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Missing boy, 14, found safe and well

Missing boy, 14, found safe and well

19 November 2024

Officers have located a missing 14-year-old boy after the public shared the appeal.

Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

19 November 2024

There are fears a village could be swallowed up by “mammoth” plans for the largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent.

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‘Fireworks paralysed my dog and we had to put her down’

‘Fireworks paralysed my dog and we had to put her down’

19 November 2024

A pet owner is ‘heartbroken’ after having to euthanise her five-year-old dog which had become paralysed following an unexpected fireworks display.

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‘Unexpected £45k fee is a kick in the teeth,’ says football club boss

‘Unexpected £45k fee is a kick in the teeth,’ says football club boss

19 November 2024

A grassroots football club looking to transform their ground to help them grow say a new council bill is “too much to ask”.

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‘WHSmith and Argos left and now we cannot survive’

‘WHSmith and Argos left and now we cannot survive’

19 November 2024

The owners of a gift store have announced it is closing down following the departure of multiple big-name brands from its town.

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Bomb disposal truck spotted in town centre

Bomb disposal truck spotted in town centre

18 November 2024

People were being told to take a different route after a bomb squad was called to a Kent high street.

Giant gingerbread advent calendar appears in shop window

Giant gingerbread advent calendar appears in shop window

18 November 2024

The 3m tall “Festive Windough” display has been made by an international baking firm and took 14 days to build.

'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

18 November 2024

A woman who has never smoked says she was shocked to be told she had terminal lung cancer despite being “fit and healthy”.

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Youths ‘terrorise’ families at Christmas lights switch-on

Youths ‘terrorise’ families at Christmas lights switch-on

18 November 2024

Families enjoying the start of the festive period were left “fearful” after a gang of teenagers “terrorised” people and damaged property.

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Portrait of Queen’s enemy unveiled in her former home

Portrait of Queen’s enemy unveiled in her former home

18 November 2024

A portrait of Henry Vlll’s minister Thomas Cromwell now hangs in the home of Anne Boleyn - whose downfall he organised.

CCTV appeal launched after sports bar assault

CCTV appeal launched after sports bar assault

18 November 2024

A man in his 20s alleges that two men punched him in the face, damaging his teeth, during the early hours of the morning.

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Iconic river landmark leaves town after eight years

Iconic river landmark leaves town after eight years

18 November 2024

A floating art space which has become a landmark along the River Thames is leaving a town after eight years.

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Only shop in village to shut this week as ‘devastated’ couple leave Kent

Only shop in village to shut this week as ‘devastated’ couple leave Kent

18 November 2024

A village’s only shop is to shut this weekend as a "devastated" couple prepare to leave the county.

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kmfm’s Give A Gift appeal returns for ‘biggest year yet’

kmfm’s Give A Gift appeal returns for ‘biggest year yet’

18 November 2024

Kent’s radio station kmfm has launched its successful Christmas toy appeal in the hopes it will be the biggest yet.

Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute

Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute

18 November 2024

Three businesses have been left without a home amid claims the units they occupied were being unlawfully sub-let to them.

Fears grow of ‘history being demolished’ as work progresses on 300 flats

Fears grow of ‘history being demolished’ as work progresses on 300 flats

18 November 2024

There are growing fears history is being “demolished” at a long-abandoned railway works as construction progresses on 303 flats.

‘We want to revive town and attract people from all over Kent’

‘We want to revive town and attract people from all over Kent’

18 November 2024

Two friends bidding to open a new bar hosting live bands hope it will attract people from all over Kent and revive the world’s first “music town”.

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MP opens new special school

MP opens new special school

17 November 2024

A new school has opened to help 70 children with autism, ADHD and other additional needs.

Nightclub bouncer on rape charge

Nightclub bouncer on rape charge

17 November 2024

A prominent nightclub has had its licence suspended after one of its door staff was charged with rape.

No food at Wetherspoon pub for more than a week

No food at Wetherspoon pub for more than a week

17 November 2024

A Wetherspoon pub is to shut its kitchen for more than a week - but will still be serving drinks.

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