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‘I was almost killed in hit-and-run’

‘I was almost killed in hit-and-run’

19 April 2024

A woman has told of the terrifying moment she was sitting in her parked car when another vehicle ploughed into it.

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Town pier part closed after abseiling expert checks

Town pier part closed after abseiling expert checks

17 April 2024

Part of a popular town pier has shut temporarily after structural experts abseiled to carry out checks.

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Man in serious condition after ‘stabbing’ on residential street

Man in serious condition after ‘stabbing’ on residential street

17 April 2024

A man is in a serious condition following an alleged stabbing on a residential street.

‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

17 April 2024

Visitors are being forced to brave a “perilous” walk along a busy road to a popular tourist attraction due to a lack of parking.

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Kent car park shuts for filming of popular ITV drama

Kent car park shuts for filming of popular ITV drama

16 April 2024

A town centre car park is set shut as film crews arrive for a long-awaited ITV drama.

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Council deploys abseiling experts for pier survey

Council deploys abseiling experts for pier survey

15 April 2024

A structural survey of a pier has seen experts abseiling down the structure to examine rust.

'Don’t let Olympics allow people smugglers in'

'Don’t let Olympics allow people smugglers in'

14 April 2024

Concerns are being raised that people smugglers might take advantage of a shortfall in police numbers caused by this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Teenagers arrested after ‘high street brawl’

Teenagers arrested after ‘high street brawl’

10 April 2024

Three teenagers have been arrested following an alleged high street brawl.

£500k flood defence funding for four-mile stretch

£500k flood defence funding for four-mile stretch

09 April 2024

Funding for a flood defence scheme costing almost half-a-million pounds to protect thousands of homes has been approved.

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New cafe set to open at closed-off 18th century fort

New cafe set to open at closed-off 18th century fort

07 April 2024

A new cafe and welcome centre is set to become the first building to open at a closed-off 18th century fort.

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Weather warnings issued for strong winds

Weather warnings issued for strong winds

07 April 2024

The Met Office has issued weather warnings which kick in from midnight tonight.

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Garden centre cafe closes after five months

Garden centre cafe closes after five months

06 April 2024

A garden centre tearoom has closed after just five months with bosses saying it's time to focus on their other business.

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Killer cop Couzens ‘lodges complaint over birthday present’

Killer cop Couzens ‘lodges complaint over birthday present’

06 April 2024

Murderer Wayne Couzens is said to have lodged a formal complaint after prison officers denied him a birthday present from his mum

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‘A house of paradise or a council house with a big shed on the side?’

‘A house of paradise or a council house with a big shed on the side?’

04 April 2024

Don’t believe everything you read! Secret Drinker heads to a town centre sports bar that isn’t all it says it is.

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Baby death scandal parents ‘must be shown more compassion’

Baby death scandal parents ‘must be shown more compassion’

03 April 2024

An expert who led an investigation into baby deaths says families being told to prove liability by the trust shows a lack of compassion from the NHS.

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‘Half the town's nurseries have closed - we need to expand'

‘Half the town's nurseries have closed - we need to expand'

03 April 2024

A nursery hoping to address a town's growing demand for childcare places has put forward plans to build an extension.

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Town with no McDonald’s could see drive-thru built on former leisure centre site

Town with no McDonald’s could see drive-thru built on former leisure centre site

03 April 2024

McDonald’s could return to a Kent town as bosses have earmarked a former leisure centre site for a new drive-thru.

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Queen Mother’s private Kent apartment open to public

Queen Mother’s private Kent apartment open to public

30 March 2024

The Queen Mother’s private Kent apartment is now open to the public for the first time ever.

‘It’s not safe and would kill high street businesses’

‘It’s not safe and would kill high street businesses’

30 March 2024

Plans to permanently ban cars from part of a town centre have been put on hold as highway bosses have raised concerns over the scheme's safety.

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Where to see beautiful bluebells in Kent

Where to see beautiful bluebells in Kent

29 March 2024

Kent’s woodlands are soon to be covered in carpets of eye-catching bluebells. Here are 10 places to see the colourful spring flowers.

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