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Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

25 March 2025

A paddling pool will not reopen until next summer as it undergoes upgrades as part of a town centre’s £20 million regeneration scheme.

Main road reopens after crash and oil spillage

Main road reopens after crash and oil spillage

25 March 2025

Police closed off access to a busy main road after a crash involving a lorry and a car - leading to long rush-hour queues.

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First look at Primark store to open in town

First look at Primark store to open in town

25 March 2025

Fresh plans and CGIs have revealed the look of a highly-anticipated Primark branch.

‘We started fostering at just 22 and 23 - it’s been the best decision of our lives’

‘We started fostering at just 22 and 23 - it’s been the best decision of our lives’

25 March 2025

A young couple who began fostering in their early 20s say the experience has been the best decision of their lives.

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£9bn Lower Thames Crossing project given green light by government

£9bn Lower Thames Crossing project given green light by government

25 March 2025

Plans for the UK’s longest road tunnel, which would connect Kent and Essex, have been approved by the government.

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‘Houses planned for farmland will expand village by 50% - where will it end?’

‘Houses planned for farmland will expand village by 50% - where will it end?’

25 March 2025

Villagers say a developer’s plans for 120 new homes will complete a 50% expansion of their close-knit community.

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‘I don’t know where we’re going to live’: Families face eviction to make way for luxury flats

‘I don’t know where we’re going to live’: Families face eviction to make way for luxury flats

25 March 2025

We visited a rundown block of flats set to be turned into modern seafront apartments - where families facing eviction fear ending up homeless.

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‘We just belong together’: Widow and widower get married again at 90

‘We just belong together’: Widow and widower get married again at 90

25 March 2025

A “deliriously happy” couple who never expected to wed again have said “I do” once more and tied the knot after meeting later in life.

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‘Who is doing this?’: Heartbreak as mystery gravestone thief strikes again

‘Who is doing this?’: Heartbreak as mystery gravestone thief strikes again

25 March 2025

A much-missed grandmother’s gravestone has been stolen for a second time leaving her family speechless.

End of an era as high street butchers’ to close after 40 years

End of an era as high street butchers’ to close after 40 years

24 March 2025

A family-run butchers’ which has served a town centre for almost four decades is to shut this weekend.

Preferred site for new leisure centre revealed

Preferred site for new leisure centre revealed

24 March 2025

Town centre car park chosen for new leisure centre, but farmers market will have to move.

Morrisons store in Kent earmarked for closure

Morrisons store in Kent earmarked for closure

24 March 2025

Morrisons has announced huge plans to cut 52 cafes, 17 stores and 18 market kitchens which include two sites in Kent.

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Sadness at death of ‘Kent’s best greengrocer’

Sadness at death of ‘Kent’s best greengrocer’

24 March 2025

A popular greengrocer described as a legend and “the best in Kent” has died.

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Victory for campaigners as daily bus service introduced for estate

Victory for campaigners as daily bus service introduced for estate

24 March 2025

A daily bus service is being introduced to help people living on the outskirts of a main town into the centre.

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‘They said we support plans for 8,400 homes but we don’t’

‘They said we support plans for 8,400 homes but we don’t’

24 March 2025

A wildlife charity has been left “shocked and concerned” after a planning inquiry for thousands of homes claimed it had its support.

‘Bit by bit our little boy became lost in a fog of drugs’

‘Bit by bit our little boy became lost in a fog of drugs’

24 March 2025

A mum who lost her son suddenly is raising money to implement new technology to improve epilepsy care across the country.

Dog owners warned of legal action after ‘disturbing’ number of trees stripped in parks

Dog owners warned of legal action after ‘disturbing’ number of trees stripped in parks

24 March 2025

A stark warning has been given to dog owners after several trees in local parks had their bark removed.

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‘Labour’s free childcare doesn’t add up - we can't offer champagne service on a lemonade budget'

‘Labour’s free childcare doesn’t add up - we can't offer champagne service on a lemonade budget'

24 March 2025

Nurseries and childminders across the county say they are being “set up to fail” by “underfunded” changes to the government’s “free” childcare offer.

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Pub developers blasted as protected wall torn down and 'shoddy' replacement built

Pub developers blasted as protected wall torn down and 'shoddy' replacement built

24 March 2025

A row between developers and councillors over the rebuilding of an historic wall has delayed the transformation of a long-empty pub.

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Teacher told he might ‘never walk again without impairment’ defying the odds

Teacher told he might ‘never walk again without impairment’ defying the odds

23 March 2025

A teacher who woke up one morning unable to move says the support of his students is fuelling his journey of recovery and encouraged him to open up.

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