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Leases for harbour sheds set to spark ‘intense’ competition

Leases for harbour sheds set to spark ‘intense’ competition

A blot on the landscape of a harbour has been transformed into an impressive mixed-use space for shops, eateries and cultural activities.

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Teenage boy mugged and beaten on bus

Teenage boy mugged and beaten on bus

A teenage boy was repeatedly punched in the face during a violent robbery on a bus.

Bid for beach booze licence rejected

Bid for beach booze licence rejected

An oyster shack’s bid to expand its drinking area onto a beach has been rejected on appeal.

Stann your ground, son

Stann your ground, son

Whitstable’s Harry Stannard completed a weekend hat-trick with a pinpoint free-kick in the FA Cup but there is quite a clamour to be on set-pieces.

Moggie found 27 miles from home after 'cat-napper' fears

Moggie found 27 miles from home after 'cat-napper' fears

A cat has been found safe miles away from home nine months after going missing, following fears a "cat-napper" was on the prowl.

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Bid launched for late-night bar beneath 'haunted' railway arch

Bid launched for late-night bar beneath 'haunted' railway arch

A businessman has put in a bid to open a town centre bar inside a “vacant and neglected” railway arch.

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Turkish high street restaurant bid approved

Turkish high street restaurant bid approved

Plans to open a Turkish restaurant 12 doors down from another planned in a town centre have been given the green light.

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'Incompetent' workers cut back ancient woodland

'Incompetent' workers cut back ancient woodland

Kent County Council says it is investigating after 'incompetent' contractors cut back the wrong area of ancient woodland.

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'My wife's death left me single dad to three children under eight'

'My wife's death left me single dad to three children under eight'

A dad has spoken of his experience of raising three young children alone after his beloved wife died aged just 38 following a battle with cancer.

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Town boss a changed man

Town boss a changed man

Lloyd Blackman has learned to take things in his stride during Whitstable’s long break from football.

Beach protest over 'dangerous' metal racks in sea

Beach protest over 'dangerous' metal racks in sea

Swimmers fed up with the number of oyster trestles being installed on Kent's coastline have staged a protest calling for them to be removed.

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Town football club's £20k bid for new ground

Town football club's £20k bid for new ground

A popular football club is hoping to raise £20,000 so it can move to a brand-new home as its current ground is due to be developed.

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Oyster sales resume after sickness bouts

Oyster sales resume after sickness bouts

A ban on the sale of oysters caught off Kent has been lifted - after a shellfish farm was shut down twice in one month.

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Advice not to enter sea lifted after sewage leak

Advice not to enter sea lifted after sewage leak

Warnings not to swim off the coast of two towns have been lifted - days after an electrical fault caused a major leak from a sewage treatment works.

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'I needed stepladder to get my Amazon parcel'

'I needed stepladder to get my Amazon parcel'

A woman had a nightmare when she went to collect an Amazon parcel from a pick-up point... and the top locker opened out of her reach.

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Tragedy as woman collapses and dies in street

Tragedy as woman collapses and dies in street

A woman has died after collapsing in a residential street, despite desperate efforts to resuscitate her.

'Don't go in the sea' warning after sewage leak

'Don't go in the sea' warning after sewage leak

A council has advised people not to go in the sea along a stretch of the Kent coastline this weekend due to a leak from a sewage treatment works.

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Food fair scrapped at popular oyster festival

Food fair scrapped at popular oyster festival

Bosses of a hugely popular oyster festival have announced the food fair has been scrapped at this year's event.

Shock as trestles objection withdrawn

Shock as trestles objection withdrawn

Natural England dropped a bombshell at a public inquiry into an oyster farm, revealing it no longer objects to controversial trestles.

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Customers raise £100k to save restaurant

Customers raise £100k to save restaurant

More than £100,000 has been raised to save a Kent restaurant after a fundraiser received celebrity backing.

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