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'We just want to socialise with our neighbours - it's health and safety gone mad'

'We just want to socialise with our neighbours - it's health and safety gone mad'

22 October 2024

Shocked neighbours have described a housing association’s demand that they remove their communal meeting place as “health and safety gone mad”.

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High street cocktail bar shuts less than a year after opening

High street cocktail bar shuts less than a year after opening

21 October 2024

Bosses of a high street cocktail bar have made the decision to close the business less than a year after opening.

£41m link road project delayed again

£41m link road project delayed again

21 October 2024

A controversial £41m highway project has been delayed again by at least another 18 months because of potential funding hiccups.

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Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO

Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO

21 October 2024

Plans to convert a care home into a massive HMO may be dashed amid claims it would trigger traffic “bedlam”.

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Police called to multi-storey car park amid concern for teenage girl

Police called to multi-storey car park amid concern for teenage girl

21 October 2024

Emergency services were called to a multi-storey car park over concerns for a teenage girl.

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

21 October 2024

A mortuary and church hit the market for almost £1m in the final stage of a former hospital’s long-awaited overhaul.

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Motorists warned as ‘distressed’ stag almost hit by cars

Motorists warned as ‘distressed’ stag almost hit by cars

20 October 2024

Motorists are being warned to watch out for a large stag spotted in areas the animals are “never seen”.

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‘Beautiful tribute’ to man much-loved on pub scene after death at 57

‘Beautiful tribute’ to man much-loved on pub scene after death at 57

20 October 2024

Pub bosses have paid a ‘beautiful tribute’ to a much-loved regular following his death, aged 57.

‘I was in the wrong car park for 11 seconds too long and was fined £60!’

‘I was in the wrong car park for 11 seconds too long and was fined £60!’

20 October 2024

An OAP fined for overstaying a car park’s five-minute grace period by seconds has branded the £60 penalty “crazy” after failing to have it overturned.

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Driver taken to hospital after crash with police vehicle

Driver taken to hospital after crash with police vehicle

19 October 2024

A driver was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a parked police vehicle.

Hospital patients warned of delays due to two-week road works

Hospital patients warned of delays due to two-week road works

19 October 2024

Patients should expect delays when visiting a Kent hospital in the next two weeks with water works set to shut the road outside the facility.

Seafront search continues amid concerns for person’s welfare

Seafront search continues amid concerns for person’s welfare

19 October 2024

Emergency services are continuing their search this morning in hopes of finding a person after concerns were raised for their welfare.

The rise of wine bars in Kent - are we becoming gentrified?

The rise of wine bars in Kent - are we becoming gentrified?

19 October 2024

The number of wine bars in Kent is on the up - but is it all because of Londoners moving to the county? We visited a few to find out.

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Teacher who taught hundreds of children during 25 years at Kent school dies

Teacher who taught hundreds of children during 25 years at Kent school dies

18 October 2024

A much-loved former teacher who worked at the same school across three decades is being remembered after her death aged 80.

Emergency crews search seafront amid concerns for person’s welfare

Emergency crews search seafront amid concerns for person’s welfare

18 October 2024

Emergency crews are at a seafront searching for a person after concerns were raised for their welfare

Aldi legend celebrates 20 years at Kent store

Aldi legend celebrates 20 years at Kent store

17 October 2024

A beloved Aldi worker known for her dedicated service and community spirit is celebrating 20 years at the same store.

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Sadness as terrace bar owners announce unexpected closure

Sadness as terrace bar owners announce unexpected closure

17 October 2024

Terrace bar bosses unexpectedly announced they will bring the shutters down less than a year after reopening under new management.

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Stride forward for £1.3m Tracey Emin-backed skatepark

Stride forward for £1.3m Tracey Emin-backed skatepark

17 October 2024

A council has revealed its next steps in building a £1.3 million skatepark, backed by Tracey Emin, in one of Kent’s most deprived neighbourhoods

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A truly unique offering in Kent - and amazing value too

A truly unique offering in Kent - and amazing value too

17 October 2024

Egyptian food is not something served up across Kent - but one seaside town is doing just that and our reviewer went along to check it out.

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Sadness as ‘godsend’ post office suddenly shuts

Sadness as ‘godsend’ post office suddenly shuts

16 October 2024

Former customers of a “godsend” Post Office told of their disappointment after it suddenly shut.

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