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Opening date revealed for new seafront play park
09 May 2024An opening date has been revealed for a new play park on a popular Kent beach.
Patched-up high street pothole becomes 'rapidly growing' sinkhole
09 May 2024A small pothole recently patched up with tarmac has suddenly expanded into a “rapidly growing” sinkhole.
WW2 airfield with permission for 110 homes on market for £4.5 million
09 May 2024A former airfield used in the Second World War has gone on the market for £4.5 million - with the green light to build 110 homes.
Pictures show Royal Navy shadowing Russian warship off Kent coast
09 May 2024A warship from Russia shadowed by the Royal Navy off the coast of Kent has been caught on camera.
Hour-long queues snake round car park after charging hikes
09 May 2024Frustrated theatre-goers were forced to stand in an underground car park for more than an hour - just to queue to pay for parking.
Customer’s fury at paying £9.50 for can of wine at seaside bar
08 May 2024A regular customer at a seaside bar says he will not be returning after being charged £9.50 for a 250ml can of wine.
‘Being a mum is my favourite job - I want to be there for my children’
08 May 2024A mum who needs life-changing treatment hopes one day she will be well enough to pick up her children without being in pain.
‘We’ve worked at the same company for 30 years - it’s been amazing’
08 May 2024We spoke to Eurotunnel employees who have worked for the company ever since the Channel Tunnel opened 30 years ago this week.
Man arrested and ‘muscular’ dog seized after seafront drama
07 May 2024A man was injured and a dog seized after it reportedly attacked two other dogs in a popular tourist spot.
Search for missing woman, 24, who ‘may have visited harbour area’
07 May 2024Police want to track down a missing woman who may have visited a town’s harbour this weekend.
‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’
07 May 2024Thirty years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, reporter Sam Lennon looks back on life in Kent before it opened.
A rare look inside one of the modern wonders of the world
06 May 2024As the Channel Tunnel celebrates its 30th anniversary today, here is what we saw during a rare look behind the scenes.
Hopes dashed for solar farm sprawling 190 football pitches
06 May 2024A council has refused plans for a sprawling and “very controversial” solar farm amid concerns over its visual impact.
'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'
06 May 2024A woman who started her alpaca business as a hobby and ended up travelling across the world is looking to retire after 14 “incredible” years.
Gas leak prompts huge emergency response and shuts road
05 May 2024Emergency services were called to a road after a gas leak had been reported.
Historic cafe to move while £6.6 million refurb gets underway
05 May 2024A beloved seafront cafe is set to relocate while the grand restoration of its historic home gets underway.
Town’s first Co-op opens its doors
04 May 2024A new Co-op has opened to customers, taking over disused land previously dubbed an ‘eyesore’.
‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’
03 May 2024Secret Drinker’s quiet pint gets rudely interrupted in a tucked away town centre pub
‘His job is to make people laugh - and he succeeded’
02 May 2024The 8 Out of 10 Cats and Your Face or Mine? star’s newest show received a barrel of laughs throughout the evening - here’s what our reviewer thought.
Fly-tipper who burned waste on his own street fined £460
30 April 2024A fly-tipper who repeatedly sent his dumped waste up in flames on his own road has been penalised £460.
