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Bid to dash future development by turning park into nature reserve

Bid to dash future development by turning park into nature reserve

06 December 2023

A campaign to save a country park from future development has been launched, despite bosses insisting they will protect wildlife at the site.

Town’s ‘underwhelming’ Christmas tree finally replaced

Town’s ‘underwhelming’ Christmas tree finally replaced

06 December 2023

A new, 17ft Christmas tree has been erected at a town’s pier – after the wrong one was delivered in the first place.

Coach driver: ‘Silent electric buses on new two-way road could kill someone’

Coach driver: ‘Silent electric buses on new two-way road could kill someone’

05 December 2023

Pedestrians could be knocked down and killed by “silent” electric buses if a new contraflow system is introduced in a town, a coach driver fears.

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Heavy traffic after crash near school

Heavy traffic after crash near school

04 December 2023

There are delays on a busy route after a crash outside a school.

Nurse who helped thousands during career retires after 64 years

Nurse who helped thousands during career retires after 64 years

03 December 2023

A nurse who looked after victims during an IRA bomb attack and dedicated decades of her life has finally decided to retire.

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‘I started out with a market stall, now I have my own shop’

‘I started out with a market stall, now I have my own shop’

03 December 2023

A business owner who started selling Italian produce from a market stall in lockdown has just opened his first high street deli.

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A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash

A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash

01 December 2023

An A-road was closed in both directions for three hours following a crash involving two cars.

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Woman ‘lucky to be alive’ after car fleeing police smashes into her Mercedes

Woman ‘lucky to be alive’ after car fleeing police smashes into her Mercedes

01 December 2023

A woman injured after a driver fleeing police in a high-speed chase crashed into her car says she feels lucky to be alive.

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Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?

Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?

30 November 2023

Rishi Sunak has made it one of his key pledges – but is he winning in the battle to curb the number of small boats crossing the Channel?

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The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

30 November 2023

A couple both aged over 100 say they have never argued during 81 years of marriage and admit: “We had no idea we’d last this long.”

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Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?

Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?

29 November 2023

Residents left underwhelmed by their town’s Christmas tree say: “You can get bigger ones in Poundland.”

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Knife-wielding grandad left girlfriend soaked in blood and barricaded flat

Knife-wielding grandad left girlfriend soaked in blood and barricaded flat

28 November 2023

A violent bully who stabbed and beat his girlfriend in a revenge attack and callously told police she ‘deserves much worse’ has been jailed.

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Sadness as Pilgrims Hospice founder dies aged 89

Sadness as Pilgrims Hospice founder dies aged 89

28 November 2023

An inspirational nurse who founded a charity dedicated to caring for terminally ill patients has died aged 89.

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'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'

'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'

28 November 2023

Not all of a Brexit-themed Banksy can be saved following the demolition of the building it appeared on, council bosses have revealed.

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Kent animal park slashes opening hours

Kent animal park slashes opening hours

27 November 2023

Bosses at an animal park have cut the site’s opening hours to just three days a week over the next four months.

Have a holly jolly sing-along at Kent’s Christmas concerts

Have a holly jolly sing-along at Kent’s Christmas concerts

27 November 2023

From candlelit carols to big band concerts, we’ve got some of the best music to get you in the festive spirit this December.

Plan to completely ban traffic from high street splits town

Plan to completely ban traffic from high street splits town

27 November 2023

Town centre traders are split over plans to extend a high street traffic ban – with some fearing it could “kill” their small shops.

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Bid for more caravans at gypsy and traveller site snubbed after neighbours' outcry

Bid for more caravans at gypsy and traveller site snubbed after neighbours' outcry

26 November 2023

A plan to increase the size of a gypsy and traveller site failed to get approval, following fears of increased traffic and over-development.

24 arrested as police spend week cracking down on knife crime

24 arrested as police spend week cracking down on knife crime

23 November 2023

More than 100 potential weapons were seized by police as the force spent a week targeting those who carry knives.

‘If I had my way I’d close even more tips’

‘If I had my way I’d close even more tips’

23 November 2023

A county councillor has sparked fury by suggesting he’d close even more than the four tips already under threat from swingeing cuts.

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