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'Visitors from Europe ask why it is so dirty'

22 April 2021
'Visitors from Europe ask why it is so dirty'

A volunteer who fished 38 discarded shopping trolleys from a Kent river last year says littering gives the county a bad name with tourists.

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189 asylum seekers cross the Channel in two days

21 April 2021
189 asylum seekers cross the Channel in two days

There have been 12 cases of asylum seekers on both sides of the Channel, involving 189 people, in two days.

'At last it has gone'

21 April 2021
'At last it has gone'

'Eyesore' seating has been removed from a conservation area and it is not certain if another set due will be placed at all.

Search for spot for Vera Lynn memorial

20 April 2021
Search for spot for Vera Lynn memorial

An MP has viewed a number of sites to find the best location for a statue for the Second World War Forces' Sweetheart.

Roundabout crash causing M20 delays

20 April 2021
Roundabout crash causing M20 delays

A lane has been closed near a motorway, and a woman hurt, following a crash involving three vehicles.

Fire-ravaged church ready for new life

20 April 2021
Fire-ravaged church ready for new life

A church that burst into flames 14 years ago is now going on auction for conversion into flats.

Electric plane pioneers face opposition to airstrip plan

19 April 2021
Electric plane pioneers face opposition to airstrip plan

Plans to build an airstrip for electric-powered small planes are facing opposition from people living in the area.

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Whole lotta rock

19 April 2021
Whole lotta rock

A tribute group to the Sixties and Seventies band Led Zeppelin play at a Kent venue following its reopening after lockdown.

Taste of success

17 April 2021
Taste of success

A food blogger has won in a national recipe competition after finding she could use all parts of one vegetable.

'This is not Rotterdam'

16 April 2021
'This is not Rotterdam'

Opponents say dockside plans for a motel made from old shipping containers would spoil an 'iconic waterfront'.

Inside the 800-year-old town hall being painstakingly restored

15 April 2021
Inside the 800-year-old town hall being painstakingly restored

Conservation experts restoring a centuries-old town centre building have found decoration by a renowned 19th century architect and designer.

Kent town sixth cheapest for house prices

15 April 2021
Kent town sixth cheapest for house prices

One part of this county has been named as one of the most affordable in the UK, and in its region, for the purchasing of property.

Play park safety review sees equipment removed after 'minor' mishaps

14 April 2021
Play park safety review sees equipment removed after 'minor' mishaps

A swing and slide at a new children's play park have been removed after parents raised safety fears.

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Remember from home

14 April 2021
Remember from home

Members of the public are being asked to follow this year's commemoration of the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid via online film to stay Covid compliant.

Pride group have their own stylish way to clean up

14 April 2021
Pride group have their own stylish way to clean up

Volunteers were dressed in both colourful and eye-catching clothes as they carried out the first of two litter picks in their town.

Boost of 150 jobs

13 April 2021
Boost of 150 jobs

A salad making firm in Kent is offering a mass of new vacancies, needed at a time when the economy is suffering because of the pandemic.

Grants scheme returns

12 April 2021
Grants scheme returns

Local groups can make applications for community grants with total funds now increased to help them carry out projects in a Covid-safe way.

'Our work is done'

12 April 2021
'Our work is done'

A scheme of SuperNeighbours, providing errands and company for those unable to leave home during the pandemic, is coming to an end.

How our town centre will change

09 April 2021
How our town centre will change

Whole sections of the heart of a Kent town will change after a council successfully bid more than £3 million from a goverment high street fund.

'Awesome' effort in Kelly's memory

08 April 2021
'Awesome' effort in Kelly's memory

A fundraising week on what would have been a teenager's 21st birthday has raised more than £500 for others with the rare cancer that took her life.

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