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‘Please do it tastefully’: Care home could be turned into flats

‘Please do it tastefully’: Care home could be turned into flats

Residents are calling on developers to "tastefully" convert a former care home into flats after new plans were put forward.

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‘Town centres need banks and we are filling that gap’

‘Town centres need banks and we are filling that gap’

Bank bosses say they are committed to staying in town centres as they relocate one branch into bigger premises.

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Police probe after death of teenage girl

Police probe after death of teenage girl

Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl understood to have been attending a music festival.

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‘I’m in the constituency all the time - but sadly there is a security issue’

‘I’m in the constituency all the time - but sadly there is a security issue’

We spoke to Rosie Duffield about her seven years as Kent’s only Labour MP, her ongoing security concerns - and what she thinks of her critics.

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‘It's not a service if our bins are getting smashed up’

‘It's not a service if our bins are getting smashed up’

Fed-up residents say a new waste operator is failing to provide a service as wheelie bins "keep being smashed to pieces".

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'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'

'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'

He was just 15 when he started sweeping platforms but now one of Kent’s longest-serving railwaymen has retired after a remarkable 58 years.

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‘My 90 year-old mum was attacked by yobs in Poundstretcher - something must be done’

‘My 90 year-old mum was attacked by yobs in Poundstretcher - something must be done’

A concerned son is calling for CCTV cameras to be fixed in a discount store after his mum was allegedly kicked by teens while out shopping.

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The criminals locked up in June

The criminals locked up in June

Lots of people committed crimes and were jailed this month and are now spending time behind bars.

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Missing pensioner found safe and well

Missing pensioner found safe and well

A missing woman has now been found, police have confirmed.

Man accused of flashing at popular park

Man accused of flashing at popular park

A man has been accused of flashing in a family park.

‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal

Residents have vented their fury over a developer’s plan to build new homes in a village – arguing “someone will get killed”.

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Heroin addict turns life around after Morrisons shoplifting charge

Heroin addict turns life around after Morrisons shoplifting charge

A drug user is now on the road to recovery after being caught stealing baby clothes and washing detergent led to her getting help.

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Long delays on Crossing approach after M25 crash

Long delays on Crossing approach after M25 crash

There are large queues forming on parts of a busy motorway owing to a crash.

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Person cut free from car after A2 crash

Person cut free from car after A2 crash

A person was taken to hospital after being cut free from a car which landed in a ditch following a crash on a busy stretch of A-road.

Image issued in hunt for hi-vis cyclist after 'violent home burglary'

Image issued in hunt for hi-vis cyclist after 'violent home burglary'

Drivers are being asked to check dashcam footage which could help police identify a cyclist wanted in connection with a violent home burglary.

Missing teen, 15, safely found

Missing teen, 15, safely found

A teenage girl who was reported missing has been found safe and well.

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‘Cars keep smashing into my house - someone’s going to get killed’

‘Cars keep smashing into my house - someone’s going to get killed’

A worried homeowner fears someone could be killed after a car ploughed into her property for the second time in less than six months.

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‘I’ve closed my backyard badger bistro but now I’m pals with a fox’

‘I’ve closed my backyard badger bistro but now I’m pals with a fox’

A man who waited on badgers, foxes and neighbourhood cats by opening a backyard restaurant during the pandemic says he’s had to scale things back.

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‘Litter makes our seaside towns resemble the aftermath of Glastonbury’

‘Litter makes our seaside towns resemble the aftermath of Glastonbury’

As the sun shines, our coastal towns are bracing for another wave of rubbish to be left - but are we forgetting one significant culprit?

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Mystery of the Kent vicar who vanished 25 years ago and has never been found

Mystery of the Kent vicar who vanished 25 years ago and has never been found

The sudden disappearance of a vicar in 1999 - leaving his wife and two little boys distraught - sent shockwaves through the community.

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New supermarket on derelict site will be town’s first Aldi, bosses confirm

New supermarket on derelict site will be town’s first Aldi, bosses confirm

A new supermarket on the site of a former drinks factory will become a town’s first Aldi, bosses have confirmed.

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‘Our village’s services are broken – we cannot take another development’

‘Our village’s services are broken – we cannot take another development’

Plans for a new care home, retirement home, hospice and unit for autistic adults will be built in a village despite overwhelming objections.

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Restaurant worker repeatedly stabbed near railway station after ‘trivial beer can throw’

Restaurant worker repeatedly stabbed near railway station after ‘trivial beer can throw’

A "trivial" beer can throw led to a middle-aged man being chased from a railway station and repeatedly stabbed in a vicious assault.

Motorway crash prompts gridlock

Motorway crash prompts gridlock

A stretch of motorway is partially blocked following an accident, reports say.

Armed police descend on residential street

Armed police descend on residential street

A road was closed after armed police were called to reports of a person “with a weapon”.

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CCTV image released as police investigate stabbing

CCTV image released as police investigate stabbing

Police have released a CCTV image of a man as part of their investigation into a stabbing in a city centre.

Travellers pitch up at B&Q just hours after arrest following ‘failed sports centre break-in’

Travellers pitch up at B&Q just hours after arrest following ‘failed sports centre break-in’

Police were called to an unauthorised encampment outside a DIY store just hours after the car park to a new sports centre had to be “resecured”.

Man, 83, arrested after BMW hits girl outside school

Man, 83, arrested after BMW hits girl outside school

An 83-year-old man has been arrested after a BMW hit a girl crossing outside a school.

Foul-mouthed abuser who strangled ex and accused her of phone hacking jailed

Foul-mouthed abuser who strangled ex and accused her of phone hacking jailed

A violent man who subjected his former partner to vile messages and accused her of “bugging” his phone is now behind bars.

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Big changes to The Ivy’s plans for former Burton store

Big changes to The Ivy’s plans for former Burton store

The Ivy has revealed dramatic rehashed plans in its bid to transform a former Burton into a luxury restaurant.

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