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Kent towns top list of UK’s sunniest places

Kent towns top list of UK’s sunniest places

30 July 2024

Two Kent towns have come out on top of a list of the UK’s 10 sunniest spots

Hundreds turn out for festival celebrating women and sisterhood

Hundreds turn out for festival celebrating women and sisterhood

30 July 2024

A day filled with traditional Punjabi folk songs and dance honoured women and the power of sisterhood.

Open air market to be trialled in village dogged by anti-social behaviour

Open air market to be trialled in village dogged by anti-social behaviour

30 July 2024

An open-air market is hoping to entice visitors back to a village shopping centre previously plagued by troublesome teens targeting traders.

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More police patrols to crackdown on town’s street drinking and anti-social behaviour

More police patrols to crackdown on town’s street drinking and anti-social behaviour

30 July 2024

A new campaign has been launched to tackle problems residents and businesses say are the biggest issues facing their town.

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Missing teenager, 14, found safe

Missing teenager, 14, found safe

30 July 2024

Police officers were asking the public to call 999 if they saw a missing 14-year-old.

Road closed after crash between car and motorbike

Road closed after crash between car and motorbike

30 July 2024

A busy road has been closed this morning to allow for emergency services to attend to an accident.

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Lower Thames Crossing funding to go ahead

Lower Thames Crossing funding to go ahead

29 July 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spared the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing from a series of sweeping cuts to national infrastructure schemes.

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Churchyard cordoned off for ‘emergency repairs’ after risk of falling bricks uncovered

Churchyard cordoned off for ‘emergency repairs’ after risk of falling bricks uncovered

28 July 2024

A historic church described as the “bedrock of the community” has cordoned off part of its churchyard for urgent repair works to take place.

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‘It’s not a winery, it’s a vinicultural Disneyland’

‘It’s not a winery, it’s a vinicultural Disneyland’

28 July 2024

A group of residents are gearing up to fight against revised plans for an “enormous” winery they fear will do irreparable harm to the countryside.

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‘Visibly unwell’ village peacock rescued after year roaming the streets

‘Visibly unwell’ village peacock rescued after year roaming the streets

28 July 2024

A peacock who endeared himself to villagers after spending the best part of a year roaming driveways has been rehomed after concerns over his welfare.

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Flat plan for vacant Chinese approved at third time of asking

Flat plan for vacant Chinese approved at third time of asking

27 July 2024

A once popular Chinese restaurant, which was repossessed two years ago, has been given permission to be turned into flats.

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Lower Thames Crossing project could be delayed again

Lower Thames Crossing project could be delayed again

27 July 2024

The Chancellor is reported to be considering delaying major road projects, including the Lower Thames Crossing, amid a hug black hole in finances.

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Windscreens smashed as yobs run riot through town

Windscreens smashed as yobs run riot through town

27 July 2024

Multiple parked vehicles were damaged overnight in a town and police are appealing for help to identify the vandals.

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‘It will totally tip the balance’: Scores protest plans to house asylum-seeking children

‘It will totally tip the balance’: Scores protest plans to house asylum-seeking children

26 July 2024

Residents are protesting proposals to house unaccompanied asylum seeker children in their street but charities say they provide a vital “safe space’.

‘It could have been any of us’: Tourists traumatised after witnessing ‘Jeep crash death’

‘It could have been any of us’: Tourists traumatised after witnessing ‘Jeep crash death’

26 July 2024

Two friends holidaying in Turkey have revealed the traumatic experience of seeing another tourist die while on a mountain road trip excursion.

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Neglected pony found ‘crawling with maggots’ on road

Neglected pony found ‘crawling with maggots’ on road

25 July 2024

An investigation has been launched after an abandoned pony was found crawling with maggots and flies as it “stumbled down the road”.

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Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas to make panto debut in Kent

Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas to make panto debut in Kent

25 July 2024

The winner of ITV’s popular talent show will make her panto debut in Kent this December after securing a place in a “dream” production.

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Shopping centre nature trail recognised as one of the nation's best parks

Shopping centre nature trail recognised as one of the nation's best parks

25 July 2024

A shopping centre has received its eighth award for having one of the best green spaces in the UK.

Teen remanded in custody again after gurdwara attack

Teen remanded in custody again after gurdwara attack

25 July 2024

A teenager has been detained after being charged with making threats to kill and threatening a person with a bladed weapon at a place of worship.

Uber Boat to re-launch special sailings from Kent to London

Uber Boat to re-launch special sailings from Kent to London

25 July 2024

A river boat cruise company is set to resume additional services on the River Thames during the summer holidays.

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