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Why asylum seekers prefer Kent barracks to staying in hotels

Why asylum seekers prefer Kent barracks to staying in hotels

06 November 2024

Exclusive: The Home Office could extend the use of a former military barracks to house asylum seekers despite local backlash, KentOnline can reveal.

Controversial docks application officially approved

Controversial docks application officially approved

05 November 2024

The application for a business campus on an industrial estate, which will “triple the number of jobs on the site” has been officially approved.

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Council takes action after traffic chaos caused by gas works

Council takes action after traffic chaos caused by gas works

05 November 2024

Drivers faced “traffic chaos” last night after the closure of a main route due to gas works.

Grammar school to admit girls for first time in 207 years

Grammar school to admit girls for first time in 207 years

05 November 2024

Three single-sex grammar schools will now start accepting both boys and girls after the government approved the change.

£1m lifeline to Kent pensioners who have lost winter fuel payments

£1m lifeline to Kent pensioners who have lost winter fuel payments

05 November 2024

Kent’s pensioners, who might just miss out on winter fuel payments, are being offered £1m worth help as the weather turns chillier.

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Suspected cannabis farm found in town centre

Suspected cannabis farm found in town centre

05 November 2024

Police cordoned off part of a high street and removed equipment and more than 300 plants believed to be part of a cannabis farm.

Opening date of new Screwfix store revealed

Opening date of new Screwfix store revealed

05 November 2024

The opening date of a new hardware store has been confirmed after months of speculation.

Girl's rare cancer missed by GPs for a year

Girl's rare cancer missed by GPs for a year

05 November 2024

A young girl has been hailed a “miracle” after beating a rare cancer misdiagnosed by GPs for a year

Van jammed in width restriction barriers for almost seven hours

Van jammed in width restriction barriers for almost seven hours

05 November 2024

Van drivers have fallen victim to a pinch point on a busy route with one vehicle being stuck for more than seven hours.

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Hope for much-loved leisure centre as all bidders ‘intend to reopen’ site

Hope for much-loved leisure centre as all bidders ‘intend to reopen’ site

05 November 2024

All prospective buyers lined up to take on a closed leisure centre “intend to reopen” the facility, administrators have confirmed.

Emergency crews descend on train as passenger taken ill

Emergency crews descend on train as passenger taken ill

05 November 2024

Paramedics descended on a train after a passenger was taken ill prompting rail delays.

Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’

Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’

05 November 2024

The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.

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Risk-taking angler swept out to sea after wading into dangerous currents

Risk-taking angler swept out to sea after wading into dangerous currents

05 November 2024

A risk-taking angler fishing chest deep without a life jacket in dangerous currents had to be rescued after being swept away.

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Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

05 November 2024

A pair of friends say security officers kicked them out of a shopping centre after arriving dressed as a devil and a vampire.

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Council yet to secure business partner for huge 10,000-home ‘garden town’

Council yet to secure business partner for huge 10,000-home ‘garden town’

05 November 2024

A council has been unable to find a business partner to deliver a 10,000-home ‘garden town’ more than a year after cash flow fears were raised.

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143-year-old church to be turned into two homes

143-year-old church to be turned into two homes

05 November 2024

Plans to convert a church which is almost 150 years old and “falling into disrepair” into two homes have been approved.

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‘Disgraceful bus cuts will mean people can’t make hospital appointments’

‘Disgraceful bus cuts will mean people can’t make hospital appointments’

05 November 2024

There are fears people will miss vital hospital appointments, become isolated and be left waiting in the cold due to planned bus cuts.

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How iconic chain’s 10 Kent stores have been transformed since company collapsed

How iconic chain’s 10 Kent stores have been transformed since company collapsed

05 November 2024

Sites in Kent once home to a retail giant have been transformed since the business plunged into administration. Did you ever visit the old stores?

Outrage as council padlocks playing field ‘in case attackers hide in bushes’

Outrage as council padlocks playing field ‘in case attackers hide in bushes’

05 November 2024

A playing field earmarked for a new school by Kent County Council has been shut off in a move it claims is to protect the public from assaults.

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Roofer stalked ex and sent barrage of ‘grossly offensive’ texts

Roofer stalked ex and sent barrage of ‘grossly offensive’ texts

05 November 2024

A jilted dad started an "obsessive" campaign against his former lover to the point she feared he’d harm her and their son.

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