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Celebrity chef’s new restaurant strives to be town’s best

Celebrity chef’s new restaurant strives to be town’s best

A restaurant run by a celebrity chef is open with the team saying they are striving to be one of the best in the town.

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Next step reached in £2.2m Debenhams revamp

Next step reached in £2.2m Debenhams revamp

A former Debenhams department store which is owned by a council has seen architects appointed to revamp the site.

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‘Abandoned pub is an eyesore - it’s crumbling into next door’s garden!’

‘Abandoned pub is an eyesore - it’s crumbling into next door’s garden!’

A question mark hangs over the future of a once renowned pub where the sound of opera rang out across the English Channel.

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'I used to be overweight and depressed, now I've opened a gym'

'I used to be overweight and depressed, now I've opened a gym'

A man who shed six stone in just one year told of his incredible weight-loss journey in light of opening a ‘safe space’ gym.

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‘We won’t rely on Joe Schmo to deliver 10,000-home garden town’

‘We won’t rely on Joe Schmo to deliver 10,000-home garden town’

A council will call on private developers to help deliver a 10,000-home ‘garden town’ amid fears over cash flow.

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Classy Kane shows he is able

Classy Kane shows he is able

Folkestone joint-boss Roland Edge has explained their decision to move Kane Penn to left-back.

Neighbours fear ‘monstrous overhaul’ of old hospital will ‘destroy privacy’

Neighbours fear ‘monstrous overhaul’ of old hospital will ‘destroy privacy’

New plans to overhaul a former hospital into almost 50 flats overlooking the sea have been branded “monstrous and brutalist”.

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Owners of Kent’s best fish and chip shop take over former Rocksalt site

Owners of Kent’s best fish and chip shop take over former Rocksalt site

The bosses behind a popular fish and chip shop have taken on a building formerly owned by the high-end Rocksalt Group, and he has “big plans”.

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Hope for campaign to save town library

Hope for campaign to save town library

There could be hope for the future of a much-loved town library that’s been shut for months after a local authority agreed to “find a solution”.

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Suspect accused of groping woman in Tesco Express

Suspect accused of groping woman in Tesco Express

A suspect accused of groping a woman in a Tesco Express has been arrested.

Boxer caught with £35k cocaine stash: ‘It’s the biggest mistake of my life’

Boxer caught with £35k cocaine stash: ‘It’s the biggest mistake of my life’

A professional boxer caught with a stash of cocaine worth up to £35,000 told of his regret before he was jailed for drug dealing.

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Edge: ‘There’s no bad sides in this league’

Edge: ‘There’s no bad sides in this league’

Joint-head coach Roland Edge insists Folkestone won’t underestimate early-season Isthmian Premier strugglers Potters Bar.

Spain pain for Ray

Spain pain for Ray

Lydd racer Bradley Ray could only toil in the latest round of the Superbike World Championship at Aragon.

Man ‘exposed himself’ before punching police

Man ‘exposed himself’ before punching police

A man allegedly attacked train staff before running into a town centre “naked” and punching a police officer.

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Thug threw leg of lamb at Lidl shop workers

Thug threw leg of lamb at Lidl shop workers

A shoplifter who hurled meat and a plant pot at supermarket staff before shouting abuse at a police officer has avoided jail.

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TV chef ranks Kent restaurant among UK's top five

TV chef ranks Kent restaurant among UK's top five

A Kent restaurant has been ranked among the top five in the UK by a highly-respected chef who has appeared on several TV cooking shows.

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'Lightning bolt gave me an electric shock - my phone went flying!'

'Lightning bolt gave me an electric shock - my phone went flying!'

A lightning bolt which struck a house triggered an electrical surge so powerful it sent a neighbour’s phone flying from her hand.

Drug dealer caught with knuckleduster and £40k in cash

Drug dealer caught with knuckleduster and £40k in cash

A dealer has been jailed after a police raid uncovered drugs, cash and a knuckleduster at his house.

Homes shake as huge lightning bolt punches hole in roof

Homes shake as huge lightning bolt punches hole in roof

A house has been left damaged after a huge bolt of lightning struck, with the flash seen for miles around.

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Rogers’ Wembley aim

Rogers’ Wembley aim

Joint-manager James Rogers has big ambitions for Lydd Town in the FA Vase.

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