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21 homes planned as disused nursery land hits market for £2.2m

21 homes planned as disused nursery land hits market for £2.2m

‘Eyesore’ greenhouse nurseries could be torn down and replaced by up to 21 homes after land in a Kent village went on sale for £2.2m.

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Mice droppings found in kitchen cupboards at country pub

Mice droppings found in kitchen cupboards at country pub

Pub bosses ordered to improve after mice droppings were discovered in kitchen cupboards have come under fire again.

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Grasshoppers’ Valley victory

Grasshoppers’ Valley victory

An under-13 girls’ football team have won a tournament at League 1 Charlton Athletic’s ground.

Historic Martello tower to open as holiday let by end of year

Historic Martello tower to open as holiday let by end of year

The owner of a historic Martello tower says the site should open as a holiday let by the end of the year.

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Holiday park's hygiene turnaround after mouldy fridge discovered

Holiday park's hygiene turnaround after mouldy fridge discovered

A Holiday park cleaned up its act after inspectors discovered a mouldy fridge and raw meat next to ready-to-eat food.

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Footballers want to be dressed for success

Footballers want to be dressed for success

Two well-known non-league footballers have turned their focus to a sportswear company.

Porter’s plans given the go-ahead

Porter’s plans given the go-ahead

It’s all systems go for Lydd Town boss Scott Porter after a three-hour meeting with the club.

‘Don’t jail my wife - she stabbed me because of the menopause’

‘Don’t jail my wife - she stabbed me because of the menopause’

A “hormonal” wife going through the menopause stabbed her husband in the chest for falling asleep while she was talking about her life problems.

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Plans resubmitted for ‘out of character’ estate on village farmland

Plans resubmitted for ‘out of character’ estate on village farmland

Rehashed plans for more than 100 homes on village farmland have emerged – despite the previous bid being snubbed and branded “out of character”.

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'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'

'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'

A woman who started her alpaca business as a hobby and ended up travelling across the world is looking to retire after 14 “incredible” years.

Town’s first Co-op opens its doors

Town’s first Co-op opens its doors

A new Co-op has opened to customers, taking over disused land previously dubbed an ‘eyesore’.

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I couldn’t wait to get out of there

I couldn’t wait to get out of there

Scott Porter described Lydd’s final-day defeat at VCD as the worst game in the world.

‘It’s like living in a box’

‘It’s like living in a box’

Angry bungalow owners feel like they are “living in a box” after new houses were built on land behind their gardens.

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Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

Work has resumed on a half-built seafront housing estate left abandoned for more than two years.

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Man fined £5,000 for 'blighting' area with storage operation

Man fined £5,000 for 'blighting' area with storage operation

A landowner has been fined £5,000 for ‘blighting’ the area with the storage of mobile homes, horse boxes and even a boat.

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Everything needs to change

Everything needs to change

Scott Porter is planning big changes at Lydd Town over the summer.

Plans to turn empty community centre into shop finally approved

Plans to turn empty community centre into shop finally approved

An empty community centre is to be converted into a shop - almost two years after the same scheme was rejected.

Popular cafe on the market as boss leaves Kent after ‘finding true love’

Popular cafe on the market as boss leaves Kent after ‘finding true love’

A popular Kent cafe has gone on the market three months after the owner announced she was leaving the county.

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‘That’s been our downfall’

‘That’s been our downfall’

Manager Scott Porter concedes Lydd’s squad only have themselves to blame for their shortcomings this season.

‘We morally can’t open when people are told not to swim in the sea’

‘We morally can’t open when people are told not to swim in the sea’

Seafront traders thrown into “turmoil” by do-not-swim warnings on two Kent beaches fear they could remain in place for years.

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