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Town’s ‘underwhelming’ Christmas tree finally replaced
06 December 2023A new, 17ft Christmas tree has been erected at a town’s pier – after the wrong one was delivered in the first place.
Coach driver: ‘Silent electric buses on new two-way road could kill someone’
05 December 2023Pedestrians could be knocked down and killed by “silent” electric buses if a new contraflow system is introduced in a town, a coach driver fears.
Heavy traffic after crash near school
04 December 2023There are delays on a busy route after a crash outside a school.
Nurse who helped thousands during career retires after 64 years
03 December 2023A nurse who looked after victims during an IRA bomb attack and dedicated decades of her life has finally decided to retire.
‘I started out with a market stall, now I have my own shop’
03 December 2023A business owner who started selling Italian produce from a market stall in lockdown has just opened his first high street deli.
A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash
01 December 2023An A-road was closed in both directions for three hours following a crash involving two cars.
Woman ‘lucky to be alive’ after car fleeing police smashes into her Mercedes
01 December 2023A woman injured after a driver fleeing police in a high-speed chase crashed into her car says she feels lucky to be alive.
Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?
30 November 2023Rishi Sunak has made it one of his key pledges – but is he winning in the battle to curb the number of small boats crossing the Channel?
The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple
30 November 2023A couple both aged over 100 say they have never argued during 81 years of marriage and admit: “We had no idea we’d last this long.”
Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?
29 November 2023Residents left underwhelmed by their town’s Christmas tree say: “You can get bigger ones in Poundland.”
Knife-wielding grandad left girlfriend soaked in blood and barricaded flat
28 November 2023A violent bully who stabbed and beat his girlfriend in a revenge attack and callously told police she ‘deserves much worse’ has been jailed.
Sadness as Pilgrims Hospice founder dies aged 89
28 November 2023An inspirational nurse who founded a charity dedicated to caring for terminally ill patients has died aged 89.
'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'
28 November 2023Not all of a Brexit-themed Banksy can be saved following the demolition of the building it appeared on, council bosses have revealed.
Kent animal park slashes opening hours
27 November 2023Bosses at an animal park have cut the site’s opening hours to just three days a week over the next four months.
Have a holly jolly sing-along at Kent’s Christmas concerts
27 November 2023From candlelit carols to big band concerts, we’ve got some of the best music to get you in the festive spirit this December.
Plan to completely ban traffic from high street splits town
27 November 2023Town centre traders are split over plans to extend a high street traffic ban – with some fearing it could “kill” their small shops.
Bid for more caravans at gypsy and traveller site snubbed after neighbours' outcry
26 November 2023A plan to increase the size of a gypsy and traveller site failed to get approval, following fears of increased traffic and over-development.
24 arrested as police spend week cracking down on knife crime
23 November 2023More than 100 potential weapons were seized by police as the force spent a week targeting those who carry knives.
‘If I had my way I’d close even more tips’
23 November 2023A county councillor has sparked fury by suggesting he’d close even more than the four tips already under threat from swingeing cuts.
Armed police swarm Wetherspoons after ‘man spotted with handgun’
22 November 2023Armed police were called to a Wetherspoons after a punter was spotted carrying what looked like a firearm.
