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Plans for shipping container harbourside restaurant submitted

Plans for shipping container harbourside restaurant submitted

Architects say re-purposed shipping containers will be perfect for creating a new restaurant at a harbour.

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Seaspiracy branded 'ridiculous' by 'hurt' fisherman

Seaspiracy branded 'ridiculous' by 'hurt' fisherman

Fishermen have branded controversial Netflix documentary Seaspiracy “hurtful” - accusing film-makers of generalising the industry.

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Huge piles of rubbish dumped in lane

Huge piles of rubbish dumped in lane

A man has been fined hundreds of pounds after rubbish he hired waste collectors to remove was found fly-tipped in a country lane.

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Car swallowed up by sea

Car swallowed up by sea

A VW Golf was overcome by the tide at a popular Kent beach as it was swallowed up by the sea.

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Trailer launches for TV crime drama set on Kent coast

Trailer launches for TV crime drama set on Kent coast

A trailer for a crime drama set in a Kent seaside town has been launched, featuring many familiar sights.

Whitstable Oyster Festival to return

Whitstable Oyster Festival to return

One of the county's most popular seaside attractions is set to return for an 'extended period of merriment', it has been confirmed.

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Is this the best pub garden in Kent?

Is this the best pub garden in Kent?

A seafront pub has invested heavily in a haven for outdoor drinkers - but is it the county's best?

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The Brexit ban threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry

The Brexit ban threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry

A controversial EU ban on shellfish exports is threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry.

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New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

A pub boss says he will look for another location to launch a new venue after residents objected to his plans to open in a former post office.

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E-scooters stolen in smash-and-grab raid

E-scooters stolen in smash-and-grab raid

A store owner has been left dismayed after two thieves smashed into his business and swiped four electric scooters.

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Council skewers bid for Turkish restaurant

Council skewers bid for Turkish restaurant

A council has rejected a bid to open a fifth branch of a popular Turkish restaurant citing concerns for neighbours.

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'Please stop parking in our spots'

'Please stop parking in our spots'

A lifeboat crew has begged people not to park in emergency spaces for its volunteers - adding that doing so may one day "cost a life".

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Shocking scene of dead foxes in country lane

Shocking scene of dead foxes in country lane

WARNING: Graphic images. An investigation is underway into how seven dead fox carcasses came to be lined up next to each other in a country lane.

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'Flying ship' spotted off coast

'Flying ship' spotted off coast

A ship has been spotted off the Kent coast appearing to hover above the sea as if it's flying.

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Dogs to be kept on leads at beauty spot to protect wildlife

Dogs to be kept on leads at beauty spot to protect wildlife

Dog walkers are to be banned from letting their pets off leads at a beauty spot - despite fears the rule will be enforced "once in a blue moon".

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Holy smoke! Police swoop on rectory and seize cannabis

Holy smoke! Police swoop on rectory and seize cannabis

Cannabis and ventilation equipment have been seized from a rectory after reports the property was being used to grow drugs.

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Lockdown flouters party on final resting place of hundreds

Lockdown flouters party on final resting place of hundreds

A vicar has issued a desperate plea after flowers were trampled and beer bottles and cans left strewn across a sacred garden of remembrance.

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Inside the £1.5m homes on the council plot sold for £165k

Inside the £1.5m homes on the council plot sold for £165k

Work has finally been completed on homes worth almost £10 million combined built in-part on a plot of council land sold for just £165,000.

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Turkish restaurant set to open in former Jobcentre

Turkish restaurant set to open in former Jobcentre

A popular restaurant chain with four existing branches in Kent is set to open in a former Jobcentre later this year.

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Much-loved GP to retire after decades serving town

Much-loved GP to retire after decades serving town

Messages of gratitude have poured in for a well-known family doctor who is retiring after a long career devoted to a town practice.

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