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Three in hospital after multi-vehicle crash

Three in hospital after multi-vehicle crash

18 April 2024

A road was closed after a crash involving a car, van, motorbike and bus saw three people taken to hospital.

Voluntary role provides insight ‘into a world few people see’

Voluntary role provides insight ‘into a world few people see’

18 April 2024

Volunteers are needed to help monitor five Kent prisons to check inmates are being treated fairly and humanely.

Intruder claimed to be police officer

Intruder claimed to be police officer

18 April 2024

A suspected burglar found in the home of a 90-year-old woman claimed to be a police officer.

‘We haven’t been able to get out’: Girls’ trip chaos in flood-hit Dubai

‘We haven’t been able to get out’: Girls’ trip chaos in flood-hit Dubai

18 April 2024

A Kent woman caught in flood-hit Dubai has recounted the moment the storm struck and she feared she may be stuck in treacherous conditions.

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Company makes move to new £18m business park

Company makes move to new £18m business park

18 April 2024

A firm specialising in paint products for the automotive industry is among the first company’s to move to a new multi-million-pound business park.

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Picnic protest over car park extension plans

Picnic protest over car park extension plans

18 April 2024

Children and parents are to take part in a protest with a difference in a fight against plans to extend a car park onto a green space.

Family left homeless after ‘losing everything’ in devastating house blaze

Family left homeless after ‘losing everything’ in devastating house blaze

18 April 2024

A family-of three made homeless after a garden shed blaze claimed their home of 14 years say they have “lost everything”.

Locked-out OAP charged £1,600 by ‘rogue trader’ to access home

Locked-out OAP charged £1,600 by ‘rogue trader’ to access home

18 April 2024

A pensioner left locked out of her home believes she was ripped off by a “rogue trader” who charged a staggering £1,600 to get her into the property.

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Traders set to snub historic market in row over pitch fees

Traders set to snub historic market in row over pitch fees

18 April 2024

A historic market could be back in the high street this summer - but a row with traders over pitch fees could scupper its return.

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Machinery spotted as work gets underway to clear landslide-hit route

Machinery spotted as work gets underway to clear landslide-hit route

17 April 2024

Repair work has begun on a road section where a succession of landslips blocked a town centre route in both directions.

Museum eyes up move to former church on market for almost £500k

Museum eyes up move to former church on market for almost £500k

17 April 2024

A heritage museum that is looking for a long-term home is considering a move to a vacant church that has gone up for sale.

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Tributes to 'beautiful' biker caught up in M25 police chase

Tributes to 'beautiful' biker caught up in M25 police chase

17 April 2024

The victim of a fatal crash on the M25 has been named as a 19-year-old from Kent.

Hospice gates wrecked by thieves replaced for free

Hospice gates wrecked by thieves replaced for free

17 April 2024

Gates belonging to a hospice that were destroyed when thieves smashed through them in a van they were stealing have been replaced for free.

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Rebel councillors join calls for rethink over parking changes

Rebel councillors join calls for rethink over parking changes

17 April 2024

A decision to introduce parking fees across parts of a borough have been “called in” by councillors who hope to see the plan dropped.

Shop front ‘explodes’ onto high street

Shop front ‘explodes’ onto high street

17 April 2024

The team behind a family-run business have described the shocking moment their shop front “exploded” onto the street amid wild weather on the coast.

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‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

17 April 2024

Visitors are being forced to brave a “perilous” walk along a busy road to a popular tourist attraction due to a lack of parking.

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Hoardings pulled down as hotel development stalls

Hoardings pulled down as hotel development stalls

17 April 2024

Developers behind plans for a 92-bed hotel have pulled down hoardings around the site as the project has been stalled by water quality issues.

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‘It’s 100 years old – but at this rate it won’t last another 25’

‘It’s 100 years old – but at this rate it won’t last another 25’

17 April 2024

As an iconic seafront bandstand plagued by structural issues turns 100, doubt has been cast over whether it will stand the test of time.

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Kent’s road schemes: A decade of big projects and promises

Kent’s road schemes: A decade of big projects and promises

17 April 2024

From Turbo roundabouts to the longest road tunnel in the UK, these are the huge road projects in Kent either underway or still waiting for approval.

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Churches 'hope for growth' with £3m revamp

Churches 'hope for growth' with £3m revamp

16 April 2024

Churches across the county are “hoping for growth” with a major £3.2 million revamp.

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