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Plans for holiday cabins at fishery

Plans for holiday cabins at fishery

Plans have been submitted to build a shepherd’s hut and holiday cabins – one of which will be surrounded by a moat – on a fishery.

Fight to save Grade II listed former pub after ‘disgraceful neglect’

Fight to save Grade II listed former pub after ‘disgraceful neglect’

A community is rallying together to save a Grade II listed former pub that has been “left to rot”.

New builds ‘not a threat’ to Conservation Area

New builds ‘not a threat’ to Conservation Area

A village’s historic core is surviving in good shape, a Conservation Area appraisal finds.

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Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

A controversial bus lane is to stay despite a 1,000-signature petition calling for it to be scrapped.

Rwanda policy ‘better than no plan at all’

Rwanda policy ‘better than no plan at all’

A Kent MP says she is optimistic a Tory government will remain after the next election – and isn’t worried about losing voters under boundary changes.

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Plans for 120-home estate in small rural village

Plans for 120-home estate in small rural village

A small village could grow by 120 homes and get a new medical centre under new plans submitted.

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Hairdresser wins big in Postcode Lottery’s Millionaire Street prize

Hairdresser wins big in Postcode Lottery’s Millionaire Street prize

A woman has won more than £166k alongside her parents after their postcode won in the People’s Postcode Lottery.

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Burglar jailed after raiding home of vulnerable 91-year-old

Burglar jailed after raiding home of vulnerable 91-year-old

A man who preyed upon “an easy target” by breaking into his home has been jailed after being found guilty of burglary.

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Eight weeks of road closures for £900k water works

Eight weeks of road closures for £900k water works

A utility company is to dig up two roads as part of a scheme to upgrade water supplies in a town.

‘Losing our keys helped us win £250k on the lottery’

‘Losing our keys helped us win £250k on the lottery’

A couple who won a life-changing prize on a £2 National Lottery scratchcard say it was all thanks to them losing their keys.

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Suspect charged after more than 100 nuisance calls made to police

Suspect charged after more than 100 nuisance calls made to police

A man has appeared in court after allegedly shouting and swearing at police call handlers over a five-month period.

Objections to plans for homes in flood-risk village

Objections to plans for homes in flood-risk village

A parish council has ‘strongly objected’ to plans for more than 100 homes in a village notorious for flooding.

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Kent village coldest in England overnight with -5 temperatures

Kent village coldest in England overnight with -5 temperatures

A Kent village was found to be the coldest place in England overnight this week – as temperatures are expected to continue dipping below freezing.

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‘He did so many things for the village’

‘He did so many things for the village’

A village is in mourning for a parish councillor of five decades ‘who was always thinking of others’.

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Biker taken to hospital after crash

Biker taken to hospital after crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a car which partially shut a busy road in both directions.

Villagers asked whether conservation area should be extended

Villagers asked whether conservation area should be extended

Residents are being asked which buildings are important in forming the character of their village.

Man in hospital after ‘knifepoint burglary’

Man in hospital after ‘knifepoint burglary’

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with an alleged knifepoint burglary which left a victim in hospital with “serious stab wounds”.

Man arrested after major road closed by serious crash

Man arrested after major road closed by serious crash

The A228 was shut in both directions following a collision between two cars.

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People rescued from stranded car during flooding

People rescued from stranded car during flooding

Fire crews have helped four people out of a car after it got stuck in floodwater.

Moment young deer is set free from garden gate

Moment young deer is set free from garden gate

A deer which got stuck in a garden gate was saved thanks to the RSPCA and a car jack.

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