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Train driver's benefits axed after 30 years because of his age

Train driver's benefits axed after 30 years because of his age

24 March 2023

A Eurotunnel train driver says he has suffered legal aged discrimination by losing work benefits because he has reached retirement age.

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'Too many airfields are being built on - we can't lose another one'

'Too many airfields are being built on - we can't lose another one'

22 March 2023

Scores of letters have been written against controversial plans to replace a gliding club base with two homes.

Traffic danger fears as decision looms for children's home plan

Traffic danger fears as decision looms for children's home plan

22 March 2023

A decision on controversial plans for a children’s home will be decided amid road safety fears but officers say the concerns are 'not adverse enough'.

'We are drowning under development - our area can't cope!'

'We are drowning under development - our area can't cope!'

21 March 2023

Angry residents have hit out at a planned development in a "picturesque" village behind a doctor's surgery.

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'Nothing’s been done to prevent another Wayne Couzens'

'Nothing’s been done to prevent another Wayne Couzens'

21 March 2023

Campaigners say there is “no question" there are more men in the Met "capable of violence" like Wayne Couzens after a scathing review into the force.

'We are already at breaking point'

'We are already at breaking point'

19 March 2023

Residents have hit out at a developer's third attempt to force through a bid to double the size of a housing estate.

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'I’m a DFL in Kent - and leaving London is the best thing I ever did'

'I’m a DFL in Kent - and leaving London is the best thing I ever did'

18 March 2023

Rosie Percy swapped south London for the Kent coast two years ago and has no regrets about becoming a DFL...

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Historic Kent castles to feature on TV

Historic Kent castles to feature on TV

17 March 2023

A TV show will look at how two Kent Castles were used to guard against an attack from Continental Europe.

Man charged after supermarket doors are damaged

Man charged after supermarket doors are damaged

17 March 2023

A man has been charged and is due to appear in court after the automatic entrance doors at a supermarket were damaged.

Sacked workers and supporters rally one year since P&O scandal

Sacked workers and supporters rally one year since P&O scandal

17 March 2023

Fired workers and supporters have taken to the streets to mark one year since the P&O scandal, in which nearly 800 seafarers lost their jobs.

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Flats plan for car park could unearth hidden treasures

Flats plan for car park could unearth hidden treasures

16 March 2023

Plans for new flats could lead to the discovery of hidden treasures, archaeologists say, after other historic artefacts were found nearby.

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Wrong patient received biopsy at scandal-hit trust

Wrong patient received biopsy at scandal-hit trust

16 March 2023

Surgical staff gave the wrong patient a biopsy while a vaginal swab was left inside a woman during a hospital procedure, it has been revealed.

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Luxury seafront house won in prize draw put up for sale

Luxury seafront house won in prize draw put up for sale

16 March 2023

A couple who won a "unique" cliffside house in a nationwide raffle have put it on the market just six months after their win.

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‘It’s impossible for this pub to make a profit’

‘It’s impossible for this pub to make a profit’

16 March 2023

Brewery bosses have decided to sell a historic pub after the latest tenants claimed it is “impossible to make a profit”.

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Councillor's embarrasing leaflet blunder ridiculed

Councillor's embarrasing leaflet blunder ridiculed

15 March 2023

A leading councillor is facing ridicule after making an embarrassing error on a leaflet outlining his bid for re-election.

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Inquest probes how murdered Debbie met her death

Inquest probes how murdered Debbie met her death

15 March 2023

An inquest has today heard mum-of-three Debbie Griggs was likely killed at her family home in Deal, before being buried 170 miles away.

Woman attacked and car stolen in robbery

Woman attacked and car stolen in robbery

14 March 2023

A woman was attacked before her car was stolen during a robbery close to the centre of a Kent town.

'Our village will be swamped and destroyed by 3,200-home estate'

'Our village will be swamped and destroyed by 3,200-home estate'

14 March 2023

Villagers fear proposals for a huge housing development "cause huge devastation at every level".

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Egg-celent things to do with the kids during the Easter break

Egg-celent things to do with the kids during the Easter break

13 March 2023

If you’re trying to think of ways to keep the whole family happy during the school holidays, we’ve got you covered.

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Volunteer litter picker in his 80s bitten by 'out of control' dog

Volunteer litter picker in his 80s bitten by 'out of control' dog

10 March 2023

A volunteer litter picker aged in his 80s was left bleeding and in a state of shock after being bitten by an "out of control" dog.

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