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High Street taped off after large emergency service response

01 April 2025
High Street taped off after large emergency service response

Emergency services descended on a town centre following a medical incident.

Plans for large battery storage facility on village grassland unveiled

01 April 2025
Plans for large battery storage facility on village grassland unveiled

A renewable resources company has revealed proposals to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) on open land.

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Boy, 15, dies after being hit by train

31 March 2025
Boy, 15, dies after being hit by train

Emergency services have confirmed a teenager has died on the tracks after being hit by a train.

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Former primary school earmarked for housing sold by council

30 March 2025
Former primary school earmarked for housing sold by council

A former primary school with 500 pupils, which was set to become a residential development, has been sold to a government agency.

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Man charged after person in his 60s hospitalised with head injury

30 March 2025
Man charged after person in his 60s hospitalised with head injury

A 34-year-old man has been charged after a person in his 60s was taken to a London hospital with a head injury.

Police release CCTV image after man in his 60s ‘assaulted’

30 March 2025
Police release CCTV image after man in his 60s ‘assaulted’

Officers are investigating after man in his 60s was taken to hospital following an alleged assault.

Flood alerts in place along Kent coast

30 March 2025
Flood alerts in place along Kent coast

Flood alerts remain in place for the Kent coast following high tides, but red warnings have now been removed.

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Kent university at centre of fraudulent student loan scandal

30 March 2025
Kent university at centre of fraudulent student loan scandal

A Kent university has been named in a fraudulent student loan scandal, with fake applicants targetting the UK scheme for millions.

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Pictures of ‘fascinating’ partial solar eclipse captured in Kent

29 March 2025
Pictures of ‘fascinating’ partial solar eclipse captured in Kent

Kent residents have been looking up in awe at a celestial phenomenon today.

Town centre taped off after pensioner attacked and taken to London hospital

29 March 2025
Town centre taped off after pensioner attacked and taken to London hospital

A cordon has been set up in a town centre following a reported assault last night.

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Person hit by train

29 March 2025
Person hit by train

Rail services were suspended after a person was hit by a train.

Tragic death of dad-of-five with ‘heart of gold’

29 March 2025
Tragic death of dad-of-five with ‘heart of gold’

The family of a dad-of-five who died while digging for fishing bait yesterday say he had a “heart of gold”.

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‘Stress of rising costs means I have to shut after 15 years’

29 March 2025
‘Stress of rising costs means I have to shut after 15 years’

A salon owner says the pressure of a high VAT on labour costs for hairdressers is why they are not renewing their lease.

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Man ‘wounded by scissor-wielding attacker’ outside Poundland

28 March 2025
Man ‘wounded by scissor-wielding attacker’ outside Poundland

Police are investigating allegations of an assault involving a man “wielding scissors” at a shopping centre after a video surfaced online.

‘We need action': Outcry after second crash at 'death trap' junction in months

28 March 2025
‘We need action': Outcry after second crash at 'death trap' junction in months

Emergency services were called to an accident at a busy junction where neighbours say they are “fed up seeing people being taken into ambulances”.

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‘We never expected this’: Preschool vandalised by catapult yobs

26 March 2025
‘We never expected this’: Preschool vandalised by catapult yobs

Staff were shocked and disappointed to find their much-loved preschool had been damaged by vandals.

Main road reopens after crash and oil spillage

25 March 2025
Main road reopens after crash and oil spillage

Police closed off access to a busy main road after a crash involving a lorry and a car - leading to long rush-hour queues.

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First look at Primark store to open in town

25 March 2025
First look at Primark store to open in town

Fresh plans and CGIs have revealed the look of a highly-anticipated Primark branch.

Dog owners warned of legal action after ‘disturbing’ number of trees stripped in parks

24 March 2025
Dog owners warned of legal action after ‘disturbing’ number of trees stripped in parks

A stark warning has been given to dog owners after several trees in local parks had their bark removed.

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‘The whole coastline needs a deep cleanse’: Petition launched to clear mounds of rubbish

22 March 2025
‘The whole coastline needs a deep cleanse’: Petition launched to clear mounds of rubbish

A petition has been launched to remove illegally dumped waste from a once-beautiful and secluded section of coastline.

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