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New homes to be built on garden centre site
07 July 2024Visitors at a busy garden centre could be in for a distinct change of scenery after bosses won a long-fought tussle to build homes on site.
Former vets to be transformed into six flats under new plans
06 July 2024Plans have been submitted to convert the former site of vets into housing after the firm's £1 million move to a new venue.
Chemist boss and customers tried to tackle thief
06 July 2024A gambler who robbed a pharmacy of around £100 after losing more than 10 times that amount has escaped jail.
Delays warning as tunnel shut due to heavy port traffic
06 July 2024A busy tunnel has been closed as road bosses prepare for significant traffic heading towards port terminals.
Labour overturn huge Tory majority to secure seat
04 July 2024Labour have taken the coastal constituency of Dover and Deal with a majority of over 7,000 votes.
Cineworld ‘looking to close 25 cinemas’ in UK
04 July 2024Cineworld, which has three cinemas in Kent, is looking to close 25 of its sites across the UK, according to reports.
‘New McDonald’s drive-thru would be on graveyard’
03 July 2024Heritage experts say a new fast food outlet would spill onto an old graveyard with some graves still in place.
Dad-of-five convicted of manslaughter after knifing OAP seven times
01 July 2024A man described as "ranting and raving" after fatally knifing a pensioner has been convicted of manslaughter.
Chef lost 15 stone in 16 months by eating one meal a day
01 July 2024A chef who struggled to control himself around food lost a staggering 15 stone in just over a year after fasting and taking up walking.
Op Brock to return for summer holidays as new HGV permits brought in
01 July 2024Operation Brock is to return to the M20 next week alongside new permits in a bid to stop lorry drivers “rat running”.
‘We bought our houses for the view - this is concreting over the countryside’
01 July 2024A 90-home development on farmland would mean “concreting over the countryside” and spoiling residents’ views, say angry villagers.
‘Please do it tastefully’: Care home could be turned into flats
30 June 2024Residents are calling on developers to "tastefully" convert a former care home into flats after new plans were put forward.
'I was never a train buff - but worked on the railways for 58 years'
30 June 2024He was just 15 when he started sweeping platforms but now one of Kent’s longest-serving railwaymen has retired after a remarkable 58 years.
‘Someone could get killed’: Villagers react to new homes proposal
29 June 2024Residents have vented their fury over a developer’s plan to build new homes in a village – arguing “someone will get killed”.
Person cut free from car after A2 crash
29 June 2024A person was taken to hospital after being cut free from a car which landed in a ditch following a crash on a busy stretch of A-road.
Vet surgery permanently closes after 100 years in town
28 June 2024A popular veterinary surgery has permanently closed after almost 100 years due to “extensive” issues with the building.
Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?
28 June 2024Secret Drinker delivers his verdict on a hyped-up country local
Inquest opens into death of man, 37, found in sea
27 June 2024An inquest has opened into the death of a man found in the sea four days after going missing.
Three Kent KFC branches permanently closed
27 June 2024Three branches of KFC in the county have closed for good after the franchise holder went into administration.
'It's an accident waiting to happen': Anger as £1.5m contraflow approved
26 June 2024Plans to set up a contraflow system for a new bus service are going ahead despite fears it could lead to serious road accidents.
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