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Christmas light switch-on cancelled due to ‘safety concerns’ from bad weather
21 November 2024A local council has cancelled their Christmas event due to safety concerns after a bad weather forecast.
Image released after ‘man exposes himself’ in broad daylight
21 November 2024Police have published a CCTV image after a man reportedly exposed himself.
Jail for man who sexually assaulted young schoolgirl
20 November 2024A man is now behind bars after approaching a primary school girl in the street before touching her inappropriately.
Teen ‘distracted woman in McDonald’s before stealing phone’
19 November 2024A warning has been issued after a teenager is suspected to have distracted a woman in order to steal her phone in McDonald’s.
Ben Portsmouth is bringing rock ‘n’ roll royalty back to life
19 November 2024The King is back in the building! Elvis impersonator Ben Portsmouth is taking his This Is Elvis live show to theatres all over the country.
Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project
19 November 2024There are fears a village could be swallowed up by “mammoth” plans for the largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent.
‘We want to revive town and attract people from all over Kent’
18 November 2024Two friends bidding to open a new bar hosting live bands hope it will attract people from all over Kent and revive the world’s first “music town”.
Plans revealed to extend popular seaside boardwalk
17 November 2024Plans are underway to add new sections to a popular seaside boardwalk route - as bosses insist it will remain in place for years to come.
‘Loss-making’ shop to shut at popular nature reserve
17 November 2024A “loss-making” shop at a popular nature reserve is to close as a charity can no longer afford to run it.
Trio convicted in failed migrant smuggling operation across the Channel
16 November 2024Three men have been convicted over multiple failed attempts to smuggle Vietnamese migrants across the Channel.
Man attacked by stranger in tracksuit who was ‘speaking loudly into phone’
15 November 2024A man was left with a head injury after being attacked by a stranger in a tracksuit who had been “speaking loudly into a phone”.
‘I’m really proud to do this for my son’: Dad’s flats plan for town eyesore approved
15 November 2024A dad has told of his pride after his plans to turn a prime town centre building into 32 apartments - renamed in memory of his son - were approved.
Kent’s largest solar farm could power 20% of homes in county
13 November 2024The largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent could generate enough power for 20% of homes in the county, it has been claimed.
Owners ordered to pay hefty fines after leaving dog muck
13 November 2024Dog walkers who failed to pick up pet have been fined as part of a council’s zero-tolerance approach to fouling in the street.
Work set to start on £6.6m restoration project of historic landmark
13 November 2024A beloved cliffside lift will be brought back to life with a new cafe and waiting room as part of a huge £6.6 m restoration project.
Is Kent town the true birthplace of television?
13 November 2024An unearthed plaque in a former electrical shop has shed new light on how - and where - John Logie Baird first successfully experimented with TV.
‘It’s absolutely disgusting!’ Mum calls for dogs to be banned from cemetery
13 November 2024More than 200 people are backing a grieving mum’s campaign for dogs to be banned from a cemetery - after she saw the animals “weeing on headstones”.
Why historic high street clock runs more than an hour slow
13 November 2024A dismayed 82-year-old has revealed why a historic Kent timepiece no longer tells the correct time.
Investigation after £5k bin at popular park destroyed by blaze
12 November 2024Sadness has been expressed after a £5,000 bin was set on fire in a suspected arson attack at a Kent beauty spot.
New Aldi store could be blocked as Lidl threatens council with legal action
12 November 2024A legal threat from Lidl could scupper construction of a new Aldi store - even though the plans have already been green-lit.
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