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Refurbished wedding venue back up and running

Refurbished wedding venue back up and running

A new-look wedding venue has welcomed back a bride and her groom years after being threatened with closure.

‘Scrap the one-way system – it’s made things worse!’

‘Scrap the one-way system – it’s made things worse!’

Angry motorists and residents are calling for a trial traffic scheme to be ditched less than a week after it was introduced.

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Eleven to leave Stones

Eleven to leave Stones

Relegated Maidstone have announced who will be leaving the club - and it’s a lengthy list.

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‘Don’t allow more than 100 homes’

‘Don’t allow more than 100 homes’

Campaigners are arguing for a halt to house-buiding after a developer failed to provide promised traffic lights and a new junction.

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Drivers’ fury over 2.5-hour-long queues at car show

Drivers’ fury over 2.5-hour-long queues at car show

Drivers voiced their frustrations after traffic chaos left them stuck for hours trying to get into a car show.

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‘Numbers needing emergency housing is escalating like you wouldn’t believe’

‘Numbers needing emergency housing is escalating like you wouldn’t believe’

A council is set to build more affordable homes before the pressure of providing emergency accommodation for the homeless breaks its budget.

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Rumours quashed over ghost town shopping centre

Rumours quashed over ghost town shopping centre

A councillor has addressed speculation over the future of a largely empty shopping centre after a fence went up around it.

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Beach-themed bar with cocktails and bubble tea opens

Beach-themed bar with cocktails and bubble tea opens

The owner of a new town centre bar with a Thai twist says he’s excited with his new venture.

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Homes plan for old cattery rejected

Homes plan for old cattery rejected

Councillors have rejected a plan for six homes on the site of an old cattery.

Linton Park’s new adventure

Linton Park’s new adventure

Linton Park are playing Kent League cricket for the first time this summer – and the club’s juniors are set to benefit in the long-term.

115 flats for library site left empty for 10 years

115 flats for library site left empty for 10 years

A council is planning to build more than 110 new flats at the site of a former library which has been vacant for more than a decade.

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‘They blamed my cats, now my roof has collapsed’

‘They blamed my cats, now my roof has collapsed’

A family have been forced to live in a hotel after their ceiling collapsed due to a leak.

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Town's 'joke' of a traffic system gridlocked again

Town's 'joke' of a traffic system gridlocked again

A town’s traffic system has been labelled a joke after drivers faced hours of gridlock.

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Motorway closed after crash

Motorway closed after crash

Traffic was stopped on the M20 following a collision between two vehicles.

Man threw punch at police after argument with his girlfriend

Man threw punch at police after argument with his girlfriend

A man who had been arguing with his partner at their home later threatened a police officer and threw a punch at one as he was being arrested.

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Arrest after man ‘hit with stick’ in hate-crime

Arrest after man ‘hit with stick’ in hate-crime

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated assault which took place near a town centre.

Toy shop to open first Kent branch inside shopping centre

Toy shop to open first Kent branch inside shopping centre

One of the UK’s largest independent toy shop chains is set to open its first branch in the county.

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Dramatic Goodwood meeting for Hill

Dramatic Goodwood meeting for Hill

Drama seemed to follow Jake Hill during the 80th Goodwood Members’ Meeting.

Woman overheard by police talking about drugs had cocaine on her

Woman overheard by police talking about drugs had cocaine on her

A woman who was overheard by police talking about drugs was found to have two wraps of cocaine on her when searched by officers.

300 new jobs on the way

300 new jobs on the way

A new industrial estate can now be built after a legal agreement was signed.

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