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Road plagued by potholes will close for repair works

10 July 2024
Road plagued by potholes will close for repair works

A pothole-ridden street – a key road in and out of a housing estate – will be closed for two days while repair works are carried out.

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School cleaner’s shock at being sacked by text message

10 July 2024
School cleaner’s shock at being sacked by text message

A woman signed off work has told of her shock at being sacked via WhatsApp.

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Police remain at scene after two pensioners found dead

09 July 2024
Police remain at scene after two pensioners found dead

Officers continue to investigate at the scene after a man and woman in their 90s were found dead at a town centre address.

Shopping centre ‘in robust health’ and won’t be turned into flats, say bosses

08 July 2024
Shopping centre ‘in robust health’ and won’t be turned into flats, say bosses

Bosses at a high street shopping mall have allayed fears the centre will be demolished to make way for flats.

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Pride fundraiser cancelled after homophobic abuse

05 July 2024
Pride fundraiser cancelled after homophobic abuse

A fundraising event for a town’s Pride weekend has been axed after threats and abuse towards staff.

Man in hospital and duo held after town centre attack

04 July 2024
Man in hospital and duo held after town centre attack

Two men have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a town centre attack put one victim in hospital.

‘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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