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Hated contraflow to remain for 8 more weeks – and could return next year

Hated contraflow to remain for 8 more weeks – and could return next year

03 September 2024

A hated contraflow system on a dual-carriageway is now set to be in place until the end of October – and could return when new fans are installed.

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One in hospital after three-vehicle crash on major route

One in hospital after three-vehicle crash on major route

03 September 2024

One person has been taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash involving a van on a busy A-road

Holiday park boss defends fox killings as neighbours left ‘heartbroken’

Holiday park boss defends fox killings as neighbours left ‘heartbroken’

31 August 2024

A holiday park boss has defended exterminating foxes wreaking havoc on his land - saying the “vermin” were even stealing items from campers.

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Four in hospital after multi-vehicle crash shuts main road

Four in hospital after multi-vehicle crash shuts main road

29 August 2024

Four people have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash

Mum’s heartbreak as flowers stolen from son’s memorial site

Mum’s heartbreak as flowers stolen from son’s memorial site

29 August 2024

A grieving mother has been left heartbroken after flowers left at the site of her son’s death to mark three years since his suicide were stolen.

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Man with fetish for listening to women urinate caught in public loos

Man with fetish for listening to women urinate caught in public loos

29 August 2024

A pensioner with a fetish for listening to women urinate claimed he was “desperate” from a stomach upset when caught using ladies’ cubicles.

Man taken to hospital after motorbike crash on major route

Man taken to hospital after motorbike crash on major route

28 August 2024

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a motorbike and a car on a major route

‘Overpriced and in the wrong place’: Council struggles to sell new £30k beach huts

‘Overpriced and in the wrong place’: Council struggles to sell new £30k beach huts

24 August 2024

A cash-strapped council has been urged to drop the asking price of its new beach huts as almost 75% remain unsold months after going on the market.

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Section of beach closed off as council digs below 100-year-old seafront landmark

Section of beach closed off as council digs below 100-year-old seafront landmark

23 August 2024

A full survey of an iconic beachfront bandstand that needs “very expensive” structural work is taking place.

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Subsidence fears reduce busy A-road to one lane

Subsidence fears reduce busy A-road to one lane

21 August 2024

Fears of subsidence have forced the closure of one lane of a busy A-road – prolonging misery for motorists using the stretch.

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Pride celebrations sweep into towns for Bank Holiday weekend

Pride celebrations sweep into towns for Bank Holiday weekend

21 August 2024

Pride celebrations are set to kick off in two Kent towns this Bank Holiday weekend.

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Warning as teens swim to derelict pier head and struggle to make it back

Warning as teens swim to derelict pier head and struggle to make it back

20 August 2024

People have been warned against exploring a derelict pier head after two teenagers who swam out to the ruin struggled to make it back to shore.

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Netflix star finally wins permission to transform Kent home

Netflix star finally wins permission to transform Kent home

20 August 2024

Top Boy actor Ashley Walters has finally been given the green light to extend his home at the third time of asking.

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Queen and Ed Sheeran tributes to perform at charity festival

Queen and Ed Sheeran tributes to perform at charity festival

20 August 2024

A top tribute festival is bringing live music, food stalls and face painting to Kent crowds for the bank holiday weekend.

‘Disaster’ for locals as motorists shun car park after 600% tariff hike

‘Disaster’ for locals as motorists shun car park after 600% tariff hike

19 August 2024

A council has been accused of “raking it in” at the expense of local businesses and residents after hiking charges in a car park by close to 600%.

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Post Office to reopen six weeks earlier than planned after refurbishment

Post Office to reopen six weeks earlier than planned after refurbishment

16 August 2024

A Post Office counter will reopen six weeks earlier than planned amid a store’s takeover by Tesco.

‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

‘It was a weird, wonderful night of crazy karaoke’

16 August 2024

Secret Drinker hits a High Street pub where they may not be able to sing but they know how to have a good night

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Doorbell footage captures moment meteor shoots over Kent home

Doorbell footage captures moment meteor shoots over Kent home

14 August 2024

Stargazers across Kent have been able to watch the meteor showers for the past two evenings, with one person catching one on his doorbell camera.

Ice cream man banned from holiday park in stand-off with security

Ice cream man banned from holiday park in stand-off with security

14 August 2024

Footage captures the moment an ice cream man banned from a holiday park was involved in a stand-off with security staff.

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Post Office to close for 11 weeks as Tesco takes over Co-op

Post Office to close for 11 weeks as Tesco takes over Co-op

11 August 2024

A Post Office will close for almost three months as part of sweeping changes which will also see a long-serving Co-op shut in favour of a new store.

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