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‘The council has missed a trick - this park needs protection!'
14 January 2024Plans to designate a popular country park as a nature reserve have been ruled out, leaving campaigners "desperately disappointed".
Storm-damaged pier set to fully reopen this month
10 January 2024A Kent pier is set to fully reopen in the coming weeks - months after being damaged by Storm Ciarán.
Town centre car park shuts for good
09 January 2024A town centre car park has closed for good to make way for a major multimillion-pound redevelopment.
Dad-of-six's ladder escape after burgling widowed neighbour
08 January 2024A former church youth worker was snapped on camera snatching precious jewellery during a break-in at a neighbour's home.
'Diners are being left with no spaces - we need cameras in car park’
08 January 2024A frustrated businessman wants to install cameras in his car park to stop rogue drivers hogging his customers’ spaces.
‘Our pet alpacas could be culled - we would be devastated'
05 January 2024A father and daughter are worried their pet alpacas and goats could be culled as the animals are set to be tested for the bluetongue virus.
Parents ‘heartbroken’ after nursery closes suddenly
31 December 2023A nursery has been forced to close suddenly, the parent company citing its “financial position” as the reason.
'Monstrous' solar farm could be size of 128 football pitches
23 December 2023The proposed size of a controversial solar farm has increased to 206 acres in an official planning application.
Huge employer to shut on New Year’s Eve
22 December 2023A pharmaceutical company is closing its doors for good – just weeks after Pfizer announced plans to axe 500 jobs.
Crisis-hit hospital trust 'must make immediate improvements'
20 December 2023A hospital trust has been ordered to make “immediate improvements” with staff shortages and “overcrowded” A&E departments leading to safety concerns.
‘Creepy clowns with scary sharp teeth’ disturb residents
19 December 2023“Lairy teenagers” wearing creepy clown masks with “huge sharp teeth” have been disturbing villagers in a series of anti-social acts.
Rail passengers face delays after person spotted on tracks
19 December 2023Rail passengers are experiencing delays after a person was spotted on the tracks.
Cows to be culled as new Kent cases of bluetongue disease confirmed
14 December 2023Three new cases of bluetongue disease have been identified in the county.
Major route blocked after three-vehicle smash
14 December 2023A major route has been blocked after two cars and a motorbike crashed on a roundabout leaving one person injured.
BBC drama about Viagra trials to air this month
11 December 2023A new TV programme about the discovery of Viagra, in which a Kent laboratory played a key role, is airing this month.
‘We’ll have year’s worth of bottles filled with urine at the roadside’
11 December 2023Roadside verges will pile up with litter and urine-filled bottles for a year following a council’s decision to skip a six-monthly clean, it is feared.
‘My wheelchair gets stuck - why isn’t King’s coastal path more accessible?’
11 December 2023Wheelchair users are calling for vital upgrades to a 3km stretch of the King Charles III Coastal Path which they say is “completely inaccessible”.
'People keep crashing in our street - we need to slow traffic down’
09 December 2023Worried residents say traffic-calming measures are needed in their small but busy street as speeding drivers have become a “menace”.
Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure
07 December 2023Two adorable lion cubs hand-reared by Kent animal park owner Damian Aspinall have moved to a public enclosure for the first time.
More disruption on A2 as further closures announced
07 December 2023New details have been revealed of continued works and closures on the A2, which continue beyond the New Year.
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