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Leisure centre changes SEN sessions after social media backlash

Leisure centre changes SEN sessions after social media backlash

30 August 2024

A leisure centre has changed its sessions for children with special educational needs after parents described the timings as ‘thoughtless’.

Missed bins crisis continues for homes with communal bins

Missed bins crisis continues for homes with communal bins

29 August 2024

Residents in a homes development with communal bins say they’ve had no collections in three of the five months since a new waste contract came in.

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Military charity to mark turning 105 years old

Military charity to mark turning 105 years old

29 August 2024

Veterans at the RBLI village for ex-servicemen invite the public to join them for tea and cakes to celebrate the charity’s 105th birthday.

Man arrested after car overturns

Man arrested after car overturns

29 August 2024

A man has been arrested following a two-vehicle crash that left one car on its roof.

The national sporting hero lying forgotten in an unloved Kent grave

The national sporting hero lying forgotten in an unloved Kent grave

29 August 2024

The unloved, dilapidated grave of the first-ever Wimbledon champion has been discovered in a Kent cemetery.

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Pub boss: ‘Smoking ban will not hammer another nail in the coffin for us’

Pub boss: ‘Smoking ban will not hammer another nail in the coffin for us’

29 August 2024

A stalwart pub owner has rebuked claims a beer garden smoking ban will hammer another “nail in the coffin” for the hospitality industry.

Mum’s heartbreak as flowers stolen from son’s memorial site

Mum’s heartbreak as flowers stolen from son’s memorial site

29 August 2024

A grieving mother has been left heartbroken after flowers left at the site of her son’s death to mark three years since his suicide were stolen.

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Top 20 roads for speeding in Kent revealed with £7m fines in a year

Top 20 roads for speeding in Kent revealed with £7m fines in a year

29 August 2024

The eyewatering sums of money collected from speeding hotspots by fixed cameras and mobile vans has been revealed.

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Blood-soaked floors at shop hit with second zero hygiene rating in year

Blood-soaked floors at shop hit with second zero hygiene rating in year

29 August 2024

A town centre shop has been hit with its second zero-star hygiene rating in less than a year after inspectors uncovered blood-soaked floors.

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'Foodie capital of Kent is a bit Shoreditch - but there's nothing wrong with that!'

'Foodie capital of Kent is a bit Shoreditch - but there's nothing wrong with that!'

29 August 2024

Our reviewer visits one of Kent’s foodie hotspots to sample the fun atmosphere with some excellent pizza.

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‘I’ve been tied up and held at gunpoint but stayed because I love the job’

‘I’ve been tied up and held at gunpoint but stayed because I love the job’

29 August 2024

A newsagent who started as a paperboy 51 years ago has reflected on the highs and lows of his career - including being held up at gunpoint.

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‘Our ceiling collapsed - I’m scared it will happen again’

‘Our ceiling collapsed - I’m scared it will happen again’

29 August 2024

A mother whose daughter was nearly injured when her bathroom ceiling fell on her fears it is a matter of time before it happens again.

‘This is so needed’: New lease of life to be given to former vaccine centre

‘This is so needed’: New lease of life to be given to former vaccine centre

29 August 2024

A building left empty since the pandemic is being transformed into a new low-cost community space which will also serve those most in need.

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Pupils help create healthy living booklet for 10,000 school children

Pupils help create healthy living booklet for 10,000 school children

28 August 2024

A booklet which gives children information on teeth brushing or what to do if they’re sad has been made with the help of pupils at a Kent school.

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£1.25m investment to improve water quality

£1.25m investment to improve water quality

28 August 2024

A water company is spending an extra £1.25m in an effort to improve the quality of wastewater treatment.

‘Very sad but necessary’ felling of trees at urban nature reserve

‘Very sad but necessary’ felling of trees at urban nature reserve

28 August 2024

Potentially dangerous poplar trees in an urban nature reserve must be felled, says council.

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Op Brock to end following two months of traffic headaches

Op Brock to end following two months of traffic headaches

28 August 2024

The hated Operation Brock contraflow system is to be stood down this weekend almost two months after returning to the M20.

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Appeal to track down day centre ‘lunch prep schoolgirls’ for 50th anniversary bash

Appeal to track down day centre ‘lunch prep schoolgirls’ for 50th anniversary bash

28 August 2024

A charity which supports the elderly is looking to find three women who volunteered at its day centre when it first opened five decades ago.

Opening date revealed for fast food restaurant

Opening date revealed for fast food restaurant

28 August 2024

A popular piri piri chicken franchise will be opening in a former TSB bank.

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‘We want to use football to help as many children as possible’

‘We want to use football to help as many children as possible’

28 August 2024

A fundraising football club is set to take part in a series of annual charity matches to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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