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Firm appointed to build ‘one of the largest education facilities ever in Kent’
05 November 2024The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.
Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes
05 November 2024A pair of friends say security officers kicked them out of a shopping centre after arriving dressed as a devil and a vampire.
How iconic chain’s 10 Kent stores have been transformed since company collapsed
05 November 2024Sites in Kent once home to a retail giant have been transformed since the business plunged into administration. Did you ever visit the old stores?
Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’
04 November 2024There are fears for the countryside following plans for one of the country’s biggest energy storage facilities on the edge of a Kent village.
Ambitious plans for shopping centre set to revitalise town
04 November 2024Businesses have praised plans to create a working hub, community space and pop-up units to bring people back into its shopping centre.
Dog walker ‘stalked through town’ and mugged by predatory drunk
03 November 2024A drunken homeless man who followed a woman through a town centre late at night and tried to snatch her handbag before mugging her has been jailed.
HMO plans approved for historic pub left empty for a decade
03 November 2024Plans have been given the green light to convert a Grade II-listed pub into a five-bedroom HMO after calls to bring the building back into use.
Beauty retailer reveals opening date of Bluewater store
02 November 2024A beauty retailer has announced exactly when it will open its first store in Kent at Bluewater.
Kent's lost Topshop stores and what's there now
02 November 2024We’ve taken a look at what became of the eight units in the county once home to fashion giant Topshop.
Taxi driver refused roadside police drug swipe test as he had ‘bad bowels’
02 November 2024A former cabbie refused to do a swipe test when asked as he claimed he couldn’t put anything in his mouth as he suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.
Dog and owner struck by van during police chase
01 November 2024A dog has died at a country park after being hit by a vehicle being pursued by the police.
Cashpoint ramraiders ordered to pay back £120K after series of 'smash and grabs'
01 November 2024Two gang members who used diggers to smash into businesses and steal their cash machines across Kent have been ordered to pay back thousands.
‘It can only help’: Town traders hope flats can ‘bring people back’
01 November 2024Business owners have welcomed plans to convert a derelict block once home to a now relocated Job Centre into new homes.
Huge fireworks display for Diwali cancelled
31 October 2024A highly anticipated annual fireworks display taking place at a Sikh place of worship has been cancelled at short notice.
‘Magical’ Christmas displays return to garden centre
31 October 2024A garden centre boss says the reaction to this year’s decorations and local food suppliers has been “very positive”.
Huge fireworks display tops the bill at Diwali celebrations
30 October 2024Excitement is building for the return of an extravagant fireworks display held as part of a major religious and cultural event.
Sydnie Christmas brings festive fun to Kent theatre
30 October 2024The BGT winner launched the Kent panto where she will sprinkle her magic as Fairy Christmas this December.
Return of historic roundabout relic after ‘crash damage’
28 October 2024An 120-year-old horse trough has been restored and returned to a roundabout after it was badly damaged in a crash.
Person taken to hospital after crash involving pedestrian
28 October 2024A person has been taken to hospital after an accident involving a car and pedestrian.
Plans to turn former pub into Muslim place of worship rejected
28 October 2024A scheme to convert a street corner pub into a place of worship and community centre has been refused despite hundreds of letters of support.
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Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade
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Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn
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