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Glasto performer to feature at town's 'Best of British' bash

11 July 2022
Glasto performer to feature at town's 'Best of British' bash

A new summer festival featuring a range of British music and entertainment is set to take place this weekend with a Glastonbury performer in tow.

Kent MP appointed Levelling Up Secretary

07 July 2022
Kent MP appointed Levelling Up Secretary

A Kent MP will replace Michael Gove as Levelling up Secretary as the Prime Minister seeks to fill vacant positions following several resignations.

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Calls for law change after more works on 'irreplaceable woodland'

07 July 2022
Calls for law change after more works on 'irreplaceable woodland'

A council is preparing to take a landowner to court following reports of more works at the site of an illegal development in a protected woodland.

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Football club reveals huge waterfront stadium plans

06 July 2022
Football club reveals huge waterfront stadium plans

A football club has announced plans for a new 8,000-seater stadium at the heart of a new harbourside destination featuring shops, offices and homes.

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Rail users face nine-day disruption over £5m tunnel upgrade

06 July 2022
Rail users face nine-day disruption over £5m tunnel upgrade

Southeastern passengers face more than a week of delays to services travelling to the capital owing to engineering works at a Victorian-era tunnel.

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Care home resident hit on head by falling electrical box

05 July 2022
Care home resident hit on head by falling electrical box

A nursing home for people with learning difficulties has been placed in special measures after an inspection uncovered serious safety failings.

Crews battle football-pitch sized blaze

05 July 2022
Crews battle football-pitch sized blaze

Forty firefighters were sent to tackle a large fire which raged on into the night and claimed a hectare of scrubland.

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'Game on': School starts teaching pupils Esports

05 July 2022
'Game on': School starts teaching pupils Esports

A secondary school in Kent is among the first in the country to start offering its pupils a post-16 qualification in Esports and competitive gaming.

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Cheekily-named burger joint flips into action

04 July 2022
Cheekily-named burger joint flips into action

A new independent burger joint has opened with a view to offering a town a new taste experience while also doing good in the community.

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Spillage causing tailbacks near tunnel

04 July 2022
Spillage causing tailbacks near tunnel

There are delays on the approach to the Dartford Tunnel due to reports of a lorry dropping some of its cargo.

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New £3.2bn price tag on bringing Crossrail to Kent

02 July 2022
New £3.2bn price tag on bringing Crossrail to Kent

A new study has calculated the cost of what it would take to extend the Elizabeth Line to north Kent and put the county on the underground map.

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Burglar stole laptop and phones while occupants slept

01 July 2022
Burglar stole laptop and phones while occupants slept

A burglar who stole computer tablets, phones and a bank card from a home while the occupants were sleeping has been jailed.

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Minecraft player recreates Kent town

30 June 2022
Minecraft player recreates Kent town

A Minecraft player has invested six months in building one of Kent's most iconic landmarks as part of a UK-wide project to recreate the Earth online.

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Teenage boy suffers head injuries after racial assault

27 June 2022
Teenage boy suffers head injuries after racial assault

A CCTV image has been released of two men police wish to speak to in connection with reports a teenage boy was racially abused and assaulted.

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Sinkhole repairs to take up to six weeks

27 June 2022
Sinkhole repairs to take up to six weeks

A section of a street will remain shut for more than a month while works take place to fix a huge sinkhole which opened up in the middle of the road.

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Domino's Pizza plans resurface for historic pub

26 June 2022
Domino's Pizza plans resurface for historic pub

Plans have been resubmitted to convert a historic 131-year-old pub into a pizza takeaway joint – just two years after original plans were turned down.

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Irish Traveller takes 'Policing law protest' to Glastonbury

23 June 2022
Irish Traveller takes 'Policing law protest' to Glastonbury

A Kent-based Irish Traveller has arrived at Glastonbury where he is set to speak on several stages against a new policing law coming into force.

Fears after home hit by lightning

23 June 2022
Fears after home hit by lightning

A resident has spoken of their terror at seeing the roof of a neighbouring family's home go up in flames after being struck by lightning.

Met's handling of Grindr Killer to be re-investigated

23 June 2022
Met's handling of Grindr Killer to be re-investigated

A fresh investigation has been ordered into the way the Met Police initially handled the deaths of four men murdered by serial killer Stephen Port.

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Flats and shops plan for working men's club site

21 June 2022
Flats and shops plan for working men's club site

Revised plans have been submitted to erect nearly 100 new flats with underneath shop space on the site of a derelict former working men's club site.

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