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The Brexit ban threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry

The Brexit ban threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry

17 April 2021

A controversial EU ban on shellfish exports is threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry.

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New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

14 April 2021

A pub boss says he will look for another location to launch a new venue after residents objected to his plans to open in a former post office.

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E-scooters stolen in smash-and-grab raid

E-scooters stolen in smash-and-grab raid

12 April 2021

A store owner has been left dismayed after two thieves smashed into his business and swiped four electric scooters.

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Trains unable to run after power supply fault

Trains unable to run after power supply fault

10 April 2021

There was disruption to train services and replacement bus were in operation following a rail power supply fault between two towns.

Council skewers bid for Turkish restaurant

Council skewers bid for Turkish restaurant

08 April 2021

A council has rejected a bid to open a fifth branch of a popular Turkish restaurant citing concerns for neighbours.

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'Please stop parking in our spots'

'Please stop parking in our spots'

06 April 2021

A lifeboat crew has begged people not to park in emergency spaces for its volunteers - adding that doing so may one day "cost a life".

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Shocking scene of dead foxes in country lane

Shocking scene of dead foxes in country lane

06 April 2021

WARNING: Graphic images. An investigation is underway into how seven dead fox carcasses came to be lined up next to each other in a country lane.

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'Flying ship' spotted off coast

'Flying ship' spotted off coast

04 April 2021

A ship has been spotted off the Kent coast appearing to hover above the sea as if it's flying.

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Dogs to be kept on leads at beauty spot to protect wildlife

Dogs to be kept on leads at beauty spot to protect wildlife

04 April 2021

Dog walkers are to be banned from letting their pets off leads at a beauty spot - despite fears the rule will be enforced "once in a blue moon".

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Kent from the skies in the 1950s and 60s

Kent from the skies in the 1950s and 60s

03 April 2021

Just how much has the county changed in the last 70 years? Take a trip down memory lane with dozens of aerial pictures of Kent's towns.

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Kent cinemas given slice of £400m recovery fund

Kent cinemas given slice of £400m recovery fund

02 April 2021

Four cinemas will benefit from more than £120k in government funding ahead of a summer of reopening and recovery.

Holy smoke! Police swoop on rectory and seize cannabis

Holy smoke! Police swoop on rectory and seize cannabis

30 March 2021

Cannabis and ventilation equipment have been seized from a rectory after reports the property was being used to grow drugs.

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Lockdown flouters party on final resting place of hundreds

Lockdown flouters party on final resting place of hundreds

29 March 2021

A vicar has issued a desperate plea after flowers were trampled and beer bottles and cans left strewn across a sacred garden of remembrance.

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Inside the £1.5m homes on the council plot sold for £165k

Inside the £1.5m homes on the council plot sold for £165k

29 March 2021

Work has finally been completed on homes worth almost £10 million combined built in-part on a plot of council land sold for just £165,000.

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Turkish restaurant set to open in former Jobcentre

Turkish restaurant set to open in former Jobcentre

28 March 2021

A popular restaurant chain with four existing branches in Kent is set to open in a former Jobcentre later this year.

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Much-loved GP to retire after decades serving town

Much-loved GP to retire after decades serving town

24 March 2021

Messages of gratitude have poured in for a well-known family doctor who is retiring after a long career devoted to a town practice.

School evacuated after 'threat' sent via email

School evacuated after 'threat' sent via email

22 March 2021

Police with sniffer dogs scoured a secondary school which was evacuated after a threat via email was received.

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Town golf club hit by vandalism spree

Town golf club hit by vandalism spree

22 March 2021

A spate of vandalism at a town golf club has seen yobs dump buggies in a ditch, break a window, and smash up a memorial bench and patio furniture.

In court: People convicted of attacks on emergency workers

In court: People convicted of attacks on emergency workers

19 March 2021

Here are the people who have been convicted of attacking the emergency workers who have kept us safe during the pandemic.

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'People are too scared to walk their dogs alone'

'People are too scared to walk their dogs alone'

19 March 2021

A woman threatened by a man demanding she hand over her dog says attempted snatches across Kent have left owners terrified.

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