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Road reopened after sinkholes appear

Road reopened after sinkholes appear

A new image shows a village high street now completely resurfaced after being blighted with holes.

Eight people die attempting to cross the Channel

Eight people die attempting to cross the Channel

Eight people have died off the French coast while trying to cross the English Channel, with 801 said to have successfully made it yesterday.

Businessman who drove over and killed much-loved cyclist spared jail

Businessman who drove over and killed much-loved cyclist spared jail

A dad who drove over and killed a "much-loved, passionate and inspirational" social worker while out riding her bicycle has been spared jail.

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Derelict town centre plot earmarked for affordable homes to be sold at auction

Derelict town centre plot earmarked for affordable homes to be sold at auction

Council-owned land which was previously set aside for an affordable housing scheme is set to go under the hammer.

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‘I have so many things on my shoulders but I’m not giving up on this pub’

‘I have so many things on my shoulders but I’m not giving up on this pub’

A pub owner says he is refusing to give up on reopening his town centre site despite the building remaining empty since the pandemic.

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Mice droppings in the ginger at Indian restaurant

Mice droppings in the ginger at Indian restaurant

An Indian restaurant has been given a zero-star food hygiene rating after a damning inspection which uncovered mouldy food and an infestation of mice.

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Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

Residents in a built-up area are bracing for noisy nights of roadworks - including the “prolonged” use of pneumatic tools and warning sirens.

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‘Not just plants’: How Kent’s garden centres are filling the gaps left on our high streets

‘Not just plants’: How Kent’s garden centres are filling the gaps left on our high streets

Garden centres across the county are increasingly diversifying to become “destination” shopping locations and compete with online retailers.

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Aldi eyes up new stores in two Kent towns

Aldi eyes up new stores in two Kent towns

Discount retailer Aldi is appealing for help to find sites for new stores in two Kent towns.

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Cannabis-smoking moped rider tells court: ‘I had to quit my job’

Cannabis-smoking moped rider tells court: ‘I had to quit my job’

A cannabis user caught riding his moped while under the influence of the drug was forced to quit his job after realising he would lose his licence.

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‘End of an era’ as couple close popular wine bar after 16 years

‘End of an era’ as couple close popular wine bar after 16 years

The closure of a popular town centre wine bar has been described as the “end of an era” by regulars.

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Loved ones gather to remember popular teen killed in tragic accident

Loved ones gather to remember popular teen killed in tragic accident

The loved ones of an 18-year-old killed in a tragic railway accident have gathered this afternoon to hold a “lovely celebration” of his life.

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Crash victim flown to hospital

Crash victim flown to hospital

An air ambulance had to take the casualty of a road accident to a major trauma centre.

Man banned after horror crash: 'How am I going to get home?'

Man banned after horror crash: 'How am I going to get home?'

A man asked magistrates how he would get home after they banned him from driving following a horror crash which left a woman seriously injured.

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Visitor hotspot unveils plans for ‘much-needed’ cafe

Visitor hotspot unveils plans for ‘much-needed’ cafe

A leading Kent winemaker has unveiled plans to build a new cafe to cater for the growing number of visitors to its popular vineyard.

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Sadness as rare bird of prey dies after landing in Kent garden

Sadness as rare bird of prey dies after landing in Kent garden

A bird of prey from a species rarely seen in Kent has died despite a rescue effort by several animal lovers.

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‘Sadistic’ mum burned son, 5, with cigarettes and bragged about beatings in texts

‘Sadistic’ mum burned son, 5, with cigarettes and bragged about beatings in texts

A cruel mum burned her five-year-old son with cigarettes and gloated in a text message: “I just smacked him so hard he flew across the room.”

‘Traffic chaos’ fears as workshops could be flattened for 44 new homes

‘Traffic chaos’ fears as workshops could be flattened for 44 new homes

Plans to build 44 homes on an abandoned concrete-crushing site will spark "traffic chaos" in the area, opponents say.

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‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’

‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’

An independent butcher says “making everything” in-house is the secret to success in a struggling industry rife with job cuts

‘A fearful metallic screeching noise and a horrendous crash’

‘A fearful metallic screeching noise and a horrendous crash’

Thirty years ago, a Kent district witnessed its worst peace-time disaster as ferry passengers fell to their deaths.

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‘Council won’t let our autistic four-year-old have a trampoline’

‘Council won’t let our autistic four-year-old have a trampoline’

Council inspectors have ordered the parents of a four-year-old boy with severe autism to remove his trampoline and swing set from a communal garden.

High street ‘legend’ given just weeks to live

High street ‘legend’ given just weeks to live

The family of a popular business owner who has been told he has just weeks left to live say he will be “missed by everyone”.

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‘Lives are being ruined’: Anger at new layer of flats added to existing block

‘Lives are being ruined’: Anger at new layer of flats added to existing block

Residents in a block of flats undergoing an upwards extension to add new homes have hit out at the works likened to living on a building site.

‘Locals stopped looking forward to it - they feared it’

‘Locals stopped looking forward to it - they feared it’

Whitstable’s long running oyster festival is back - but it’s been a rollercoaster ride over the last 30 years our columnist remembers.

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Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’

Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’

A village school which was “left in ruins” after a fire has received the highest grade from Ofsted.

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Woman attacked mum on the school run

Woman attacked mum on the school run

A scrap between two boys at school led to one woman kicking, punching and pulling the hair of a mother - and all in front of other youngsters.

Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’

Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’

Crews spent more than four hours tackling a straw fire in a field after the blaze caused problems for motorists travelling along the M2.

Bulldozers start knocking down 1950’s council block to make way for £12m development

Bulldozers start knocking down 1950’s council block to make way for £12m development

Work is underway to knock down outdated council flats dating back to the late 1950s to make way for 46 new homes.

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Cyber attack delays contactless payment rollout at key commuter stations

Cyber attack delays contactless payment rollout at key commuter stations

A cyber attack has postponed the expansion of a contactless payment scheme to extra railway stations across Kent.

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Plans to expand ‘restricted zones’ set up around schools

Plans to expand ‘restricted zones’ set up around schools

A controversial scheme which bans motorists driving down streets around schools during certain hours could soon be rolled out to more locations.

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