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Work begins on seaside town’s £20m regeneration

06 February 2025
Work begins on seaside town’s £20m regeneration

The first spade has gone into the ground as a town centre regeneration project gets off the ground.

Plans for former ambulance training centre rejected

05 February 2025
Plans for former ambulance training centre rejected

An old training centre will not be demolished and replaced with a four-storey flat block after a planning inspector dismissed the developer's plans.

£92 million roundabout upgrade completed

04 February 2025
£92 million roundabout upgrade completed

The overhaul of a busy roundabout has finished more than eight years after plans were first unveiled.

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‘Loud explosions’ heard as van engulfed in flames

03 February 2025
‘Loud explosions’ heard as van engulfed in flames

A mum-of-one says she heard two explosions when a van went up in flames in what is being treated as a suspicious fire.

How remote countryside cafe became destination loved by stars and Instagrammers

02 February 2025
How remote countryside cafe became destination loved by stars and Instagrammers

A family is celebrating 10 years at the helm of a popular cafe known for its breakfast stacks and brunch igloos.

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Uni spends ‘£7k a month’ on empty bar while laying off staff

01 February 2025
Uni spends ‘£7k a month’ on empty bar while laying off staff

The struggling University of Kent is still paying tens of thousands of pounds on a former student bar it closed five years ago.

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Foodbank receives thousands of pounds for new vehicle after van stolen

31 January 2025
Foodbank receives thousands of pounds for new vehicle after van stolen

Thousands of pounds have been donated to a charity so it can buy a new vehicle after the van it used to deliver food to needy families was stolen.

Deputy Prime Minister invited to visit town before deciding on thousands of homes

30 January 2025
Deputy Prime Minister invited to visit town before deciding on thousands of homes

Angela Rayner has been asked to visit a borough to ‘listen to people’s views’ before she decides on whether an 8,400-home estate should be built.

Convicted drug dealer must repay £8m ‘splashed on expensive watches’

29 January 2025
Convicted drug dealer must repay £8m ‘splashed on expensive watches’

An international cocaine and heroin dealer’s Rolex and Piquet watches will be sold as part of a court order demanding he repay his ill-gotten gains.

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Animal sanctuary boss hit with ‘ridiculous’ £84k water bill

29 January 2025
Animal sanctuary boss hit with ‘ridiculous’ £84k water bill

An animal sanctuary boss has been landed with a water bill of more than £84,000 she has called the “most ridiculous known to mankind”.

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‘Depraved’ child sex abuser jailed for 23 years

28 January 2025
‘Depraved’ child sex abuser jailed for 23 years

A child sex abuser has been found guilty of targeting four vulnerable children, with charges including rape and sexual touching.

Yobs kicked out of town centre after ‘verbally abusing and throwing items’ at people

28 January 2025
Yobs kicked out of town centre after ‘verbally abusing and throwing items’ at people

Police officers moved trouble makers on from a town centre plagued by anti-social behaviour during the force’s latest dispersal order.

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The village at war over decision to demolish ‘iconic’ public toilets

28 January 2025
The village at war over decision to demolish ‘iconic’ public toilets

Villagers are angry at a council decision to demolish a set of “vital” loos despite hundreds turning out to vote in a referendum to get them reopened.

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‘We would have approved the 650 homes anyway’

27 January 2025
‘We would have approved the 650 homes anyway’

Councillors have voted in favour of controversial plans for hundreds of homes but the decision has been taken away from them after taking too long.

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Work on £5m roundabout revamp to begin with lane closure on busy route

24 January 2025
Work on £5m roundabout revamp to begin with lane closure on busy route

Upgrades on a roundabout used by thousands of drivers every day are set to begin with a lane closure next week.

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Dispersal order for town centre plagued by anti-social youths

23 January 2025
Dispersal order for town centre plagued by anti-social youths

Police have been given extra powers to tackle anti-social behaviour in a town centre following reports of “disorder, abuse and threatening behaviour”.

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'My disabled son couldn't use the toilets at football games - so I changed things'

17 January 2025
'My disabled son couldn't use the toilets at football games - so I changed things'

A mum’s on a mission to make non-league football clubs fully accessible to disabled fans after seeing the difficulties her son faced.

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Motorbike crash survivor ‘heartbroken’ after missing moped found ‘burnt out’

12 January 2025
Motorbike crash survivor ‘heartbroken’ after missing moped found ‘burnt out’

A supermarket supervisor has found his missing moped ‘stripped of parts’ and tossed to the side of a road after it went missing following a crash.

Decision time on multi-million-pound leisure quarter scheme

12 January 2025
Decision time on multi-million-pound leisure quarter scheme

Plans to revamp a leisure centre and build an 18-hole adventure golf course are set to be approved by a council.

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How did I goat here? Billy found roaming in village becomes pub’s mascot

11 January 2025
How did I goat here? Billy found roaming in village becomes pub’s mascot

A pub has made a “good-natured” goat its mascot after he was seen wandering along a village road.

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