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Library unlikely to ever reopen as council can't afford £2m repairs

23 March 2023
Library unlikely to ever reopen as council can't afford £2m repairs

A £2m water damage repair bill has left a 135-year-old library unlikely to reopen, it has been revealed.

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Pool closure warning after trust folds following roof debris row

23 March 2023
Pool closure warning after trust folds following roof debris row

A leisure centre is at risk of temporary closure after its trust folded amid a funding row with a council.

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Rush hour delays on busy road after two crashes

23 March 2023
Rush hour delays on busy road after two crashes

Two crashes involving a total of five vehicles caused delays on an A-road at rush hour.

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Police officer sacked for groping colleague at party - but we can't name him

23 March 2023
Police officer sacked for groping colleague at party - but we can't name him

The identity of a Kent police constable sacked for sexually assaulting another officer has been kept secret to protect his mother's mental health.

Spoons plans £3m expansion into derelict nightclub

22 March 2023
Spoons plans £3m expansion into derelict nightclub

Wetherspoon bosses have unveiled plans to demolish an abandoned nightclub in order to build a £3m extension and a new pub garden.

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'We are drowning under development - our area can't cope!'

21 March 2023
'We are drowning under development - our area can't cope!'

Angry residents have hit out at a planned development in a "picturesque" village behind a doctor's surgery.

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Two charged after man stabbed on seafront

21 March 2023
Two charged after man stabbed on seafront

Two men have been charged after a man was stabbed in an early-morning attack.

Nurse told disabled care home resident: 'You don't deserve to be alive'

21 March 2023
Nurse told disabled care home resident: 'You don't deserve to be alive'

A bullying healthcare nurse has been struck off after subjecting a vulnerable care home resident to abuse making him feel 'two inches high'.

Saga confirms new hub locations

21 March 2023
Saga confirms new hub locations

Travel and insurance giant Saga has confirmed the locations of two new offices after shutting its huge main headquarters as more staff work from home.

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Rogue sheep holds up ambulance

20 March 2023
Rogue sheep holds up ambulance

A run-away sheep caused chaos on a busy road after it got loose from its field – and held up an ambulance on blue lights.

'We are already at breaking point'

19 March 2023
'We are already at breaking point'

Residents have hit out at a developer's third attempt to force through a bid to double the size of a housing estate.

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Huge military planes spotted in low level flypast

17 March 2023
Huge military planes spotted in low level flypast

Residents were amazed to see two mammoth military cargo planes keeping at low altitude as they carried out a flight in the skies above Kent.

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Road closed after two pedestrians hit by car

17 March 2023
Road closed after two pedestrians hit by car

Police and ambulance services have been called after two women were hit by a car near a supermarket.

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Plans revealed to rebuild gas blast site

16 March 2023
Plans revealed to rebuild gas blast site

New designs have been revealed to replace homes destroyed by a huge gas explosion which destroyed four buildings and injured seven people.

Wrong patient received biopsy at scandal-hit trust

16 March 2023
Wrong patient received biopsy at scandal-hit trust

Surgical staff gave the wrong patient a biopsy while a vaginal swab was left inside a woman during a hospital procedure, it has been revealed.

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Luxury seafront house won in prize draw put up for sale

16 March 2023
Luxury seafront house won in prize draw put up for sale

A couple who won a "unique" cliffside house in a nationwide raffle have put it on the market just six months after their win.

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Midwifery training 'in crisis' as course faces axe

03 March 2023
Midwifery training 'in crisis' as course faces axe

More than 100 student midwives could be left unqualified after a regulator threatened to pull their course amid concerns over their hospital training.

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Work starts to transform old Debenhams store

03 March 2023
Work starts to transform old Debenhams store

Work to regenerate a former town centre Debenhams - which could be replaced by council offices and a medical centre - is due to start.

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Campaigners 'preparing for legal challenge' against £50m development

02 March 2023
Campaigners 'preparing for legal challenge' against £50m development

A campaign group has launched a fundraiser and is prepared to mount a legal challenge against a proposed £50m luxury hotel and surfing lagoon.

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Bin worker strikes called off as last-minute pay deal agreed

01 March 2023
Bin worker strikes called off as last-minute pay deal agreed

A bin workers' strike has been pulled after a last-minute pay offer was agreed just days before a planned walk-out.

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