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Drive in for seasonal cinema
16 December 2020Festive films are coming to the big screen for two drive-in events going ahead this week in the run-up to Christmas.
Archway to the future
16 December 2020An artist's impression shows a stunning new look for a Kent town's main square in a £2.9 million redesign project.
Heroin and crack cocaine dealers locked up
15 December 2020Four men and one woman have been sent to prison for drug dealing in one Kent town following police raids at the start of this year.
Bouncer's cheekbone broken during New Year's binge
15 December 2020A bouncer has described the impact an attack has had on his life as the man who punched him starts a prison sentence.
'Save our former cinema before it collapses'
15 December 2020Campaigners are warning about the increasingly dilapidated state of a former cinema, which is meant to reopen as a two screen picture palace.
Kitchen horror as grenade explodes in sink
13 December 2020A mum has told how a grenade she and her daughter found on a beach turned into a fireball as she checked with a hot pin to see if it was whale vomit.
Congestion around ports for months at a time
13 December 2020A 'no-deal' Brexit could lead to traffic mayhem.
Office auction is end of era for Mercury newspaper
13 December 2020For decades its rooms have been a news hub for the Deal area, but next week the Mercury newspaper's office goes under the hammer, marking a new era
In memory of Liam
12 December 2020A bench has been placed in time for the first anniversary of the accidental death of a 14-year-old boy.
Making sure walkers continue to feel welcome
12 December 2020Walkers have always flocked to Deal - more so since it gained Walkers are Welcome status. Now a steering group is working to make sure that continues
On-site testing identifies more cases at Salad factory
11 December 2020A food factory where two workers died after testing positive for Covid has found another 46 employees have the virus during on-site testing measures
Children's Christmas gift fundraising bid
11 December 2020A shopkeeper and his girlfriend are involved in fundraising for presents for youngsters who have been affected by the pandemic.
New lorry clamping powers for Brexit
10 December 2020KCC has been given special powers to park illegally parked lorries ahead of Brexit.
Fury over 'praising' sex pest
10 December 2020A politician has blasted character referees for a former MP jailed for sexual assault for not speaking up for his victims.
Devastated wife found husband dead at home
10 December 2020An "incredible" businessman was tragically discovered dead after taking his own life at the age of 32.
Boxing club's new home is a knock-out
09 December 2020A thriving boxing and fitness gym can continue to go from strength to strength now it has moved to a new venue
Free parking for Christmas
09 December 2020Charges will be waived at council-owned car parks over four days during the Christmas and New Year period.
First birthday for cargo terminal
09 December 2020It's an anniversary for a goods centre, constructed as part of a wider redevelopment of a town's dockland area.
Man admits attack after becoming enraged with a dog
09 December 2020A man has been spared jail after he admitted hitting a dog owner at a railway station after he became enraged with the victim's pet
'We need £400m to turn around scandal-hit hospitals'
09 December 2020MPs are urgently calling on the government to provide a £400 million boost to improve a hospital trust hit by a string of scandals.
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