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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.
Former BT depot earmarked for ‘much needed’ housing handed major funding boost
28 October 2024More than £1.6million has been secured to transform a brownfield site into 85 new affordable homes.
Two injured in crash between lorry and car on A2
26 October 2024Emergency services are at the scene of a crash between a lorry and a car on a busy road which has seen two people injured.
‘Every customer through the pub door was treated like an honoured guest’
25 October 2024Secret Drinker gets the warmest of welcomes at a village pub packed with history, punters and painters.
Fraudsters who preyed on elderly people ordered to pay back more than £100k
24 October 2024One conman claimed to be a police officer investigating a rogue trader to scam elderly people with building work they didn’t need.
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