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Motorcyclist, 19, dies after collision with tractor

Motorcyclist, 19, dies after collision with tractor

25 July 2024

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a tractor and police are appealing for witnesses.

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Plan for 56-acre solar farm submitted

Plan for 56-acre solar farm submitted

23 July 2024

A scheme for a solar farm first announced two years ago has taken a big step forward.

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Policeman who patrolled same streets for 20-plus years to retire

Policeman who patrolled same streets for 20-plus years to retire

23 July 2024

A beat officer is to retire after 20 years spent plodding the streets of the same town.

Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop

Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop

23 July 2024

A couple who recently returned from running a cafe in Spain believe they are opening a village’s first coffee shop.

‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county

‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county

22 July 2024

Plans to solve Kent’s transport problems have been drawn up by the county council but it needs another £3.1bn of government funding.

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Call to give 16-year-olds the vote

Call to give 16-year-olds the vote

22 July 2024

A Kent council is to “hold the Prime Minister’s feet to the fire” over his failure to introduce voting for 16-year-olds in the King’s Speech.

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Doubts over £60m set aside to replace ‘aging’ leisure centre

Doubts over £60m set aside to replace ‘aging’ leisure centre

22 July 2024

A town may not get the new leisure centre it was promised by 2031, despite £60m being set aside for the project.

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Two roads closed for six weeks to upgrade pipes

Two roads closed for six weeks to upgrade pipes

21 July 2024

A town is bracing for road closes as six weeks of construction begins to replace water mains.

First couple to be married at makeshift church celebrate 50th anniversary

First couple to be married at makeshift church celebrate 50th anniversary

20 July 2024

A couple who were the first to get married at a makeshift church in Kent have returned to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Declutter your home and help others

Declutter your home and help others

18 July 2024

A new council-backed service will collect unwanted clothing and other items from your doorstep for free and send them to charity.

All for one and one for all as theatre takes to the road

All for one and one for all as theatre takes to the road

18 July 2024

The swashbuckling adventure of The Three Musketeers will play out across 10 outdoor venues this summer.

Machete burglars jailed after vicious attack on grandad

Machete burglars jailed after vicious attack on grandad

17 July 2024

Three thugs who left one victim with a wound down to bone have been locked up after a terrifying night of violence.

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'It's like living on the M25 - lorries are causing chaos in our villages'

'It's like living on the M25 - lorries are causing chaos in our villages'

15 July 2024

Frustrated villagers hoping for a quiet life in a rural corner of Kent say the traffic chaos caused by lorries makes it more “like living on the M25”.

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Flood-prone villages to get multimillion-pound investment

Flood-prone villages to get multimillion-pound investment

10 July 2024

Flood-prone villages are to receive multimillion-pound investments as a water company seeks to reduce the risk by bolstering its wastewater network.

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Just a minute - we’ve got Gyles Brandreth!

Just a minute - we’ve got Gyles Brandreth!

05 July 2024

The author, broadcaster and former politician has been announced as the headline act at a town’s literary festival.

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New Weald of Kent seat held down by Tories

New Weald of Kent seat held down by Tories

04 July 2024

In an otherwise dire night for the Conservative party the Tories have managed to secure the new Weald of Kent constituency.

Soft play to stay open after family-run zoo steps in

Soft play to stay open after family-run zoo steps in

04 July 2024

A soft play which was set to close this summer has been acquired by a family that runs a zoo.

‘I haven’t left the Tories, the Tories have left me…’

‘I haven’t left the Tories, the Tories have left me…’

02 July 2024

Farmers who say they are under pressure like never before have spelt out what they hope for beyond election day this week.

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Man, 24, dies after crash on racetrack

Man, 24, dies after crash on racetrack

01 July 2024

Investigators are appealing for mobile phone footage of a collision at a racing event that led to a man’s death.

Immigration, sewage and Brexit discussed at latest hustings

Immigration, sewage and Brexit discussed at latest hustings

25 June 2024

More than 250 people gathered to hear from the candidates vying to be the first MP in a new constituency.

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