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Veteran MP tells podcast that Brexit has gone well

Veteran MP tells podcast that Brexit has gone well

16 February 2024

An outgoing MP has told the Kent Politics Podcast how he feels Brexit has been a success and how current opinion polls are going to be proved wrong.

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Four-vehicle crash closes M2

Four-vehicle crash closes M2

14 February 2024

A motorway has been reopened after an accident involving a number of vehicles but there are still delays of more than an hour on the approach.

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Council fails to meet ‘ambitious’ climate targets

Council fails to meet ‘ambitious’ climate targets

13 February 2024

A council which voted to declare a “climate and ecological emergency” has failed to meet its climate targets.

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Teen accused of murdering mum’s boyfriend with machete

Teen accused of murdering mum’s boyfriend with machete

12 February 2024

A court has heard a 19-year-old repeatedly stabbed his mother’s partner with a “huge” knife.

Co-op ram-raider hauled from bed as officers swarmed home

Co-op ram-raider hauled from bed as officers swarmed home

12 February 2024

Dramatic footage shows a store being smashed open in a ram-raid and the moment one culprit was hauled out of bed by officers swarming his home.

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Kent’s newest National Garden Scheme gardens

Kent’s newest National Garden Scheme gardens

10 February 2024

The voluntary scheme, which gives the public exclusive access to private gardens, has revealed 10 new locations for this year.

Free parking to be scrapped at seafront car park

Free parking to be scrapped at seafront car park

09 February 2024

Planned charges at what is currently a free seafront car park are being labelled “extortionate” as parking fees are hiked across a borough.

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Opening date revealed for new gym taking over furniture store

Opening date revealed for new gym taking over furniture store

08 February 2024

A 24-hour gym is set to open in a retail park, replacing nationwide furniture store Bensons for Beds.

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‘Customers starting to return’ after cockroach setback

‘Customers starting to return’ after cockroach setback

08 February 2024

A Mexican restaurant owner says a cockroach infestation that forced his business to close is “all sorted” and customers are starting to return.

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Street marshals to return to towns plagued by anti-social behaviour

Street marshals to return to towns plagued by anti-social behaviour

07 February 2024

Patrols that aim to tackle crime and reduce violence against women and girls are being brought back by a council for half-term.

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Two boys spotted ‘playing’ on train tracks

Two boys spotted ‘playing’ on train tracks

06 February 2024

People have expressed their concern after children were seen on the tracks at a railway station.

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‘They'd still be alive if you hadn't shut their care home down’

‘They'd still be alive if you hadn't shut their care home down’

06 February 2024

The families of two dementia patients believe their loved ones would still be alive if they weren't abruptly moved to a new care home.

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Solar farm the size of 106 football pitches could be built on farmland

Solar farm the size of 106 football pitches could be built on farmland

05 February 2024

Proposals for a 160-acre solar project that could power more than 14,000 homes have been submitted for planning permission.

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‘If I had my way I’d run it again – but with a bar and restaurant’

‘If I had my way I’d run it again – but with a bar and restaurant’

04 February 2024

The former manager of a cinema which shut more than a year ago has spoken of her sadness at seeing the historic building sitting empty.

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Work to start on new A2 roundabout with Roman statue at its centre

Work to start on new A2 roundabout with Roman statue at its centre

04 February 2024

Construction will begin on a new multi-million-pound roundabout which will feature a Roman statue of the sea god Triton that was uncovered nearby.

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Man killed after being hit by BMW

Man killed after being hit by BMW

03 February 2024

A man in his 30s died at the scene in the early hours after he was hit by a car.

Major route closed causing huge traffic delays

Major route closed causing huge traffic delays

02 February 2024

Long delays are being reported with queues building around a motorway junction and major route after a collision involving two vehicles.

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Two months of closures for £100m junction project

Two months of closures for £100m junction project

02 February 2024

Motorists have been warned to expect delays during more closures for a multi-million-pound flyover project.

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‘Unplayable’ tennis courts get £150k makeover

‘Unplayable’ tennis courts get £150k makeover

02 February 2024

Seven tennis courts have been transformed into ‘something to be proud of’ after a six-month refurb.

Car gets stuck after trying to pass bin lorry

Car gets stuck after trying to pass bin lorry

02 February 2024

A Smart car had to be rescued after attempting to drive around a bin lorry on a country lane.

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