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Christmas market to return to seaside attraction next month

Christmas market to return to seaside attraction next month

22 October 2024

A Christmas market promising a “magical experience” will return to a Kent seaside attraction next month.

Marshal patrols return during school holidays to deter anti-social behaviour

Marshal patrols return during school holidays to deter anti-social behaviour

22 October 2024

Marshals are set to be deployed once again over the school holidays to prevent anti-social behaviour and reduce violence in town centres.

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Do you fancy being a councillor? Find out how at a Q&A

Do you fancy being a councillor? Find out how at a Q&A

22 October 2024

There will be an information event this week for those interested in standing for election to Kent County Council.

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‘Parking is bad enough already - we don’t want a HMO in our street’

‘Parking is bad enough already - we don’t want a HMO in our street’

22 October 2024

A borough council has rejected plans to convert a family bungalow into a seven-bedroom HMO after fears were raised about parking.

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Road to seafront to stay closed for another 10 months

Road to seafront to stay closed for another 10 months

22 October 2024

A road connecting a town and seafront will remain closed until next summer following two landslides, amid a campaign to save a historic landmark.

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‘Council has left neighbourhood in a mess for years - I’m completely fed up!’

‘Council has left neighbourhood in a mess for years - I’m completely fed up!’

22 October 2024

A furious dad says he is “completely fed up” of council-owned land outside his house being left a “total mess”.

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‘I was left on the floor in agony but told the pain was in my head’

‘I was left on the floor in agony but told the pain was in my head’

22 October 2024

A nurse has shared her struggle to get diagnosed with a chronic illness which forced her to quit her job and caused her to collapse from the pain.

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'We just want to socialise with our neighbours - it's health and safety gone mad'

'We just want to socialise with our neighbours - it's health and safety gone mad'

22 October 2024

Shocked neighbours have described a housing association’s demand that they remove their communal meeting place as “health and safety gone mad”.

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Payout for drivers hit by ‘contaminated fuel’ problems at Morrisons - but not all reimbursed

Payout for drivers hit by ‘contaminated fuel’ problems at Morrisons - but not all reimbursed

21 October 2024

Insurers have started to pay out to those motorists impacted by “contaminated fuel” after filling up at a petrol garage.

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Flood-hit school which lost thousands of books opens new library

Flood-hit school which lost thousands of books opens new library

21 October 2024

Children at one primary school say they “can’t wait” to use their new reading space a year after the site was badly flooded.

Former furniture store on the market for £400,000

Former furniture store on the market for £400,000

21 October 2024

A distinctive former furniture store is for sale at auction and includes seven self-contained flats.

Police called to multi-storey car park amid concern for teenage girl

Police called to multi-storey car park amid concern for teenage girl

21 October 2024

Emergency services were called to a multi-storey car park over concerns for a teenage girl.

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

21 October 2024

A mortuary and church hit the market for almost £1m in the final stage of a former hospital’s long-awaited overhaul.

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From chickens to children - what are the noises angering Kent’s neighbours?

From chickens to children - what are the noises angering Kent’s neighbours?

21 October 2024

There were 9,000-plus noise complaints in Kent last year - but with children playing and babies crying among the gripes are we becoming less tolerant?

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‘GP surgery couldn’t deal with my autism - so they kicked me out’

‘GP surgery couldn’t deal with my autism - so they kicked me out’

21 October 2024

A furious mum feels discriminated against after being removed from a GP practice list because “they could not deal with” aspects of her autism.

Supermarket and flats planned for former dance school

Supermarket and flats planned for former dance school

21 October 2024

Plans have been submitted to convert a former dance studio into a retail store and four flats.

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Vandalised and torched motorbikes found at children’s playground

Vandalised and torched motorbikes found at children’s playground

20 October 2024

Three burnt-out motorbikes discovered near a children’s play area is “the latest in a series of destructive events” in a town.

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Family search woodland as concerns grow for missing dad

Family search woodland as concerns grow for missing dad

20 October 2024

A family “fear the worst” after a missing dad-of-seven was last seen leaving a pub and has not made contact for days.

Measures will help protect an extra 200 homes from flooding

Measures will help protect an extra 200 homes from flooding

20 October 2024

The first of three new gates at a flood storage area has been lifted into place by crane.

Military charity gets government backing

Military charity gets government backing

20 October 2024

The Royal British Legion Industries has been given a £1m grant towards more accommodation for veterans in Kent.

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