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300 public buildings fail fire standards

A fifth of public buildings have failed to meet fire safety standards after checks carried out across the county.

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Skills for skills scheme to launch

A unique service exchange system begins in a Kent district where work is paid for in goods or return work instead of cash.

Traveller site will be 'well kept'

Plans to build five permanent mobile homes to provide accommodation as a traveller site have been revealed.

Cliff lift and clock tower 'at risk'

Two rare and ancient buildings, including a clock tower and cliff-side lift, have been identified as 'at risk' by Historic England.

120 new beach huts set for seafront

Regeneration plans for a seaside town include tearing down 58 beach huts and replacing them with 120 new wooden ones.

Debate on 8,500-home garden town postponed

A debate on a controversial new 'garden town' has been delayed until a council has 'all the necessary information'.

Two villages left without power

Almost 1,000 properties have been affected by a power cut.

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Search for gold not over?

Organisers behind an art project say there is a 'good chance' gold remains hidden at a beach, five years after it was buried there.

Money-grabbing dentist's 'gross abuse of power'

A dentist has been struck off after forcing patients to endure twice the amount of procedures than necessary in order to claim NHS money.

Supermarket to close this weekend

A temporary supermarket built to replace a fire-wrecked store is due to close — with no opening date confirmed for the new store.

Single shoe sold for £1,450

Find out why someone spent a month's salary on a shoe.

Councillor arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests

A Kent councillor says she is feeling 'proud' following her arrest during the Extinction Rebellion protests in London.

New cinema to open in 2020

Work has started to build a new state-of-the-art cinema, which is due to open in the spring.

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Evans: Defeat was tough to take

Gillingham manager Steve Evans believes Peterborough were fortunate to have left Priestfield with maximum points.

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Report: Evans out of luck against former team

Gillingham deserved something from Saturday’s game after an impressive display against high-flying Peterborough.

The Shouting Men: Saints loanee loving Gills experience

Tom O'Connor on life in the first team and how Gaelic sports have helped prepare him for a career in football.

Size isn't everything says Gills' all-action midfielder

Stuart O’Keefe has come a long way from the kid who was released from Ipswich Town over concerns he wouldn’t be able to compete physically.

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Latest unemployment figures revealed

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has increased every month for the past year.

Dole queues lengthen again in Kent

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