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Popular former seaside pub to become fish bar

Popular former seaside pub to become fish bar

A popular seafront pub is being turned into a fish and chip eatery as part of a string of improvements to dining out at this seaside resort.

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'Reopening rail lines could transform communities'

'Reopening rail lines could transform communities'

A campaign group has published a report identifying a number of Kent railways lines it says should be reconnected to the national network.

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Update: Man from Margate reported missing

Update: Man from Margate reported missing

Police have called off the search for John Startup who was linked to the Cliftonville area.

Flood alerts issued along coast

Flood alerts issued along coast

Roads near the sea are expected to flood as alerts have been issued along the east Kent coast.

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Council calls justification for airport expansion 'inadequate'

Council calls justification for airport expansion 'inadequate'

A council has expressed its frustration at Gatwick Airport in a consultation over the possibility of a second runway.

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Fuller's children in 'total shock' at dad's sickening crimes

Fuller's children in 'total shock' at dad's sickening crimes

The ex-wife of necrophiliac David Fuller says her children have been struggling to come to terms with their father's 'horrific' crimes.

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Climate protest as Cop26 continues

Climate protest as Cop26 continues

Dozens of people have marched through a town calling on world leaders to make meaningful decisions at Cop26.

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'Serious' crash forces main road to shut for three hours

'Serious' crash forces main road to shut for three hours

Part of the A21 was closed for several hours following a 'serious' crash.

'Emergency services incident' on Dartford Crossing

'Emergency services incident' on Dartford Crossing

A 'police incident" caused huge delays on the Dartford Crossing earlier today.

Broken down train blocks key line

Broken down train blocks key line

Rail services on a key Kent route faced delays and cancellations after a train broke down blocking the line.

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Road closed after 'explosion' at sub station

Road closed after 'explosion' at sub station

A road will remain closed for more than a week after an 'explosion' at a sub station.

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'We are seeing how much porn is to blame'

'We are seeing how much porn is to blame'

Police say they have probed hundreds of reports of child sex crimes - committed by other youngsters - so far this year in the county.

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Cyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

Cyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

Emergency services were called out this morning to a smash on a busy town road with a cyclist airlifted to hospital.

Classic pictures from Kent towns in the 1960s

Classic pictures from Kent towns in the 1960s

These incredible photos from our archives show how the county was transformed during the Swinging Sixties.

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Emotional moment fire crews help terminally-ill man get outside

Emotional moment fire crews help terminally-ill man get outside

A terminally-ill man was helped down his steps by the fire service as he left his house for only the second time since the Covid pandemic struck.

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Horror as man finds worms inside Sainsbury's pistachios

Horror as man finds worms inside Sainsbury's pistachios

A nut-lover devoured half a bag of Sainsbury's pistachios only to look down and find maggot-like worms nesting inside.

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Shot fired during disturbance on boat

Shot fired during disturbance on boat

A man who climbed aboard a boat uninvited and fired a gun after being asked by the owner to leave has been jailed.

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'This is the answer to the housing shortage'

'This is the answer to the housing shortage'

Could Kent be set to usher in its very own form of 'trailer parks' offering homes at 50% less than average prices?

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Village’s last pub to relaunch as new Turkish restaurant

Village’s last pub to relaunch as new Turkish restaurant

A village’s last-remaining pub is set to be transformed into an upmarket Turkish restaurant and shisha bar.

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Medway and Swale MPs call for new hospital

Medway and Swale MPs call for new hospital

Four Kent MPs have written to the health minister to say a new hospital is the only practical solution to meeting healthcare needs.

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Armed police swoop on town centre

Armed police swoop on town centre

Eyewitnesses describe hearing 'screaming and shouting' as police brandishing weapons make an arrest in a busy town centre street.

Council chief executive to resign after 25 years

Council chief executive to resign after 25 years

A veteran chief executive of a district council has announced his resignation from the role he has held for a quarter of a century.

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'Our plans have been ripped away'

'Our plans have been ripped away'

The partner of a man left paralysed after being kicked in the head on a night out has shared her last memories with him as his attacker is jailed.

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'17,000 extra homes will utterly overwhelm sewage system'

'17,000 extra homes will utterly overwhelm sewage system'

An MP has voiced her fears over a council's vision to build an additional 17,000 homes in a district blighted by sewage problems.

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Teenage motorcyclist dies after crash

Teenage motorcyclist dies after crash

Officers have renewed appeals for witnesses to a crash following the death of a motorcyclist.

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MPs call for public inquiry into Fuller case

MPs call for public inquiry into Fuller case

MPs believe an inquiry is needed to discover whether bodies lying in hospital mortuaries are safe from abusers such as David Fuller.

'We had never seen anything like it before': The £2.5m police op into sickening mortuary violations

'We had never seen anything like it before': The £2.5m police op into sickening mortuary violations

A £2.5m police investigation launched after it was discovered a murder accused had assaulted the bodies of dead women in hospitals where he worked.

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Three unsafe care homes shut down after 'distressing' revelations

Three unsafe care homes shut down after 'distressing' revelations

Three failing Kent care homes branded unsafe have been shut down after inspectors discovered evidence of abuse at the sites.

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'Dangerous' paedophile jailed for attack on teen

'Dangerous' paedophile jailed for attack on teen

A drink and drug-fuelled predator molested his victim as she slept - then told police he “was probably sleepwalking”.

Bully cracked woman's skull in unprovoked attack

Bully cracked woman's skull in unprovoked attack

A man has been sentenced for punching a 19-year-old victim, knocking her unconscious.

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