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Newts scupper soccer plans

Newts scupper soccer plans

Bosses behind plans to move a football club to a new ground have had their plans scuppered by endangered newts.

Wind farm bosses to leave town

Wind farm bosses to leave town

Managers of a Kent off-shore windfarm are to leave their current base to avoid facing tidal restrictions.

Almost 20 children seeking asylum move into care home

Almost 20 children seeking asylum move into care home

Kent County Council confirms a temporary reception centre is now home to almost 20 children seeking asylum as protests continue.

Council recommends Harbour Village returns

Council recommends Harbour Village returns

Council officials have recommended a popular tourist attraction reopens once essential works have been completed.

Tributes to keen sportsman who died on golf course

Tributes to keen sportsman who died on golf course

A sportsman to the last, a keen golfer died after suffering a heart attack playing the 11th tee at a golf club.

'We want to stop another tragedy like Sacha's'

'We want to stop another tragedy like Sacha's'

The grief-stricken parents of tragic Sacha Wheeler say only the closure of the rail crossing where she was killed will ensure it never happens again.

Devastated parents pay tribute to beach death man

Devastated parents pay tribute to beach death man

The parents of a 28-year-old ex-decorator have paid tribute to their son who died after consuming a fatal cocktail of drugs and alcohol.

We're close to turning the corner

We're close to turning the corner

Whitstable boss Simon Halsey believes his side were unlucky not to get anything from their last two matches.

Halsey: It's just a game of football

Halsey: It's just a game of football

Whitstable boss Simon Halsey says he's treating the derby against former employers Ramsgate just the same as any other game.

Ward brothers set for Whitstable return

Ward brothers set for Whitstable return

Jim and Danny Ward make their first return to Whitstable on Tuesday since leaving Belmont at the end of last season.

Harbour village future in doubt

Harbour village future in doubt

Council bosses have spoken of their disappointment after the Whitstable Harbour Village owner announced he is to permanently close the site.

Seafront flats plan for snooker club

Seafront flats plan for snooker club

Developers hope to demolish a beachfront snooker and pool club to make way for luxury apartments and a new wine bar.

Post office could open on former sorting site

Post office could open on former sorting site

There are reports Whitstable's crown post office service could be saved - and will open on the former sorting office site.

Migrant centre costs revealed

Migrant centre costs revealed

Bosses at Kent County Council have revealed how much the authority has spent on converting a former care home into an asylum seeker base.

Migrant centre opens

Migrant centre opens

The first children seeking asylum in the UK have moved into a former care home.

Wind farm extension nears completion

Wind farm extension nears completion

An extension to the Kentish Flats off-shore wind farm is almost complete after all 15 new wind turbines started producing power.

Action taken on path rats problem

Action taken on path rats problem

A concerned councillor hopes rats will not return to a footpath just yards from a supermarket after residents were put off using the walkway.

Gorrell Tank repairs to drag into next winter

Gorrell Tank repairs to drag into next winter

Repairs to Whitstable’s largest car park are set to drag on into next winter – missing Southern Water’s target of finishing the work by summer time.

Britain's biggest spider found in Kent

Britain's biggest spider found in Kent

A DJ got a fright when he found the UK's biggest spider - which can bite - in his back garden.

Naked drink-driver almost hit cyclist

Naked drink-driver almost hit cyclist

A drink-driver spotted naked at the wheel of his car almost knocked down a cyclist as he fled a busy high street.

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