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Bills to rise as council passes ‘budget of common sense’

Bills to rise as council passes ‘budget of common sense’

23 February 2024

Councillors have passed a “budget of common sense” which includes a raft of controversial new parking charges and £700,000 worth of savings.

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Solar farm battery plan set for green light despite ‘explosion’ fears

Solar farm battery plan set for green light despite ‘explosion’ fears

23 February 2024

Safety plans for what will be the UK’s biggest solar farm are set to be approved - despite residents’ fears of a fire or “explosion”.

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Two tigers and a leopard! Kent’s most dangerous animals revealed

Two tigers and a leopard! Kent’s most dangerous animals revealed

22 February 2024

More than 100 potentially dangerous wild animals, including two tigers and a zebra, are living in Kent.

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Visit to minor injuries after scooter fall revealed girl, 4, had cancer

Visit to minor injuries after scooter fall revealed girl, 4, had cancer

22 February 2024

A four-year-old girl who underwent routine x-rays after falling off her scooter was found to have cancer.

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Kitchen blaze sparked after pan of oil caught alight

Kitchen blaze sparked after pan of oil caught alight

22 February 2024

Firefighters have warned people not to leave cooking unattended after a pan of oil caught alight.

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Fake grass at brand new playground becomes ‘muddy disaster’

Fake grass at brand new playground becomes ‘muddy disaster’

22 February 2024

Parents are asking how a playground carpeted with fake grass has already become a “muddy disaster” after opening just days ago.

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'Mesmerising dance performance left me speechless’

'Mesmerising dance performance left me speechless’

21 February 2024

A fearless show by Brazil’s São Paulo Dance Company brought the crowd to their feet as culture and movement collided at a Kent theatre.

Copper thieves blamed for “devastating” oil river spillage

Copper thieves blamed for “devastating” oil river spillage

21 February 2024

Intruders are being blamed for the “devastation” caused after oil leaked from a disused paper mill and into a river, with reports of dead wildlife.

‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

21 February 2024

A retired couple say their dream home has been “ruined” by the construction of new-builds towering over their back garden.

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Taskmaster’s Lucy Beaumont to bring new tour to Kent

Taskmaster’s Lucy Beaumont to bring new tour to Kent

21 February 2024

The award-winning comedian is currently taking her latest show, The Trouble and Strife, to theatres across the country.

Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

20 February 2024

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a woman’s ear was injured in an attack

Protests at ‘tragedy’ of uni course cuts and job losses

Protests at ‘tragedy’ of uni course cuts and job losses

20 February 2024

Students and staff are demonstrating against proposals to slash courses leading to the loss of dozens of jobs across its two campuses.

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Rob Beckett announces new stand-up tour

Rob Beckett announces new stand-up tour

20 February 2024

The Bromley-born comedian will kick off his huge 59-date tour, Giraffe, in Kent later this year. Here’s how to get tickets.

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Nightmare neighbour emptied wheelie bin onto couple’s driveway

Nightmare neighbour emptied wheelie bin onto couple’s driveway

20 February 2024

A woman harassed her neighbours by repeatedly ringing their doorbell, smashing a glass pane and emptying her wheelie bin onto their driveway.

Police worker tried to mow down love rival in ‘moment of utter madness’

Police worker tried to mow down love rival in ‘moment of utter madness’

19 February 2024

An "angry and jealous" police worker who was caught on camera twice trying to mow down his love rival has been jailed.

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Free attractions for great family days out

Free attractions for great family days out

19 February 2024

If you’re looking for ways to keep your family entertained that won’t break the bank, we’ve got 21 of Kent’s best free attractions.

Footage shows dead bird in Kent river devastated by oil spill

Footage shows dead bird in Kent river devastated by oil spill

18 February 2024

Villagers say a Kent river has been “devastated” by an oil leak – with upsetting footage showing a dead bird in the water.

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Wildlife dead as investigation into river oil spill continues

Wildlife dead as investigation into river oil spill continues

18 February 2024

The Environment Agency has identified an oil leak at one of Kent’s most historic rivers where animals have been reported dead.

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‘Neighbour from hell pulled a gun on me - just because I'm black'

‘Neighbour from hell pulled a gun on me - just because I'm black'

18 February 2024

A man has told how his “evil” neighbour pulled a gun on him and threatened to shoot him just because of the colour of his skin.

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‘New student housing will shield neighbours from monolithic Aldi’

‘New student housing will shield neighbours from monolithic Aldi’

18 February 2024

Developers pitching to construct three student blocks claim the project will benefit neighbours by shielding them from a “monolithic” supermarket.

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