurt after three-car crash

27 September 2022
Woman hurt after three-car crash

A three-car crash on a dual carriageway blighted by roadworks saw one woman taken to hospital.

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Overcrowded grammar riddled with asbestos and falling down hill

26 September 2022
Overcrowded grammar riddled with asbestos and falling down hill

A crumbling old school building has been replaced by a £25 million centre than can take more than twice as many pupils.

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Road to close as work continues on new Fastrack bus route

23 September 2022
Road to close as work continues on new Fastrack bus route

A stretch of a key route will be shut overnight this weekend as work to create a new fast bus route continues.

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'Monstrous' plan for new homes rejected

21 September 2022
'Monstrous' plan for new homes rejected

Plans for 28 flats in two blocks have been thrown out by councillors despite an officers' recommendation to approve.

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Fire-ravaged club to become pub and flats despite noise fears

20 September 2022
Fire-ravaged club to become pub and flats despite noise fears

Plans for 21 new homes and a pub have been approved by planning councillors - despite protests from neighbours over noise and parking.

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