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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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‘Unknown chemicals’ found at wastewater treatment plant

11 July 2024
‘Unknown chemicals’ found at wastewater treatment plant

A water company is reassuring people they have not been put at risk after “unknown chemicals” were found and contained at a wastewater plant.

Brawl at town centre pub during England semi-final

11 July 2024
Brawl at town centre pub during England semi-final

A fight in a town centre pub during England’s win over Holland in the semi-final of the Euros is being investigated by police.

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First look at the newly-opened Stockbury flyover

11 July 2024
First look at the newly-opened Stockbury flyover

Our reporter takes the first steps on the new £92 million A249 flyover which has welcomed its first drivers.

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‘People were sceptical but it has been a massive success’

11 July 2024
‘People were sceptical but it has been a massive success’

An ambitious multi-million-pound regeneration scheme is drawing to a close after more than a decade in the works but has it lived up to its promise?

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‘We’re making as many memories as we can’

10 July 2024
‘We’re making as many memories as we can’

A family has thanked donors who have allowed them to make precious memories with their six-year-old daughter who has been given just months to live.

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Troubled school to shut early for summer term

10 July 2024
Troubled school to shut early for summer term

Students will be going home seven school days early at the end of the summer term as a pair of schools prepare to be taken over by new bosses.

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£92m flyover to open after seven-year wait

10 July 2024
£92m flyover to open after seven-year wait

A long-awaited flyover designed to ease congestion and reduce accidents is set to open after plans were first unveiled seven years ago.

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Pro-Palestine group in ‘wanton attack’ on packaging company

08 July 2024
Pro-Palestine group in ‘wanton attack’ on packaging company

Activists have filmed themselves attacking a company's headquarters causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Labour wins key seat after narrow three horse race

04 July 2024
Labour wins key seat after narrow three horse race

Sittingbourne and Sheppey has turned red for the first time since the 2010 election with a new MP elected.

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