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‘We haven’t gone bust! We’re excited to turn Saga site into 86 homes’

‘We haven’t gone bust! We’re excited to turn Saga site into 86 homes’

Work to convert a huge former Saga office building into homes is set to begin this year - despite concerns over bosses’ finances.

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Drunk driver on new-build estate with flat tyre told officer: ‘I’ll drop you’

Drunk driver on new-build estate with flat tyre told officer: ‘I’ll drop you’

A drunk thug spotted driving through a new-build estate with a flat tyre threatened to “drop” a police officer before being wrestled to the ground.

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Man bit barber’s testicles in high street and said: ‘I’ve got Aids’

Man bit barber’s testicles in high street and said: ‘I’ve got Aids’

A racist thug sank his teeth into a stranger’s testicles “with extreme force” before claiming to have Aids in a sickening town centre attack.

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Fire service to end Channel Tunnel contract

Fire service to end Channel Tunnel contract

Cost-saving measures are forcing Kent’s fire service to cease its contract to provide firefighting cover at the Channel Tunnel.

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‘There’s no immediate panic’

‘There’s no immediate panic’

Manager Andy Drury insists there is “no immediate panic” at Isthmian Premier side Folkestone - despite blowing a two-goal lead at Whitehawk.

Street food brand opens second site at seafront hotspot

Street food brand opens second site at seafront hotspot

The team behind a street food vendor which opened six months ago at a tourist hotspot are opening their second site.

Council slaps £1.5m price tag on school site after slashing social housing plans

Council slaps £1.5m price tag on school site after slashing social housing plans

An abandoned school site has gone on the market after a council slashed their affordable housing plan to help attract buyers

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Stinger deployed as mum fled police after smoking ‘spiked’ joint

Stinger deployed as mum fled police after smoking ‘spiked’ joint

A mum dialled 999 believing she had smoked a spiked cannabis joint only to then lead police on a car chase when she thought the officers were fake.

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‘How dare this doctor have the audacity?’

‘How dare this doctor have the audacity?’

A developer hoping to roll out a new village medical centre has launched a scathing attack on a GP who has backed alternative proposals.

Brewery latest to join tourist hotspot

Brewery latest to join tourist hotspot

A brewery is the latest to join 10 independent businesses at a harbourside food and drink hotspot.

Councils accused of tearing up trees at landslip site

Councils accused of tearing up trees at landslip site

Fuming residents have been left stunned after several trees were “decimated" along a landslip-hit road.

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Dual carriageway closed after multi-vehicle crash

Dual carriageway closed after multi-vehicle crash

Emergency services were called to a collision which closed a main road.

Huge Saga base to be transformed into 80-home estate

Huge Saga base to be transformed into 80-home estate

A huge former Saga office building is set to be turned into new housing - despite fears the area will be "unable to cope" with more homes.

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The sun-trap beer garden at the end of a stunning canal-side walk

The sun-trap beer garden at the end of a stunning canal-side walk

We took in the sights and sounds of the Kent countryside before enjoying a locally brewed pint at one of the county’s hidden gems...

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Derelict house becomes 'overrun with rats and pigeons'

Derelict house becomes 'overrun with rats and pigeons'

A man has been fined thousands of pounds after ignoring a council warning to drive out pigeons and rats from his property.

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Call-off unavoidable, says Drury

Call-off unavoidable, says Drury

There were few complaints from Folkestone manager Andy Drury after their weekend Isthmian Premier home match became the victim of a late postponement.

Wallet ‘stolen at fast-food restaurant’

Wallet ‘stolen at fast-food restaurant’

CCTV images of two women police would like to speak to have been released after a man reported his wallet had been stolen.

First residents to move into luxury seafront homes 'within weeks'

First residents to move into luxury seafront homes 'within weeks'

The first residents are set to move into a luxury seafront development “within weeks”, bosses have confirmed.

‘Emotional’ sighting of dolphins caught on camera

‘Emotional’ sighting of dolphins caught on camera

Onlookers were captivated when a group of dolphins swam close to the quayside at a popular coastal visitor attraction.

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Man suspected of stabbing woman 'may have fled to Kent'

Man suspected of stabbing woman 'may have fled to Kent'

A man wanted in connection with a stabbing in London may have fled to Kent, police say.

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