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Doomed pub ‘should be reopened’ and called ‘The White Elephant’

Doomed pub ‘should be reopened’ and called ‘The White Elephant’

17 August 2024

Five years after KCC bought a pub to make room for a new junction that’s not happened it’s been suggested it be renamed “The White Elephant”.

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Mass water quality tests will help ‘fight for real change’

Mass water quality tests will help ‘fight for real change’

16 August 2024

A town’s residents are being urged to take part in a citizens’ science project to test the quality of rivers and streams.

A-road blocked following two-car crash

A-road blocked following two-car crash

15 August 2024

Two-mile tailbacks were reported after a collision on a main road.

Housing estate’s sail sculpture a link to smuggling past

Housing estate’s sail sculpture a link to smuggling past

15 August 2024

A housing developer has commissioned a work of art to link a new village estate to its murky smuggling-gang past.

20 firefighters tackle blaze in field

20 firefighters tackle blaze in field

15 August 2024

Fire crews have been battling a field blaze after flames swept through crops.

‘Why do we need another coffee place? There are nine already’

‘Why do we need another coffee place? There are nine already’

15 August 2024

The arrival of yet another coffee shop in a town centre that’s already full of similar businesses has divided opinion.

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Man charged after teenagers ‘robbed and threatened with machete’

Man charged after teenagers ‘robbed and threatened with machete’

14 August 2024

A 21-year-old suspect has been charged after a series of knifepoint robberies in neighbouring villages over the last few weeks.

Village to hold referendum on housing plans

Village to hold referendum on housing plans

13 August 2024

Villagers have a chance to shape their own future planning rules by voting in a Neighbourhood Plan referendum.

Pensioners’ bins not emptied for seven weeks

Pensioners’ bins not emptied for seven weeks

13 August 2024

The waste bins at a block of flats for the over-60s have not been emptied for seven weeks as a collection crisis continues.

Town told to increase house building by 10%

Town told to increase house building by 10%

08 August 2024

Labour’s plan to increase housing targets by 10% in one borough has been described as a ‘slap in the face’ by its MP.

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‘Needs of lorries are getting priority over heritage - it’s a tragedy’

‘Needs of lorries are getting priority over heritage - it’s a tragedy’

08 August 2024

A listed wall around a medieval church is being lowered to accommodate HGVs after several crashes.

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Cost of going green soars by £2 million

Cost of going green soars by £2 million

08 August 2024

A council’s bid to make its offices less polluting has soared beyond the original budget.

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Person dies at railway station after medical incident

Person dies at railway station after medical incident

07 August 2024

Paramedics and police officers were called to a medical incident at a railway station this morning.

Rural crime crackdown sees several caravans, tractors and quad bikes seized

Rural crime crackdown sees several caravans, tractors and quad bikes seized

07 August 2024

Since the start of the year police have recovered more than £2million worth of suspected stolen property from rural areas in Kent.

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Open-water swimming returns to reservoir

Open-water swimming returns to reservoir

06 August 2024

Open-water swimmers are invited to take the plunge in a 770-acre reservoir.

Winery founder ordered to pay £32.5m compensation after ‘sham transactions’

Winery founder ordered to pay £32.5m compensation after ‘sham transactions’

05 August 2024

The co-founder of a Kent winery has been ordered to pay millions of pounds in compensation after breaching the Takeover Code.

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Anger as dozens of brides let down by videographer on wedding day

Anger as dozens of brides let down by videographer on wedding day

05 August 2024

Dozens of brides have slammed a videographer for last-minute cancellations - but the woman at the centre of the row calls their claims a “witch hunt”.

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120 jobs go at plastics firm

120 jobs go at plastics firm

03 August 2024

A total of 120 jobs have been lost after a long-established Kent firm tumbled into administration.

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‘Beautiful, kind and fiercely protective’ young dad killed in horror crash with tractor

‘Beautiful, kind and fiercely protective’ young dad killed in horror crash with tractor

31 July 2024

A family has paid tribute to their 19-year-old son who was killed in a horrific crash with a tractor.

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Former hospital to become homes after £500k-plus payout agreed

Former hospital to become homes after £500k-plus payout agreed

30 July 2024

Plans to turn a former hospital into 87 homes can go ahead after a developer agreed to almost double its financial contribution to local services.

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