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Opening date confirmed for new £250k skate park

24 October 2022
Opening date confirmed for new £250k skate park

New images have been released and an opening date revealed for a new £250,000 'Olympics-inspired' skate park facility in a town park.

'We're not cutting train services to help Tories in Kent'

24 October 2022
'We're not cutting train services to help Tories in Kent'

The boss of Southeastern has dismissed claims upcoming timetable changes are to the benefit of Conservative voters in wealthier parts of the county.

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'It was like Brands Hatch – there were hundreds of boy racers'

22 October 2022
'It was like Brands Hatch – there were hundreds of boy racers'

There are calls for tougher action after a lorry driver says he was verbally abused and threatened by spectators at another large 'boy racers' meet.

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Hospital staff told to 'bring their own loo roll'

21 October 2022
Hospital staff told to 'bring their own loo roll'

A hospital worker has claimed a lack of toilet facilities is putting staff and patients at risk – but the Trust says conditions are above average.

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Millwall FC's plans for Kent training ground approved

21 October 2022
Millwall FC's plans for Kent training ground approved

A Championship football side's plans to erect new training ground facilities in the green belt near a major race track have been approved.

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Mum 'left clues' to find her alleged killer

19 October 2022
Mum 'left clues' to find her alleged killer

A murder trial has heard a mum whose body was burnt in an oil drum "left clues" to trace her alleged killer before she disappeared.

Murder accused described himself as 'psychopath with a conscience'

18 October 2022
Murder accused described himself as 'psychopath with a conscience'

A murder trial heard the man accused of killing two women called himself a 'psychopath with a conscience' in a message about 'disposing of something'.

Boy racers perform stunts to 'spectators on garden chairs'

15 October 2022
Boy racers perform stunts to 'spectators on garden chairs'

Footage has emerged of reckless drivers doing doughnuts and speeding around a roundabout likened to a knock-off Fast and Furious set.

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Tributes paid to A2 crash victims

13 October 2022
Tributes paid to A2 crash victims

Floral tributes have been left on a motorway overpass amid an ongoing appeal after two young people were killed in a crash.

Squatters accused of starting fires in historic buildings

13 October 2022
Squatters accused of starting fires in historic buildings

A business owner says locks have been glued and fires started by suspected squatters occupying town centre buildings which caught fire.

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TikToker asks followers to back controversial flats plan

12 October 2022
TikToker asks followers to back controversial flats plan

A social media influencer has voiced her support for controversial plans to build 32 homes on the plot of a large detached house.

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Government's 'planning reset' prompts fresh fears for theme-park site

11 October 2022
Government's 'planning reset' prompts fresh fears for theme-park site

Conservationists are bracing themselves for further battles to protect a key nature site in the wake of the government's new investment zones.

Domino's withdraw plans to convert old pub

11 October 2022
Domino's withdraw plans to convert old pub

A second bid to transform a historic 131-year-old pub into a branch of the pizza takeaway giant have been removed.

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20,000 people on social housing list

10 October 2022
20,000 people on social housing list

The scale of Kent's social housing crisis has been revealed, as councils fail to meet homebuilding targets.

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Dartford Crossing set for £10m paint job

09 October 2022
Dartford Crossing set for £10m paint job

Work has started to give one of the busiest bridges in Britain a fresh lick of paint as part of a multi-million pound seven-year project.

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Major plans for 2,000 home 'heart' for garden city

06 October 2022
Major plans for 2,000 home 'heart' for garden city

A planning application has been submitted for thousands of new homes, bars, cafes and GP services as part of a new city centre for Kent's garden city.

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Desperate search for grandad missing in Bali

06 October 2022
Desperate search for grandad missing in Bali

A family is desperately trying to extend a search mission for a dad who went missing snorkelling off the coast of Bali.

Pair jailed over 'play-acted' £25k jewellery heist

05 October 2022
Pair jailed over 'play-acted' £25k jewellery heist

A woman who tied a close family friend to a chair as part of an elaborate plot to rob them of £25,000 worth of jewellery has been jailed.

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City's streets to be named after iconic albums

05 October 2022
City's streets to be named after iconic albums

Road names on a garden city development are set to be named after iconic rock and pop albums in a nod to the Kent artist responsible for them.

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Work starts to construct £250k 'Olympics' inspired skate park

04 October 2022
Work starts to construct £250k 'Olympics' inspired skate park

Construction has started to transform a run-down skate park and deliver new facilities after funds were secured by a former reality TV contestant.

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