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‘Prison-like’ care home plans approved despite opposition

16 November 2023
‘Prison-like’ care home plans approved despite opposition

Revised plans for a care home which was likened to a prison have been given the green light despite concerns about the location and parking.

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Drivers caught on camera removing safety barriers

16 November 2023
Drivers caught on camera removing safety barriers

Motorists looking to save some time on their journey have been caught in CCTV footage ignoring road closure signs and driving through gas works.

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Fish and chip shop ‘legends’ step down after 23 years

15 November 2023
Fish and chip shop ‘legends’ step down after 23 years

Owners of a high street business have decided to retire after serving customers with fast food for more than two decades.

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12-tonne Nazi V2 ‘terror’ rocket found in Kent field

14 November 2023
12-tonne Nazi V2 ‘terror’ rocket found in Kent field

The remains of a Nazi V2 rocket fired at Britain during the Second World War have been unearthed nearly 80 years later in a field.

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Armistice train tours Kent

13 November 2023
Armistice train tours Kent

Pictures show a historic locomotive passing through the county as it marked Armistice Day.

Yacht rescued after crew member injured

12 November 2023
Yacht rescued after crew member injured

Lifeboat volunteers have saved a yacht which had begun to take on water after one of its crew members had suffered an injury.

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Assault and racism arrest at Remembrance parade

12 November 2023
Assault and racism arrest at Remembrance parade

Police say a man assaulted a security guard and used racist language while trying to join a Remembrance Sunday parade in Kent today.

‘Racial altercation’ at Kent train station

12 November 2023
‘Racial altercation’ at Kent train station

Police have issued a photo of a man they want to speak to after a ‘racially aggravated altercation’ at a railway station in the county.

Drone footage reveals new £9m supermarket

11 November 2023
Drone footage reveals new £9m supermarket

Footage of a £9m new supermarket has been released as the countdown to its opening gets under way.

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Yobs film themselves vandalising festive decorations

11 November 2023
Yobs film themselves vandalising festive decorations

A high street bakery has been hit by vandals who filmed themselves kicking Christmas decorations before ‘bragging’ about it on social media.

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‘Virgin planning rival rail service to Eurostar’

11 November 2023
‘Virgin planning rival rail service to Eurostar’

It is reported billionaire Sir Richard Branson is set to launch a challenge to Eurostar – but will it mean a revival for Ashford and Ebbsfleet?

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Rugby club’s ‘future secured’ after clubhouse plans approved

10 November 2023
Rugby club’s ‘future secured’ after clubhouse plans approved

State-of-the-art facilities for a rugby club have been given the green light as part of a controversial development.

Aldi announces opening date of £9m store

09 November 2023
Aldi announces opening date of £9m store

A discount supermarket has revealed when it will open a new out-of-town branch that will create up to 40 new jobs.

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‘Parking charge increases are another nail in the coffin for town traders’

09 November 2023
‘Parking charge increases are another nail in the coffin for town traders’

High Street business owners say plans to increase rates in the busiest car parks could put off shoppers.

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Whistling postman raises over £7k despite broken collar bone

08 November 2023
Whistling postman raises over £7k despite broken collar bone

A town-centre charity fundraiser, who has raised more than £320,000 in 27 years, has added £7,600 to the total despite multiple obstacles.

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Tributes paid to town ‘character’ after sudden death

08 November 2023
Tributes paid to town ‘character’ after sudden death

Tributes have flooded in for a ‘popular’ biker known for sitting in a high street with his three-legged dog Lucy..

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Cockroach infestation closes high street restaurant

07 November 2023
Cockroach infestation closes high street restaurant

A Mexican restaurant has been forced to shut after the discovery of a “widespread, live active cockroach infestation”.

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Kent's first refuge for male and LGBTQ+ domestic abuse victims opens

06 November 2023
Kent's first refuge for male and LGBTQ+ domestic abuse victims opens

A domestic abuse charity hopes to fill the “gap in support” for men and LGBTQ+ people who still live with the stigma of being victims.

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Football club’s ‘shed end’ destroyed in storm

06 November 2023
Football club’s ‘shed end’ destroyed in storm

A football club are appealing for help to replace their “shed end” after it was destroyed in Storm Ciaran.

‘We were sold a dream’ – but it’s more of a war with rats

05 November 2023
‘We were sold a dream’ – but it’s more of a war with rats

Villagers are angry as what was supposed to be an attractive focal point of their estate is in fact “a breeding ground for rats”.

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