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Lidl eyes up four Kent towns for new stores

Lidl eyes up four Kent towns for new stores

28 April 2025

Four Kent towns could be getting new Lidl stores, as the supermarket giant reveals plans for its next locations.

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Richard Ayoade and Martin Clunes to appear at book festival

Richard Ayoade and Martin Clunes to appear at book festival

27 April 2025

A star-studded literary festival will return to a Kent town with comedians, actors and award-winning authors set to appear.

‘We’re working to bring historic pub back to what it deserves to be’

‘We’re working to bring historic pub back to what it deserves to be’

27 April 2025

The new tenant of a pub and restaurant has followed in the footsteps of his grandparents who ran it in the 1960s and has grand plans for the venue.

Grandad ‘strangled to death and dumped in woodland over long-standing grudge’

Grandad ‘strangled to death and dumped in woodland over long-standing grudge’

24 April 2025

A grandfather was strangled to death after a seemingly chance encounter with a man who bore him "a long-standing grudge", a murder trial has heard.

Tickets on sale for Christmas light trail

Tickets on sale for Christmas light trail

24 April 2025

A popular festive event that features millions of twinkling lights is set to return this year. Here’s how to get tickets.

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‘We can't just buy paint from B&Q’: Volunteers devastated after heritage train trashed

‘We can't just buy paint from B&Q’: Volunteers devastated after heritage train trashed

23 April 2025

Volunteers have spoken of their devastation after a rare heritage train from the 1980s was vandalised with graffiti.

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Man ‘threatened staff while stealing phones’ from EE store

Man ‘threatened staff while stealing phones’ from EE store

22 April 2025

Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly threatened staff while prising new phones from display stands.

Charity eyes ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to purchase and ‘rewild’ farmland

Charity eyes ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to purchase and ‘rewild’ farmland

16 April 2025

A conservation charity needs to raise £500,000 to buy farmland it wants to “rewild” for future generations.

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Arrest after people ‘threatened by man with kitchen knife’ in street

Arrest after people ‘threatened by man with kitchen knife’ in street

15 April 2025

A suspect has been charged after reports of an armed man making threats in a residential area.

10 brilliant days out for the Easter bank holiday

10 brilliant days out for the Easter bank holiday

14 April 2025

Make the most of the four-day weekend with outdoor trails, Easter egg hunts, traditional bonnet parades and more.

Woods, GP surgery and 16th-century manor up for auction

Woods, GP surgery and 16th-century manor up for auction

13 April 2025

We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting lots in the county listed to go under the hammer later this month.

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Police helicopter called after man seen ‘making threats with kitchen knife’

Police helicopter called after man seen ‘making threats with kitchen knife’

12 April 2025

A man who was reportedly brandishing a knife in a residential street was arrested after a police search which lasted nearly five hours.

Multi-storey town centre car park to shut for two months

Multi-storey town centre car park to shut for two months

12 April 2025

A town’s multi-storey car park will be shut for the summer months while work on a new refurbishment begins.

Prolific and ‘violent’ shoplifter banned from every Tesco

Prolific and ‘violent’ shoplifter banned from every Tesco

11 April 2025

A 31-year-old man has been handed a community behaviour order after he was caught shoplifting from a supermarket and attacking a shop worker.

How to get free entry to heritage sites this Easter

How to get free entry to heritage sites this Easter

11 April 2025

Get access to hundreds of historic houses and castles, many of which are putting on special activities for the Easter holidays.

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Kickboxer found dead in Thai hotel room

Kickboxer found dead in Thai hotel room

11 April 2025

A kickboxer died from an overdose of multiple drugs in a Thai hotel room, an inquest has heard.

Council delays plans for homes at former offices which could cost ‘a million or more’

Council delays plans for homes at former offices which could cost ‘a million or more’

09 April 2025

Plans to knock down and replace desolate town centre offices have been sent back to the drawing board by a local council.

Jasper Carrott and Richard Digance: ‘We’re still standing!’

Jasper Carrott and Richard Digance: ‘We’re still standing!’

07 April 2025

The two veteran entertainers are still going strong and both visiting Kent on tour this spring.

‘It’s a minefield of muck’: Why are dog owners hanging bags of poo off trees everywhere?

‘It’s a minefield of muck’: Why are dog owners hanging bags of poo off trees everywhere?

06 April 2025

Instead of being binned dog mess is increasingly being bagged and dumped or hung from tree branches in a move many have branded as “selfish”.

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All aboard! 5,000 free bus rides up for grabs

All aboard! 5,000 free bus rides up for grabs

05 April 2025

A bus operator is offering 5,000 people a free ride to entice them back to public transport

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