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Work to repair 10ft sink hole extended

09 August 2024

Work to fix a sinkhole which appeared almost a month ago will take longer than expected, contractors say.

Travellers spend fifth day on children’s football pitch

09 August 2024

A council is attempting to evict a group of travellers after 12 caravans set up on a playing field used for children’s football.

Praise for ‘kind’ policing of protest amid riot fears

08 August 2024

Frightened residents have praised the response of the police to last night’s protest which saw three people arrested.

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Plans floated for hotel, market hall and art gallery in town

08 August 2024

Proposals are being drawn up after funding was approved for a high street regeneration project.

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Rural crime crackdown sees several caravans, tractors and quad bikes seized

07 August 2024

Since the start of the year police have recovered more than £2million worth of suspected stolen property from rural areas in Kent.

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Club chairman ‘blown-away’ by donation from police after food truck vandalised

06 August 2024

A grassroots football team has received a “generous” donation from the police to get it back on its feet after being targeted by vandals.

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Police charge second suspect in murder probe

06 August 2024

A second suspect has been charged in connection with the death of man found in a block of flats.

'That treehouse kept kids off their PlayStations - but it’s been destroyed with a chainsaw'

06 August 2024

A teenagers’ treehouse which had a front door, tarpaulin roof and viewing platform has been taken down after it was classed as criminal damage.

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Demolition phase complete for multi-million pound regeneration project

05 August 2024

The building of 119 homes and four commercial units will get under way after the demolition phase of the multi-million pound project was completed.

Burst main spills into road leaving homes without water

05 August 2024

Around 20 residents in one town were without water this morning after a burst water main was seen spilling out into a busy road.

Ketchup smeared over walls in ‘soul-destroying’ attack by vandals

03 August 2024

A food van owned by a grassroots football team has been vandalised in an act the club’s chairman branded “tragic and disappointing”.

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Travellers move onto Tesco Extra car park

02 August 2024

Travellers ordered to leave a recreation ground have now pitched up in a supermarket car park almost three miles away.

Travellers arrive on recreation ground

01 August 2024

Officers have served a direction to leave notice after travellers accessed a council-owned recreation ground.

Road closed after car overturns in crash

01 August 2024

Police urged drivers to consider alternative routes due to significant congestion after a crash between two cars closed a road.

Cow on line halts train services

01 August 2024

Train services were suspended because of a cow on the line.

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Drink-drive arrest after car crashes into parked vehicles and overturns

01 August 2024

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car crashed into four parked vehicles in a residential street and overturned.

‘Is this restaurant really the Gem of Kent?’

01 August 2024

Our reporter paid a visit to a Turkish restaurant on a hot summer’s evening to find out if the venue lives up to its self-proclaimed title.

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Huge replica of ship that made first round-the-world voyage arrives in Kent

31 July 2024

The only full-scale replica of the first ship to circumnavigate the world has arrived in Kent - and the public has the chance to jump on board.

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Woman hit by bus at station

30 July 2024

A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a bus when walking in a town centre.

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Road closed after crash between car and motorbike

30 July 2024

A busy road has been closed this morning to allow for emergency services to attend to an accident.

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