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Vandal smashes up crossing button and leaves mysterious message
21 November 2024A vandal’s mindless damage to a crossing used by children and elderly people risks their safety, says a councillor.
Inflation-busting rise in green waste charges ‘a tax on gardening’
21 November 2024Thousands of households will have to fork out more to have garden waste collected in a move that’s come in for some heavy criticism.
Portrait of Queen’s enemy unveiled in her former home
18 November 2024A portrait of Henry Vlll’s minister Thomas Cromwell now hangs in the home of Anne Boleyn - whose downfall he organised.
MP opens new special school
17 November 2024A new school has opened to help 70 children with autism, ADHD and other additional needs.
Man dies after being hit by car and van on A-road
17 November 2024A pickup truck driver in his 40s has died after being struck by a car and a van on an A-road.
A-road reopens 12 hours after ‘serious collision’ shuts route
17 November 2024An A-road has reopened 12 hours after a "serious collision" shut the route.
‘Police incident’ closes road
16 November 2024Traffic was held by police in both directions on the A21 after a serious accident.
School rated ‘good’ two years after ‘requires improvement’ tag
16 November 2024A secondary school that had been told it “requires improvement” has seen its rating jump to “good” after its latest visit from inspectors.
‘This gym has everything your current one is missing’
12 November 2024A pair of fitness fanatics have opened their own 24-hour gym after travelling the world trying different facilities.
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?
Ticketmaster announced as annual fireworks night effigy
30 October 2024A large effigy of a popular ticket sales site will go up in flames at an annual bonfire event.
Spitting drunk bit policeman after pub and petrol station rampage
30 October 2024An aggressive drunk has appeared in court after attacking police and staff at a pub and petrol station.
Former wedding venue to be turned into flats
28 October 2024A businessman has won the right to convert his disused hotel into homes.
New taxi licence plates to help keep women passengers safe
25 October 2024A council is clamping down on taxi drivers who refuse to take passengers without cash or for short journeys.
Man seen ‘committing indecent act’ in park near leisure centre
23 October 2024Police are searching for a man following a report of indecent exposure in a park.
Measures will help protect an extra 200 homes from flooding
20 October 2024The first of three new gates at a flood storage area has been lifted into place by crane.
‘Was that the Man United boss having a crafty pint?’
18 October 2024It’s a day of surprises as Secret Drinker visits a backstreet boozer to behold
‘It began with the closure of the banks…’
12 October 2024New parking charges have pushed things “over the edge” for a struggling gift shop which has been in a high street for 12 years.
Cover teacher who flirted with pupils on Snapchat banned
11 October 2024A teacher who exchanged messages of an inappropriate and sexual nature with at least one pupil has been banned from the profession.
‘The sign said 'Caution, wet floor' but that’s the least of your worries in the gents’
11 October 2024Secret Drinker visits a huge pub packed with potential and plenty of punters who care
