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90-minute delays at Dover as Bank Holiday travel warning issued

90-minute delays at Dover as Bank Holiday travel warning issued

22 August 2024

Drivers are facing 90-minute delays at the Port of Dover - as travel experts issue a warning over congestion ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.

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Drunk Afghan war veteran knocked down cyclist while ‘fleeing triggering chat’

Drunk Afghan war veteran knocked down cyclist while ‘fleeing triggering chat’

21 August 2024

A former soldier who knocked down a cyclist while drunk claims she had been fleeing a triggering conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Boy cried ‘Mummy, I’m scared’ as knife-wielding boyfriend warned her: ‘I’m going to get you!’

Boy cried ‘Mummy, I’m scared’ as knife-wielding boyfriend warned her: ‘I’m going to get you!’

19 August 2024

A mum and her son cowered in dark alleyways and behind cars as they were chased out of their home by her knife-wielding partner.

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Toilets closed as vandals smash door and rip dryer off wall

Toilets closed as vandals smash door and rip dryer off wall

18 August 2024

A toilet block has closed until further notice after vandals smashed a door and ripped a hand dryer off the wall on the same day they were installed.

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Beautiful video shows flock of rare white storks in Kent field

Beautiful video shows flock of rare white storks in Kent field

14 August 2024

Footage has been captured of a rare bird, with around 50 spotted near a windmill.

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Plans finally in to demolish and replace historic cinema

Plans finally in to demolish and replace historic cinema

14 August 2024

A bid to replace a beloved seafront cinema with a new movie theatre has finally been submitted - and now include two screens rather than one.

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Hundreds back campaign for one hour’s free parking in council’s car parks

Hundreds back campaign for one hour’s free parking in council’s car parks

13 August 2024

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on a council to introduce one hour's free parking in all of its car parks.

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Sadness as much-loved store closes after 74 years

Sadness as much-loved store closes after 74 years

11 August 2024

A beloved family-run produce shop which has been trading for more than 70 years is closing due to rising costs.

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‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’

‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’

11 August 2024

What was once a regular garden consisting of no more than a patch of grass and dated patio has been transformed into a mini-rainforest.

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Axed Pfizer workers rehired as new Chinese firm moves in

Axed Pfizer workers rehired as new Chinese firm moves in

08 August 2024

Pfizer staff made redundant by the pharmaceutical giant have now been taken on by a new firm.

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Thousands raised in memory of ‘real-life superhero’ toddler

Thousands raised in memory of ‘real-life superhero’ toddler

07 August 2024

More than £5,700 has been raised in memory of a three-year-old boy who died after battling a rare virus.

Man charged after robbery at post office

Man charged after robbery at post office

05 August 2024

One man has been charged, and another bailed, after a robbery at a post office where staff were threatened.

Farmer’s plea after sheep killed in cruel dog attack

Farmer’s plea after sheep killed in cruel dog attack

05 August 2024

A furious farmer is pleading with dog walkers to keep their pets under control after a sheep was killed in a vicious attack.

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Historic church in ‘disrepair’ could become homes

Historic church in ‘disrepair’ could become homes

04 August 2024

A 200-year-old church that is “falling into disrepair” could be converted into two homes under new plans.

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'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

03 August 2024

Concerns have been raised over bad parking, speeding drivers and lack of pedestrian crossings on a busy town centre road some treat ‘like race track’.

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Sadness as fish and chip shop closing after 43 years

Sadness as fish and chip shop closing after 43 years

03 August 2024

A much-loved fish and chip shop will close at the end of the month as its long-time owners are retiring after 43 years at the helm.

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Pub in village with no shop and no buses hits the market

Pub in village with no shop and no buses hits the market

02 August 2024

A village with no shops and no buses has now seen its pub hit the market for more than half a million pounds.

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‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’

‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’

31 July 2024

Families visiting a leisure centre “famous” for its slides say they will stop going if a controversial £19m revamp sees them removed.

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Head teacher told sister that husband hit her before gun death, inquest hears

Head teacher told sister that husband hit her before gun death, inquest hears

30 July 2024

A head teacher believed to have been shot by her husband told her sister that he had hit her in the hours before her death, an inquest has heard.

‘Town's seawater gave me multiple infections - something has to change!’

‘Town's seawater gave me multiple infections - something has to change!’

29 July 2024

A dedicated sea swimmer says falling water quality at one of Kent's most popular beaches has left him with "nasty" eye and ear infections.

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