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Woman taken to hospital after six-vehicle pile-up on Thanet Way

Woman taken to hospital after six-vehicle pile-up on Thanet Way

01 December 2023

A major route was closed after a crash involving multiple vehicles, which left one woman needing hospital treatment.

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Council to move into town's tallest building

Council to move into town's tallest building

28 November 2023

A cash-strapped council is to move into a town's tallest building – allowing its current HQ to be potentially turned into social housing.

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Historic village pub to go under the hammer at auction

Historic village pub to go under the hammer at auction

27 November 2023

A village pub, once a popular haunt among smugglers, is on the market.

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Boutique, five-star ‘cat hotel’ available to purr-chase for £1.7m

Boutique, five-star ‘cat hotel’ available to purr-chase for £1.7m

26 November 2023

A boutique, five-star hotel for cats complete with tiny bunk-beds and ‘stunning views’, along with a four-bedroom home, is up for sale for £1.7m.

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‘Last pub’ in heart of village could become homes

‘Last pub’ in heart of village could become homes

24 November 2023

A pub in the centre of a village could have pulled its final pint if plans to convert it into homes are approved – and opinion is divided.

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Council slashes own affordable housing scheme by 80%

Council slashes own affordable housing scheme by 80%

17 November 2023

A council’s 100% affordable housing development will be slashed by 80% over viability concerns as it enlists help from private developers to build it.

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‘£1m plot that could change town’s skyline for sale’

‘£1m plot that could change town’s skyline for sale’

11 November 2023

A town centre plot which has been earmarked for a multi-storey block of flats is on the market for £1.25 million.

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Garage blocks turned into new homes

Garage blocks turned into new homes

10 November 2023

Rows of rundown garages have been transformed into new affordable homes to help ease shortages.

‘We want to buy your house to help solve homeless crisis’

‘We want to buy your house to help solve homeless crisis’

10 November 2023

Home-owners in part of Kent are being asked if they would sell their properties to a council for up £200k so it can use them to house homeless people.

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Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

08 November 2023

A former cricket pitch that once lay in the grounds of an historic manor house has been earmarked for new housing.

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Medical centre a ‘shameful bribe’ to get permission to build

Medical centre a ‘shameful bribe’ to get permission to build

07 November 2023

The vast majority of responses to plans for up to 70 homes on farmland were against the proposals – but some said “we need new homes”.

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‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

07 November 2023

A housing association property that’s been empty for two years is suffering from damp and has an overgrown garden that attracts rats, say neighbours.

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The £2.75m house with a secret ‘trapdoor’ wine cellar

The £2.75m house with a secret ‘trapdoor’ wine cellar

07 November 2023

This Grade II-listed property has an underground wine cellar that guests have to climb through an electric trapdoor to see.

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Plans for almost 300 homes on orchard branded ‘ludicrous’

Plans for almost 300 homes on orchard branded ‘ludicrous’

06 November 2023

Plans for hundreds of new homes have been met with widespread opposition ahead of a crunch meeting.

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Town centre eyesore earmarked for flats and medical centre up for sale

Town centre eyesore earmarked for flats and medical centre up for sale

06 November 2023

A large plot of land in the middle of a town centre with planning permission for almost 200 flats is on the market for £4.5 million.

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Listed house burnt to rubble up for auction for £50k

Listed house burnt to rubble up for auction for £50k

05 November 2023

The site of a once-proud Grade II listed six-bedroom Georgian home destroyed in fire is for sale with a guide price of £50,000.

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Plans for six-acre park given green light

Plans for six-acre park given green light

04 November 2023

Proposals to create a multi-use park almost the size of five football pitches have been given the go-ahead.

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Community centre to go under hammer

Community centre to go under hammer

03 November 2023

A community centre that once hosted children’s parties and multiple sports clubs is to go up for auction.

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Extra 100 homes proposed for fields earmarked for housing

Extra 100 homes proposed for fields earmarked for housing

03 November 2023

People are being urged to comment after the last-minute addition of an extra 100 homes to a site earmarked for housing near a busy town road.

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Developers ordered to demolish part of ‘Titanic’ flats

Developers ordered to demolish part of ‘Titanic’ flats

01 November 2023

Part of a block of flats which left neighbours feeling like they have the Titanic parked at the end of their garden will be knocked down.

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