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Starbucks drive-thru opens

Starbucks drive-thru opens

Coffee fans can now enjoy a beverage at a new sit-in coffee shop with a drive thru after it opened at a business park.

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Town's only building society to cut opening hours

Town's only building society to cut opening hours

A town's last remaining bank or building society will reduce its opening hours by almost half from next month.

Police called to fight near school

Police called to fight near school

A fight broke out between teenagers near a secondary school - in which one boy was reportedly seen with a weapon.

Gogglebox stars' mansion sells for £5m

Gogglebox stars' mansion sells for £5m

A 17-bedroom and 14-bathroom mansion owned by Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom Parker has now sold.

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Activists target arms company's factory

Activists target arms company's factory

Members of the protest group Palestine Action say they have occupied part of an industrial site used by a firm with links to the Israeli military.

Plans revealed for new drive thru restaurant

Plans revealed for new drive thru restaurant

A planning application has been submitted for a new, 24 hour drive thru restaurant at a business park.

Pub could axe live music after 'one complaint'

Pub could axe live music after 'one complaint'

The announcement about the premises which has hosted bands for more than two decades prompted scores of people to come out in support.

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Calculating child rapist facing jail

Calculating child rapist facing jail

A rapist who stalked social media to blackmail children for vile images of themselves could be facing jail.

Ploughing on again

Ploughing on again

A major agricultural event returns after last year's cancellation due to coronavirus.

Bones found on beach as police launch probe

Bones found on beach as police launch probe

Suspected human remains have been discovered on a beach by police after a member of public found bone fragments.

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Weedy stream row re-ignites over dead duck

Weedy stream row re-ignites over dead duck

A grim reminder of how fish and birds are dying at a choked waterway has emerged in pictures, this time showing a dead duck.

Sandwich Festival returns on Bank Holiday weekend

Sandwich Festival returns on Bank Holiday weekend

Italian cars, food and the making of medieval boat parts are among the attractions in a town festival.

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'I only wanted to fill the tank, not take out a mortgage'

'I only wanted to fill the tank, not take out a mortgage'

An MP has hit out after his fuel bill exceeded £100 for the first time as petrol and diesel prices reach an eight year high.

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Magna Carta leaves Kent for first time in 700 years

Magna Carta leaves Kent for first time in 700 years

The Sandwich edition of the medieval document was discovered in archives six years ago and now it's on its travels.

I spent The Open week living in luxury at Sandwich Technology School

I spent The Open week living in luxury at Sandwich Technology School

Golfer Jonathan Thomson has given a fascinating insight to life behind the scenes during The Open at Royal St George's.

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Air ambulance joins emergency response

Air ambulance joins emergency response

The helicopter landed near a railway station after being scrambled to help with an emergency.

Vaccine centre at The Open dishes out 1,600-plus jabs

Vaccine centre at The Open dishes out 1,600-plus jabs

The smiling face of Phil Myers shows he was 'honoured' to be the 1,000th person to be jabbed at the golf.

Was The Open the best or worst thing to happen to Sandwich?

Was The Open the best or worst thing to happen to Sandwich?

Long hailed as a driver for tourism, we look at how The Open has affected Sandwich.

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Car transporter stuck in medieval streets

Car transporter stuck in medieval streets

Worried shop owners looked on as a heavy goods vehicle got stuck in the narrow streets of a medieval town centre.

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The best pictures from The Open

The best pictures from The Open

Check out Barry Goodwin's best pictures from The Open at Royal St George’s in Sandwich.

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