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‘It came like a tidal wave over the house’

‘It came like a tidal wave over the house’

31 January 2025

It arrived quickly with devastating consequences. We look back at the tidal surge which saw cliffs collapse, livestock drown and motorists marooned.

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‘This pub’s a shrine to Liverpool FC - but I gave it a red card for its foul smell’

‘This pub’s a shrine to Liverpool FC - but I gave it a red card for its foul smell’

31 January 2025

Secret Drinker was left seeing red after diving into a ‘dour’ town centre pub.

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‘Elon Musk needs to go away and leave our Channel alone!’

‘Elon Musk needs to go away and leave our Channel alone!’

28 January 2025

People in Kent have told Elon Musk to keep his “hands off our English Channel” after he said it should be rechristened.

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‘It must stay open!’ Nine-month closure of leisure centre to be reviewed next week

‘It must stay open!’ Nine-month closure of leisure centre to be reviewed next week

28 January 2025

A nine-month closure of a leisure centre will be reviewed next week after a council heard of the “devastating” impact it could have on residents.

Kent theatres placed on ‘at-risk’ register due to safety concerns

Kent theatres placed on ‘at-risk’ register due to safety concerns

28 January 2025

A pair of Kent theatres have been placed on the "at risk" register following continued concerns about the safety of their buildings.

New EU border checks for ferries and tunnel ‘delayed until November’

New EU border checks for ferries and tunnel ‘delayed until November’

28 January 2025

Exclusive: New EU border checks are not expected to be introduced at the Channel ports until November, a year after the previous deadline.

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‘This will create a big problem’: 23-home estate in village narrowly approved

‘This will create a big problem’: 23-home estate in village narrowly approved

26 January 2025

Plans for a new housing estate in a small village have been narrowly approved, leaving residents “physically disappointed”.

Plans approved to demolish derelict home with links to Jane Austen for new build

Plans approved to demolish derelict home with links to Jane Austen for new build

25 January 2025

A crumbling manor house with links to Jane Austen is set to be torn down to make way for a new home.

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Clifftop Victorian pub could become care home and microbar

Clifftop Victorian pub could become care home and microbar

25 January 2025

A clifftop pub from the Victorian era could be turned into a care home and microbar under new plans.

Three play parks to be upgraded in £180k overhaul

Three play parks to be upgraded in £180k overhaul

24 January 2025

Three play parks are set for major overhauls as part of a £180,000 renovation project.

Gymnastics club will be homeless if leisure centre closure approved

Gymnastics club will be homeless if leisure centre closure approved

23 January 2025

A gymnastics club based in a popular leisure centre for more than 20 years will be made homeless if plans to close the site go ahead.

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Royal Navy intercept Russian spy ship ‘operating’ in waters off Kent

Royal Navy intercept Russian spy ship ‘operating’ in waters off Kent

22 January 2025

The Royal Navy has responded to repeated incursions by a Russian spy ship in the English Channel.

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Two students and man killed in ‘tragedy that should not have happened’

Two students and man killed in ‘tragedy that should not have happened’

22 January 2025

A coroner has recorded conclusions of unlawful killings at the inquests of three men in a “tragedy that should not have occurred”.

‘I have to stand to eat or risk choking due to extremely rare condition’

‘I have to stand to eat or risk choking due to extremely rare condition’

21 January 2025

A woman with an extremely rare condition who must stand while she eats and drinks or risk choking hopes surgery will help her feel “normal” again.

26 'affordable' homes could be built on town's cheapest car park

26 'affordable' homes could be built on town's cheapest car park

21 January 2025

Plans have emerged to create 26 “life-changing” homes on a town’s cheapest but “underutilised” car park.

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Anger at council plans to sell former leisure centre site

Anger at council plans to sell former leisure centre site

20 January 2025

Anxious residents fear “eyesore” land where a youth centre once stood could be turned into housing as council bosses are looking to sell it off.

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‘53 new homes would help pay for best community facilities in Kent’

‘53 new homes would help pay for best community facilities in Kent’

19 January 2025

A village could have some of the best community facilities in Kent – if plans for 53 new homes on farmland are approved.

Attempted murder charge after woman stabbed

Attempted murder charge after woman stabbed

19 January 2025

A woman has been charged with attempted murder after another woman was stabbed with a large kitchen knife in a town centre.

Huge search ends with no sign of person who went overboard into sea

Huge search ends with no sign of person who went overboard into sea

18 January 2025

A huge sea search has ended without any sign of a person reported to have gone overboard on a boat.

Woman stabbed in back ‘by stranger with large kitchen knife’ in ‘horrific’ street attack

Woman stabbed in back ‘by stranger with large kitchen knife’ in ‘horrific’ street attack

18 January 2025

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another woman in the back as she walked down the street.

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