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County’s plans to improve workers’ skills approved by government

18 August 2023
County’s plans to improve workers’ skills approved by government

Plans to improve the skills of workers in the county have been given a seal of approval from the Secretary of State for Education.

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Poundstretcher to open in town centre

17 August 2023
Poundstretcher to open in town centre

A budget-chain store is expecting large queues when it opens its newest store in a town centre.

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Emergency response and road closed after ‘serious’ crash at crossing

17 August 2023
Emergency response and road closed after ‘serious’ crash at crossing

Queues are forming as police and paramedics respond to a ‘serious’ incident on a busy road.

Special needs school eyes expansion onto industrial estate

14 August 2023
Special needs school eyes expansion onto industrial estate

A school educating children with autism is hoping to open a new site to expand its current intake and help young people aged between 18 and 25.

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Mourners line the streets for baby’s final journey in Cinderella carriage

09 August 2023
Mourners line the streets for baby’s final journey in Cinderella carriage

Well-wishers have lined the streets for the funeral of a baby after her sudden death at just nine-weeks-old.

Footage captures moment car crashes into 20mph sign

08 August 2023
Footage captures moment car crashes into 20mph sign

Campaigners are pushing for improved safety measures on a notorious road after a car collided with a sign.

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Beauty salon on market for £250k after forfeiture notice

08 August 2023
Beauty salon on market for £250k after forfeiture notice

A beauty and tanning shop which had a forfeiture notice slapped on its front door has been put on the market for £250,000.

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Lanes reopen on motorway following breakdown

07 August 2023
Lanes reopen on motorway following breakdown

Motorists are facing long queues on the motorway despite all lanes reopening from an earlier breakdown.

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Hundreds to line streets for baby’s ‘final journey’

07 August 2023
Hundreds to line streets for baby’s ‘final journey’

People are being encouraged to line the streets to show their support for a two-month old girl who suddenly died after a cardiac arrest.

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Wetherspoon pub to shut for major £1.2m refurb

05 August 2023
Wetherspoon pub to shut for major £1.2m refurb

A town centre pub has submitted proposals for its biggest revamp since opening nearly 30 years ago in an attempt to give it a ‘new lease of life’.

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Flats planned for town pub killed off by Covid

03 August 2023
Flats planned for town pub killed off by Covid

A former Shepherd Neame pub which felt the full force of the coronavirus pandemic has been earmarked to be turned into new homes.

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Man accused of stalking woman outside her work

02 August 2023
Man accused of stalking woman outside her work

A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stalking after a woman he met through work claims he bombarded her with messages.

Two arrests after woman found dead in car park

02 August 2023
Two arrests after woman found dead in car park

Two men have been arrested as police investigate the “unexplained” death of a woman who was found in an underground car park.

Greggs to open third bakery in town

02 August 2023
Greggs to open third bakery in town

A popular bakery chain has announced plans to open another store in the town centre.

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Couple’s dream wedding nearly goes up in flames

02 August 2023
Couple’s dream wedding nearly goes up in flames

A salon owner’s special day was in the balance after part of Europe was ravaged by wildfires.

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Unpopular 64-home development refused

01 August 2023
Unpopular 64-home development refused

Controversial plans to knock down a bungalow and build a large development on nearby fields has been turned down by the Planning Inspectorate.

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AI facial recognition to be used at Kent shop

01 August 2023
AI facial recognition to be used at Kent shop

A popular shop’s decision to install new tech to identify anti-social behaviour has sparked debate among customers.

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Fence broken after travellers pitch up on popular field

01 August 2023
Fence broken after travellers pitch up on popular field

A dozen caravans and vehicles made their way onto a well-known and popular family field.

Family ‘devastated’ after baby’s sudden death

28 July 2023
Family ‘devastated’ after baby’s sudden death

The family of a baby girl have detailed their heartbreak after she died suddenly weeks after returning home from the hospital.

Wildlife charities call for Michael Gove to end theme park threat

28 July 2023
Wildlife charities call for Michael Gove to end theme park threat

Charities have penned a letter to government urging it to revoke a controversial planning status for a site earmarked for a huge theme park.

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