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Folk flock to annual festival
29 September 2024A popular folk festival returns for its 31st year with Morris dancers, sea shanty singalongs and traditional ceilidh music.
Overturned car sparks road closure
23 September 2024An overturned car sparked an emergency response and the closure of a main road.
‘Upset and frustration’ as vandals smash shop windows
17 September 2024Staff at a town centre shop have been left upset and frustrated after vandals used a wooden stick to smash its windows.
Visitor hotspot unveils plans for ‘much-needed’ cafe
14 September 2024A leading Kent winemaker has unveiled plans to build a new cafe to cater for the growing number of visitors to its popular vineyard.
Fears 625 homes could ‘swallow up’ village
13 September 2024Villagers fear they are at risk of being “swallowed up" by huge developments as plans have emerged for 625 homes behind a football stadium.
Questions over future of two popular garden centres in Kent
08 September 2024A question mark hangs over the future of two of Kent’s most popular garden centres after investors embarked on a restructuring process.
Historic barns bought by mystery buyer to go under hammer at auction
08 September 2024A set of historic barns sold to a mystery buyer almost a decade ago are to go under the hammer.
‘Disappointment’ as plans for unique ‘Grand Designs’ eco-home refused
07 September 2024Eye-catching plans to build an off-grid eco-home have been rejected as planning officers say the scheme would “encroach” on open countryside.
Another hotel chain restaurant up for sale
05 September 2024The owner of Premier Inn has put another restaurant on the market as it plans to expand its hotel business.
Profits collapse at winemaker and CEO announces departure
04 September 2024The county’s biggest winemaker has seen its profits shrink while its CEO has announced he is to leave the company.
‘No timeline’ on reopening closure-hit car park in town centre
29 August 2024There is no timeline for when a closed car park will reopen as plans to take off its crumbling roof are still ongoing, a council says.
Op Brock to end following two months of traffic headaches
28 August 2024The hated Operation Brock contraflow system is to be stood down this weekend almost two months after returning to the M20.
Joy for villagers as ‘diabolical’ bid for 170-home estate axed
25 August 2024Controversial plans for 170 new homes on the edge of a village have been withdrawn, sparking joy among residents.
Working men’s club to be lost forever as couple's home bid approved
24 August 2024A working men's club that has been part of a village for decades is to become a two-bed home after a couple narrowly won planning permission.
Pothole-ridden road to shut for resurfacing after two-year battle
23 August 2024A pothole-ridden road is set to shut for resurfacing after a two-year battle.
New pub boss welcomes bid for 40-home estate on doorstep
20 August 2024The man leading the relaunch of a 17th century pub in Kent has welcomed plans for a residential development on neighbouring land.
The £75m leisure complex with just four businesses left
17 August 2024We look at why a town centre leisure complex that cost £75 million to build is less than half full six years after it opened.
Lion in ‘shell-shocked’ state completes 1,400-mile trip and arrives in Kent
16 August 2024A lion with “psychological issues” is now a Kent resident and will be one of five big cats to be rescued from the war-torn country of Ukraine.
Haunted pub to reopen with aim to become ‘heart of village’
15 August 2024A pub labelled one of the country's most haunted is to reopen almost a year after unexpectedly shutting its doors.
Family-run portable toilet business sold
14 August 2024A family firm of 50 years standing providing portable toilets has been sold.
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