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Red phone box transformed into 'Kent's smallest museum'

Red phone box transformed into 'Kent's smallest museum'

A disused red phone box is set to become the smallest museum in Kent, where visitors will be able to listen to stories celebrating the area.

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'Sometimes you just feel like giving up'

'Sometimes you just feel like giving up'

A shop owner says she is outraged after her store was targeted by thieves for a fifth time and police didn't send anyone despite staff being attacked.

Staff assaulted and designer shoes stolen in shop theft

Staff assaulted and designer shoes stolen in shop theft

Designer shoes and jewellery worth hundreds of pounds have been stolen from a high street shop.

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New one-way system 'will stop lorries mounting pavement'

New one-way system 'will stop lorries mounting pavement'

Part of a town is set to have a one-way system introduced which residents hope will put an end to lorries mounting pavements.

Taped-up Barclays 'looks like crime scene'

Taped-up Barclays 'looks like crime scene'

The sad state of a recently closed bank has angered residents in a town.

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Garden centre fears as flowers bloom early

Garden centre fears as flowers bloom early

A nursery owner in Kent says he's worried about his business and the planet after seeing his plants flower during the winter months.

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Loss of 'passionate and influential' journalist

Loss of 'passionate and influential' journalist

Tributes have been paid to a widely respected senior journalist, whose association with the KM stretches back more than 50 years.

'Someone will get killed at this junction'

'Someone will get killed at this junction'

Residents are campaigning to get speed limits on a road lowered to save lives.

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World-renowned chef opens new pastry shop

World-renowned chef opens new pastry shop

A new high-profile pastry shop has opened under a master pastry maker in a Kent town.

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Mallet-wielding thug smashes pub's memorial bench

Mallet-wielding thug smashes pub's memorial bench

Footage shows the moment a yob with a large hammer attacked a memorial bench dedicated to a pub's loyal punter.

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Tesco shuts after power cut hits town

Tesco shuts after power cut hits town

A Tesco store has been shut after a power cut hit a town.

Anger as sewage spills out from new housing estate

Anger as sewage spills out from new housing estate

Dejected residents have hit out over a near-constant sewage leak coming from a new 100-home development.

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'Pointless vandalism has cost me £200 just before Christmas'

'Pointless vandalism has cost me £200 just before Christmas'

A shop owner who had to pay £200 to repair a broken window after it was smashed by vandals is urging the culprit to come forward.

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'This is a fight we do not want to lose'

'This is a fight we do not want to lose'

A council has vowed to fight against plans for 145 homes ahead of an appeal hearing.

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'Short-sighted' plan for town's fourth opticians

'Short-sighted' plan for town's fourth opticians

A new Specsavers branch looks set to finally open in a former town centre bank – but the plan has been described as "short-sighted".

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Restaurant named top in curry awards

Restaurant named top in curry awards

The owner of an Indian restaurant named the best in Kent has been recognised with a lifetime achievement prize in a national award ceremony.

Tree stolen from salon after 'heavy night' returned

Tree stolen from salon after 'heavy night' returned

A tree which was taken from a salon after a drunken night out has been returned with an apology note and £10 for staff to 'enjoy a drink'.

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Town's market to finally return

Town's market to finally return

A town's popular Friday market is finally set to return this week.

'Don't call our children 'woke''

'Don't call our children 'woke''

A head teacher has hit out at the 'older generation' dismissing children as 'woke' and using phrases such as cancel culture.

'It was an awful experience'

'It was an awful experience'

A jewellery store owner who was targeted by masked robbers has thanked people living in his town for their support after the terrifying raid.

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