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Business park 'vital to growth' of UK's smallest town

21 June 2022
Business park 'vital to growth' of UK's smallest town

The transformation of an old woodyard is expected to give a much-needed jobs boost to a tiny Kent town.

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Busy road to be lined with more than 1,000 homes

20 June 2022
Busy road to be lined with more than 1,000 homes

Developers have unveiled plans that would see a well-used route lined with yet another new estate – bringing the total to more than 1,000 homes.

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First look at how former M&S will be transformed

19 June 2022
First look at how former M&S will be transformed

A bid has been launched to “breathe new life” into a former Marks & Spencer that has sat empty for years.

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3,000-year-old artefacts found at huge housing development

19 June 2022
3,000-year-old artefacts found at huge housing development

An ancient whistle carved from bone has been unearthed at a building site on land thought to have been occupied by families hundreds of years ago.

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Play area taped off after police called

17 June 2022
Play area taped off after police called

A children's play area was cordoned off after youths created a nuisance nearby.

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Struggling B&B owner’s anger as flats bid snubbed

17 June 2022
Struggling B&B owner’s anger as flats bid snubbed

A furious B&B owner has branded a decision to reject his plans to transform his struggling business into flats a “joke”.

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‘We had three minutes to save his life - we did what we had to’

17 June 2022
‘We had three minutes to save his life - we did what we had to’

Teaching assistants have told how they saved the life of a 10-year-old pupil after he collapsed in the playground.

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'Change is needed to prevent more deaths like my son's'

16 June 2022
'Change is needed to prevent more deaths like my son's'

A mum whose disabled boy died following inadequate support from authorities is urging the government to take action to prevent more children dying.

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Doherty lived in Kent storage container after hotel ban

14 June 2022
Doherty lived in Kent storage container after hotel ban

The Libertines star Pete Doherty has charted his life in Kent, battle with addiction and police scrapes in a new tell-all autobiography.

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Boy, 10, saved by staff after heart stopped in playground

13 June 2022
Boy, 10, saved by staff after heart stopped in playground

A 10-year-old boy owes his life to two teaching assistants who saved him from the brink of death after he collapsed in a playground.

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Long queues after car fire on motorway

05 June 2022
Long queues after car fire on motorway

Traffic is queuing for three miles after a car caught fire along a motorway.

M2 stretch closed after two-car crash

05 June 2022
M2 stretch closed after two-car crash

A stretch of one of Kent's busiest motorways has been closed following a two-car crash.

Plans lodged for 78 homes at old driving range

05 June 2022
Plans lodged for 78 homes at old driving range

Work to transform a former driving range into a 78-home estate could begin as early as next year, developers say.

Plans for next stage of controversial housing estate revealed

05 June 2022
Plans for next stage of controversial housing estate revealed

Plans have been lodged for the final stage of construction at a controversial 250-home estate.

Hundreds join Dickens Festival parade

04 June 2022
Hundreds join Dickens Festival parade

Scores of people dressed as Dickensian characters marched through a town as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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10,000 people cross Channel in small boats in five months

04 June 2022
10,000 people cross Channel in small boats in five months

Almost 10,000 asylum seekers have crossed the Channel in small boats and arrived on UK shores this year, figures reveal.

‘Trade park bid shows town is on the up’

04 June 2022
‘Trade park bid shows town is on the up’

Councillors say a Kent town is “shedding its reputation as a left-behind area” as a bid for a brand-new trade park is officially launched.

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How a Canterbury man became the first person to ever interview the Queen

03 June 2022
How a Canterbury man became the first person to ever interview the Queen

A Kent film-maker has recalled his 18-minute on-the-record conversation with The Queen.

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OAPs 'disgusted' as first holiday in years axed amid airport chaos

01 June 2022
OAPs 'disgusted' as first holiday in years axed amid airport chaos

More than 50 pensioners were left “abandoned, hungry and tired” as their first holiday out of lockdown descended into chaos and had to be cancelled.

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Plans for first Las Iguanas in Kent

28 May 2022
Plans for first Las Iguanas in Kent

A bid has been launched to open Kent’s first branch of a popular chain of restaurants that serve up Mexican, Brazilian and Argentinian food.

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