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‘I just hope my dad is proud’: Family says goodbye to nursery after 30 years

‘I just hope my dad is proud’: Family says goodbye to nursery after 30 years

23 August 2024

The owners of a family-run plant nursery which has served garden lovers for more than three decades say the time is right to call it a day.

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Woman cleared after dog bite leaves victim needing 100 stitches

Woman cleared after dog bite leaves victim needing 100 stitches

23 August 2024

The owner of a German Shepherd Huskey accused of being in charge of it while it was dangerously out of control and caused injury has been cleared.

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Council ditches swearing fine rules amid legal threat

Council ditches swearing fine rules amid legal threat

22 August 2024

A council has ditched new rules including fines for people swearing in the street amid the threat of a legal challenge from free speech activists.

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Drug dealer foiled after restaurant booking at steakhouse

Drug dealer foiled after restaurant booking at steakhouse

22 August 2024

A cocaine dealer who took family photos and made a restaurant booking using his drug-dealing phone has been jailed for more than three years.

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Tributes to ‘supremely talented’ author after sudden death

Tributes to ‘supremely talented’ author after sudden death

22 August 2024

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved Kent author and former journalist, who has been described as one of Britain’s “best-loved saga writers”.

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Map of how village looked more than 270 years ago unveiled

Map of how village looked more than 270 years ago unveiled

22 August 2024

A detailed map showing a Kent village as it was in 1752 has been unveiled.

Hunt for flasher who exposed himself in car

Hunt for flasher who exposed himself in car

22 August 2024

A bald man who was seen exposing himself in a car is wanted by police.

Council threatened with court action over controversial ‘swearing ban’

Council threatened with court action over controversial ‘swearing ban’

22 August 2024

Campaigners have threatened to drag a council to the High Court – potentially costing tens of thousands - unless it overhauls “anti-swearing” rules.

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Mural of huge pile of lifejackets appears on sea wall

Mural of huge pile of lifejackets appears on sea wall

22 August 2024

A large mural of inflatable jackets has been painted onto a sea wall, to raise awareness of the lives lost in the Channel.

New splash pad attraction opens after £2.5m revamp

New splash pad attraction opens after £2.5m revamp

22 August 2024

A “mini-water park” has arrived at a leisure centre swimming pool following a multi-million-pound facelift.

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Soldier stabbed near barracks discharged from hospital

Soldier stabbed near barracks discharged from hospital

22 August 2024

A soldier who was knifed several times as he walked home with his wife has been discharged from hospital.

Hair salon could become pizza restaurant

Hair salon could become pizza restaurant

22 August 2024

An application has been made to convert a hair salon into a pizza restaurant and takeway.

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Chemical attack police officers awarded for bravery

Chemical attack police officers awarded for bravery

22 August 2024

Police officers who had an unknown substance thrown in their faces - leaving two of them temporarily blind - have been awarded for their bravery.

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Image reveals how Kent’s second Ivy could look as opening date revealed

Image reveals how Kent’s second Ivy could look as opening date revealed

22 August 2024

A fresh artist’s impression shows how Kent’s latest Ivy restaurant could look as an opening date has been revealed.

Reoffending sex offender jailed for approaching schoolchildren at library

Reoffending sex offender jailed for approaching schoolchildren at library

22 August 2024

A 64-year-old paedophile who breached a court order which banned him from being near children is back behind bars.

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Ex-Premier League club owner makes offer for £25m shopping centre

Ex-Premier League club owner makes offer for £25m shopping centre

22 August 2024

Frasers Group owner Mike Ashley, who also used to own Newcastle United, has reportedly made an offer for a multi-million pound shopping site.

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Kent couple among bodies found after yacht sinks

Kent couple among bodies found after yacht sinks

22 August 2024

Authorities in Italy have confirmed a husband and wife from Kent have been found dead after a tornado struck a yacht.

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Doves in box abandoned in park

Doves in box abandoned in park

22 August 2024

The RSPCA is appealing for information after four doves were found in a box dumped at a country park.

HMO plan for terraced street branded ‘insanity’ and ‘ludicrous’

HMO plan for terraced street branded ‘insanity’ and ‘ludicrous’

22 August 2024

Plans for yet another house in multiple occupation in a street where one in 10 are already HMOs have been criticised by ward councillors.

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‘I enjoyed a taste of Spain at charming Kent restaurant ranked in UK’s top 100’

‘I enjoyed a taste of Spain at charming Kent restaurant ranked in UK’s top 100’

22 August 2024

There’s no holiday by the Med for our reporter this summer, but one of the UK’s top local restaurants proved to be the next best thing...

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