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Sports Direct store to be auctioned with permission to transform site

Sports Direct store to be auctioned with permission to transform site

A town centre eyesore currently home to Sports Direct is being sold with planning permission for a retail and residential development.

Bin crisis review did not ‘seek to blame people’

Bin crisis review did not ‘seek to blame people’

A review into what went wrong when a new firm took on a £152m bin contract only for the service to descend into chaos has been discussed.

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‘It means the absolute world to me’ - Petrolhead’s 50-year love affair with classic car

‘It means the absolute world to me’ - Petrolhead’s 50-year love affair with classic car

An 80-year-old grandad who has owned an eye-catching convertible for half a century says he has no intention of parting with his pride and joy.

Lorry stuck for hours after getting wedged in width restriction

Lorry stuck for hours after getting wedged in width restriction

A road was blocked by a lorry after its driver tried to take it through a pinch-point designed to prevent larger vehicles from using the route.

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Highways bosses reveal new date for £5m roundabout revamp

Highways bosses reveal new date for £5m roundabout revamp

The start date of a £5.8 million upgrade on a well-used roundabout has been pushed back again.

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Shoplifter jailed after flouting Morrisons ban to go on thieving spree

Shoplifter jailed after flouting Morrisons ban to go on thieving spree

A repeat shoplifter stole from a supermarket more than 10 times, swiping £850 of goods in the process.

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Trophy draw still a dream

Trophy draw still a dream

Ryan Maxwell has no intention of making up the numbers when Sittingbourne go to Southend in the FA Trophy next month.

‘Unacceptable’ abuse as bins fiasco pitted workers against residents

‘Unacceptable’ abuse as bins fiasco pitted workers against residents

Staff sickness, low recruitment and bin lorries breaking down were among the problems plaguing a new waste collection contract, a probe has found.

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Timelapse shows progress of multi-million-pound logistics park

Timelapse shows progress of multi-million-pound logistics park

The first phase of a major new logistics park set to create more than 1,000 jobs is nearing completion.

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Brickies box clever before top-of-the-table clash

Brickies box clever before top-of-the-table clash

Sittingbourne players hit the boxing gym to get ready for their return to league action.

Paedophile who asked ‘father’ for sex with child avoids jail

Paedophile who asked ‘father’ for sex with child avoids jail

A pervert who tried to arrange sex with a seven-year-old on the dark web was caught in a police sting.

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Man accused of cutting dog’s nose with knife

Man accused of cutting dog’s nose with knife

A 38-year-old has appeared in court accused of domestic violence and causing unnecessary suffering to a French bulldog.

£81k solar panels will ‘significantly’ cut council HQ costs

£81k solar panels will ‘significantly’ cut council HQ costs

A council building is set to have hundreds of solar panels installed following a unanimous approval of the plans.

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Lorry driver arrested after ‘poor driving’ reported to police

Lorry driver arrested after ‘poor driving’ reported to police

A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving an HGV under the influence of alcohol.

‘I may not have won Dragons’ investment but I put hens on national TV’

‘I may not have won Dragons’ investment but I put hens on national TV’

A hen hotel boss who appeared on the first episode of the new series of Dragons’ Den said watching herself on TV was “surreal”.

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Inspired O’Sullivan has sights on career first

Inspired O’Sullivan has sights on career first

Barry O’Sullivan is hoping to reach a first Cesarewitch final - and a family link to the competition’s early years will make success that bit sweeter.

People asked to move cars as more than 50 routes to receive ‘deep clean’

People asked to move cars as more than 50 routes to receive ‘deep clean’

A number of roads across a borough are set to have an intensive clean as part of an ongoing scheme.

Group of youths seen vandalising property and ‘harassing’ people

Group of youths seen vandalising property and ‘harassing’ people

A group of youngsters have been filmed ripping foam from scaffolding and running at passers-by.

Crews called to car fire on M2

Crews called to car fire on M2

Three fire engines were called after a car blaze on a motorway this afternoon.

‘Only a hundred walls, gaffer?’

‘Only a hundred walls, gaffer?’

Ryan Maxwell believes his Sittingbourne squad is the closest group of players he’s worked with.

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