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Crackdown on town’s illegal nicotine trade uncovers numerous hauls

28 February 2024
Crackdown on town’s illegal nicotine trade uncovers numerous hauls

A crackdown on a town’s illegal nicotine trade revealed numerous shops were holding potentially dangerous contraband.

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Oil-soaked birds wash up on Kent beaches after spill

28 February 2024
Oil-soaked birds wash up on Kent beaches after spill

Oil-soaked birds have washed up on Kent beaches after a spill at sea.

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Council shuts path as 'massive chunks' of chalk fall from cliff

27 February 2024
Council shuts path as 'massive chunks' of chalk fall from cliff

A coastal path has been closed off after being deemed “dangerous” due to ivy pulling “massive chunks” of vegetation and chalk down a cliff

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End of an era as iconic bus restaurant is towed away

27 February 2024
End of an era as iconic bus restaurant is towed away

A landmark blue bus which served as a Greek restaurant has been towed away for good after eight years.

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Trees tumble beneath clifftop house as road hit by second landslide

26 February 2024
Trees tumble beneath clifftop house as road hit by second landslide

Pictures show the aftermath of a huge landslide under a clifftop house – the second to have occurred on the same road in less than a month.

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Town's name spelt wrongly in road marking blunder

26 February 2024
Town's name spelt wrongly in road marking blunder

A blunder which saw a town’s name emblazoned incorrectly on a road surface has left residents scratching their heads.

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Heartbreaking video shows baby gorilla clinging onto dead mother’s body

26 February 2024
Heartbreaking video shows baby gorilla clinging onto dead mother’s body

Heartbreaking footage shows a baby gorilla clinging to the body of his “wonderful” adopted mother after a brain tumour killed her.

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New plans for abandoned Aldi as vision ‘completely reimagined’

25 February 2024
New plans for abandoned Aldi as vision ‘completely reimagined’

Plans to develop a “dangerous” and abandoned high street supermarket have been “completely reimagined” in fresh designs unveiled this month.

Cinema boss fears filmgoer exodus as free parking scrapped

24 February 2024
Cinema boss fears filmgoer exodus as free parking scrapped

The boss of a struggling cinema says a decision to axe free evening parking nearby will drive more filmgoers towards Netflix and Deliveroo.

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Mum's heartbreak as ‘lovely, perfect’ son, 15, dies after short cancer battle

23 February 2024
Mum's heartbreak as ‘lovely, perfect’ son, 15, dies after short cancer battle

A devastated mother says her family feels “incomplete” after the tragic death of her “special, caring and funny” son.

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Town market to return after more than three years

21 February 2024
Town market to return after more than three years

A town’s market is set to return after more than three years as an opening date is announced.

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Warning issued as Kent braces for 70mph winds and heavy rain

21 February 2024
Warning issued as Kent braces for 70mph winds and heavy rain

A weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the whole of Kent with gusts of up to 70mph predicted.

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‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

21 February 2024
‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

A retired couple say their dream home has been “ruined” by the construction of new-builds towering over their back garden.

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Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

20 February 2024
Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a woman’s ear was injured in an attack

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

20 February 2024
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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Car overturns in crash outside shopping centre

19 February 2024
Car overturns in crash outside shopping centre

A road was blocked and emergency services called after a car reportedly overturned outside a shopping centre

Woman, 70s, treated in hospital after e-scooter crash

19 February 2024
Woman, 70s, treated in hospital after e-scooter crash

A woman in her 70s was treated in hospital after a crash with an e-scooter.

Councils accused of tearing up trees at landslip site

19 February 2024
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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MPs hit back at 'misleading electorate' claims in airport battle

19 February 2024
MPs hit back at 'misleading electorate' claims in airport battle

Two MPs hit back at claims of “misleading the electorate” over controversial airport reopening plans – but campaigners say questions need answering.

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‘New student housing will shield neighbours from monolithic Aldi’

18 February 2024
‘New student housing will shield neighbours from monolithic Aldi’

Developers pitching to construct three student blocks claim the project will benefit neighbours by shielding them from a “monolithic” supermarket.

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