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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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Cyclist, 50, dies at scene of collision

Cyclist, 50, dies at scene of collision

A cyclist has died after he was involved in a crash while on a bike ride with two other people.

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Cyclist injured as serious incident closes road

Cyclist injured as serious incident closes road

Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene of an incident in which a cyclist has been injured.

'My elderly mum soiled herself because shop staff wouldn't let her use the loo'

'My elderly mum soiled herself because shop staff wouldn't let her use the loo'

A great-grandmother with dementia soiled herself in public after a shop manager refused to let her use a staff-only bathroom.

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Public to grill Southern Water over sewage dumps

Public to grill Southern Water over sewage dumps

Residents and campaigners will have a chance to grill Southern Water after it admitting dumping colossal amounts of raw sewage into the sea for years.

Thou shalt not park without permission

Thou shalt not park without permission

A fed-up vicar has installed cameras in his church car park to catch rogue users - who could now be hit with a £100 fine.

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