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Huge solar farm that could power 5k homes set to be rejected

Huge solar farm that could power 5k homes set to be rejected

15 March 2024

A solar farm the size of 30 football pitches in rural Kent is set to be refused next week.

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Operation Brock to be deployed on M20

Operation Brock to be deployed on M20

15 March 2024

Operation Brock is set to be deployed on the M20 in a bid to ease traffic flow during the Easter holidays.

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Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

15 March 2024

A Kent town has been named by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the south east – but what could its soaring popularity mean for locals?

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Animal park welcomes another endangered species

Animal park welcomes another endangered species

14 March 2024

A pair of maned wolves, native to South America and described as “ginger wolves on stilts”, have arrived at a wildlife park.

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Kent fish and chip shops named among the best in the UK

Kent fish and chip shops named among the best in the UK

14 March 2024

A trio of Kent chippies are among the top 50 in the country, according to a prestigious list.

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Homeless man sleeping in tent slashed in knife attack

Homeless man sleeping in tent slashed in knife attack

14 March 2024

Two thugs left a homeless man fearing he would die as he was kicked, punched and slashed with a knife while laying in his makeshift home.

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‘Stop shoplifting and go to a foodbank’

‘Stop shoplifting and go to a foodbank’

14 March 2024

A couple who claimed they stole to feed themselves were told by magistrates to stop shoplifting and to go to a foodbank instead.

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Red Arrows will perform in town despite air show cancellation

Red Arrows will perform in town despite air show cancellation

13 March 2024

The Red Arrows will return to a town this year after previously backing out of a display.

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First for Kent as seaside hotel joins Radisson group

First for Kent as seaside hotel joins Radisson group

13 March 2024

A Kent hotel has been added to the Raddison group, the first in the county, with owners saying the business will now “reach new heights”.

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Missing girl, 15, found safe and well

Missing girl, 15, found safe and well

13 March 2024

A 15-year-old girl who was reported missing two days ago has been found.

Man accused of giving wife laxatives without her knowledge

Man accused of giving wife laxatives without her knowledge

13 March 2024

A man has appeared in court accused of giving his wife laxatives without her knowledge.

Why are town’s cliffs collapsing and what’s being done to stop landslides?

Why are town’s cliffs collapsing and what’s being done to stop landslides?

13 March 2024

A coastal town has been hit by at least eight landslides already this year, with a play park now cordoned off and a key road shut until summer.

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‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

11 March 2024

A mum says she was given laxatives by a nurse and sent home before being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

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Man was so drunk he got in driver’s seat of police car

Man was so drunk he got in driver’s seat of police car

09 March 2024

A man was so drunk that when police arrived to deal with him he got in the driver’s seat of their patrol car.

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Where to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Kent

Where to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Kent

09 March 2024

Pubs all over the county are taking part in the Irish celebration with green costumes, baby Guinness shots and folk music.

Drug gang smuggled £2m worth of cocaine onboard Caribbean cruise liner

Drug gang smuggled £2m worth of cocaine onboard Caribbean cruise liner

08 March 2024

A corrupt cruise worker and his accomplices have been jailed after being caught trying to smuggle a huge amount of class A drugs into the UK.

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Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

08 March 2024

A main route hit by a succession of landslides could remain shut until the summer while specialists battle to make the cliff face safe.

Inquest opens into death of teenage girl killed in crash

Inquest opens into death of teenage girl killed in crash

08 March 2024

An inquest has been opened into the death of a 16-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash on a busy A-road.

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Legendary Kent nightclub was ‘everybody’s second home and last resort’

Legendary Kent nightclub was ‘everybody’s second home and last resort’

08 March 2024

A night out at this club was a rite of passage for generations – but the town looks very different today.

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Carpenter fractured doorman's cheekbone in racist attack

Carpenter fractured doorman's cheekbone in racist attack

07 March 2024

A foul-mouthed yob fuelled by 10 pints has been spared jail after attacking a doorman when he was refused re-entry to a bar.

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