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Tributes to theatre stalwart with ‘sunny smile and can-do attitude’

Tributes to theatre stalwart with ‘sunny smile and can-do attitude’

16 April 2025

A much-loved wife and volunteer who spent 50 years at a performing arts venue has died.

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Construction starts on two major housing developments

Construction starts on two major housing developments

15 April 2025

A housing developer has begun the first stages of construction on two plots of land.

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Construction of £430k seaside adventure golf course begins

Construction of £430k seaside adventure golf course begins

14 April 2025

Work has started on an 18-hole adventure golf course as part of a £20 million town centre regeneration project.

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‘Cats stuffed in freezers? Hotel rooms covered in blood? We’ll sort it’

‘Cats stuffed in freezers? Hotel rooms covered in blood? We’ll sort it’

14 April 2025

From clearing needle-strewn drug dens to taking tonnes of waste from hoarders’ homes, two Kent mums have told why they love being biohazard cleaners.

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Woods, GP surgery and 16th-century manor up for auction

Woods, GP surgery and 16th-century manor up for auction

13 April 2025

We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting lots in the county listed to go under the hammer later this month.

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Major routes to remain shut as roadwork closures are extended

Major routes to remain shut as roadwork closures are extended

11 April 2025

The reopening of part of a multi-million-pound improvement scheme has been delayed by more than a week.

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Missing man found safe after coastguard and police search

Missing man found safe after coastguard and police search

11 April 2025

A man reported missing has now been found after a search was launched by the coastguard and police.

‘Goodnight, Gaffer’: Funeral held for much-loved football manager

‘Goodnight, Gaffer’: Funeral held for much-loved football manager

10 April 2025

Club supporters lined a street with flags as they said goodbye to the “greatest football manager”.

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‘It’s a shambles! We’ll have to hire hall and pay tutors to teach our children’

‘It’s a shambles! We’ll have to hire hall and pay tutors to teach our children’

10 April 2025

Families say they will have to hire out halls and pay tutors to teach their children who were given school places more than 20 miles away.

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Parish and town councils would be ‘absolutely mad’ to take control of free car parks

Parish and town councils would be ‘absolutely mad’ to take control of free car parks

08 April 2025

A council is looking to hand over 13 free car parks to smaller authorities but a councillor says they would be “absolutely mad” to take them on.

Biker taken to hospital after crash involving van

Biker taken to hospital after crash involving van

08 April 2025

A motorbike driver was taken to hospital following an accident on a bridge.

Work to remove bomb ship’s masts delayed

Work to remove bomb ship’s masts delayed

07 April 2025

A project to cut down a sunken Second World War bomb ship’s masts has been pushed back for the third time in five years.

‘Very sad sight’ as dead dolphin found on Kent beach

‘Very sad sight’ as dead dolphin found on Kent beach

07 April 2025

A dead dolphin has been discovered washed up on a beach in the county.

Prison review requested after young inmate killed himself 48 hours after being locked up

Prison review requested after young inmate killed himself 48 hours after being locked up

06 April 2025

A prison has been told to review its training after a 20-year-old inmate was found hanged in his cell just 48 hours after being locked up.

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Popular playgroup to close after 10 years due to ‘escalating costs’

Popular playgroup to close after 10 years due to ‘escalating costs’

06 April 2025

The owner of a playgroup has announced its final closure despite a strong community campaign.

Restaurant bosses reveal plans for empty pub after buying boozer for £640k

Restaurant bosses reveal plans for empty pub after buying boozer for £640k

05 April 2025

A couple have purchased a roadside pub for £640,000 with the promise of keeping it a public house after it shut more than a year ago.

Special baby care charity launches fundraiser for £250k hospital upgrades

Special baby care charity launches fundraiser for £250k hospital upgrades

04 April 2025

A charity which helps more than 1,300 sick babies a year is aiming to raise a quarter of a million pounds to bring its hospital tech up to date.

Drivers ignore one-way system through village as main road shuts

Drivers ignore one-way system through village as main road shuts

03 April 2025

Villagers claim drivers have been travelling the wrong way through a temporary one-way system during overnight closures of the A249.

Emergency services called to overturned lorry at busy roundabout

Emergency services called to overturned lorry at busy roundabout

03 April 2025

Police and fire crews have been called to a busy roundabout where a lorry tipped over and was leaking fuel.

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Busy year for RNLI teams along the Kent coast

Busy year for RNLI teams along the Kent coast

02 April 2025

New figures have revealed how many times volunteers were called to rescue missions along part of the county’s coast.

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