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‘Four weeks of water works is ridiculous – they only just finished the last ones’

02 August 2024
‘Four weeks of water works is ridiculous – they only just finished the last ones’

Villagers say upcoming pipeline repairs are ‘ridiculous’ less than a year after work on the same stretch of road dragged on for over 12 months .

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Turkish restaurant closes six months after opening

01 August 2024
Turkish restaurant closes six months after opening

A town centre eatery has shut just months after welcoming its first customers.

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Primary school receives Ofsted double downgrade

01 August 2024
Primary school receives Ofsted double downgrade

A once “outstanding” primary school now “requires improvement” following an Ofsted inspection.

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‘It’s a nightmare’: Families left without running water at holiday park

01 August 2024
‘It’s a nightmare’: Families left without running water at holiday park

Hundreds of holiday-makers were left without running water for more than 20 hours at a seaside resort popular with families.

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Traffic on M2 held after van crash

31 July 2024
Traffic on M2 held after van crash

Paramedics and police officers were called to an incident involving a van on the M2.

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Man charged after town centre attack leaves victim with cuts on his neck

30 July 2024
Man charged after town centre attack leaves victim with cuts on his neck

A man has been charged after a victim was attacked in the early hours of the morning.

Men rescued from inflatable dinghy in failed attempt to climb 60ft sea fort

30 July 2024
Men rescued from inflatable dinghy in failed attempt to climb 60ft sea fort

Two men had to be rescued by the RNLI after getting stuck out at sea in a rubber dinghy when they planned to climb a Second World War fort.

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‘I moved to Thailand without my boyfriend - it strengthened our relationship’

30 July 2024
‘I moved to Thailand without my boyfriend - it strengthened our relationship’

A former sales executive has fulfilled her dream by moving to Thailand and says it has helped her relationship with her boyfriend.

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Plans for new speed limit at accident blackspot where two people have been killed

30 July 2024
Plans for new speed limit at accident blackspot where two people have been killed

Residents have backed proposals to reduce the speed limit on a stretch of coastal road where two people have been killed in five years.

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Bridge to shut again due to ‘unforeseen issues’

29 July 2024
Bridge to shut again due to ‘unforeseen issues’

An historic bridge is set for another eight-day closure after work to replace steel ropes wasn’t finished on time.

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‘Raw sewage leaking in our street is disgusting and should not happen’

29 July 2024
‘Raw sewage leaking in our street is disgusting and should not happen’

Villagers fear more problems with sewage when almost 300 new homes are connected to a drainage system they say can’t cope as it is.

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Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

26 July 2024
Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers could vote to strike over pay just days after it was revealed there have been 36,000 complaints about their company’s performance.

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Roadworks on main route for 23 days

24 July 2024
Roadworks on main route for 23 days

Part of a main route which connects an industrial estate to an A-road will be closed for a total of 23 days.

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Behind the scenes of ‘critical’ bridge works

24 July 2024
Behind the scenes of ‘critical’ bridge works

We go behind the scenes of urgent engineering works on a historic bridge that have caused traffic chaos.

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Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

23 July 2024
Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

A new estate will be sandwiched between two main roads and near an expanding roundabout after the housing proposals were given the go ahead.

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Crash arrest after woman left in serious condition

22 July 2024
Crash arrest after woman left in serious condition

A passenger is in a serious condition in a London hospital and a man has been arrested following a crash at the weekend.

Roadworks to shut off major route for 17 days

22 July 2024
Roadworks to shut off major route for 17 days

A main route into a village is to shut for a total of 17 days during two closures as work continues on a £32.7 million roundabout revamp.

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‘I’ll be the only person wearing an England shirt’

14 July 2024
‘I’ll be the only person wearing an England shirt’

As England lines up for an historic Euro final we speak to Kent people with ties to our opponents Spain to see where their loyalty stands.

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‘Firing rockets and dodging oil spills - it’s real-life Mario Kart’

13 July 2024
‘Firing rockets and dodging oil spills - it’s real-life Mario Kart’

We try the county’s first interactive electric karting track dubbed as a real-life video game.

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Developer wins appeal to build almost 300 homes on farmland

12 July 2024
Developer wins appeal to build almost 300 homes on farmland

Plans to build a housing estate which includes a new road layout have been given the go-ahead on appeal despite hundreds of objections.

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