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Weather warnings issued for strong winds
The Met Office has issued weather warnings which kick in from midnight tonight.
Garden centre cafe closes after five months
A garden centre tearoom has closed after just five months with bosses saying it's time to focus on their other business.
Killer cop Couzens ‘lodges complaint over birthday present’
Murderer Wayne Couzens is said to have lodged a formal complaint after prison officers denied him a birthday present from his mum
Kent’s first ever urban neighbourhood plan set to go to vote
Residents in one part of Kent will get the chance to vote on the county’s first urban neighbourhood plan when voters go to the polls this week.
Highly ‘ambitious’ school set up for ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating in area first
An interim inspection by the education watchdog has indicated a secondary school could soon be upgraded to the highest rating achievable.
Controversial docks closure plans recommended for approval
Proposals to demolish a working docks and turn it into a business park have been recommended for approval despite huge opposition.
Rescue operation after ‘incident’ involving boat with asylum seekers
A rescue operation took place this morning after an “incident” took place involving a small boats vessel carrying people seeking asylum.
Memorial for teenage RAF hero who died in top secret mission
A war hero who made the ultimate sacrifice while on a mission as part of a squadron of Lancaster bombers has been honoured, 80 years on.
Campaigners in High Court battle to stop 2,000 homes
A parish council is raising funds for legal battle to stop a garden village which would “destroy neighbourhoods, countryside and wildlife”.
High street homes to replace former church
A proposal to build more than 20 homes on the site of a former church has been given the nod.
Bike goes up in flames in town centre
Dramatic video shows the moment a motorbike went up in flames in town centre traffic.
Lorry stuck under railway bridge
A lorry became wedged under a railway bridge for more than an hour after getting stuck.
Council deploys abseiling experts for pier survey
A structural survey of a pier has seen experts abseiling down the structure to examine rust.
Pupils ‘thriving’ at school upgraded from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’
A primary school where safeguarding concerns were previously raised has now seen improvements to teaching and learning.
Popular three-day folk festival sweeping into town
A popular folk festival with a mix of British tradition and an international flavour is set to return to a tourist town this weekend.
Teenagers arrested after ‘high street brawl’
Three teenagers have been arrested following an alleged high street brawl.
£500k flood defence funding for four-mile stretch
Funding for a flood defence scheme costing almost half-a-million pounds to protect thousands of homes has been approved.
‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’
A council has negotiated the price for a new fleet of bin lorries down by several million pounds after seeing a quarter break down on a single day.
Drug dealer caught with large knife and 200 packets ‘down his trousers’
A county lines dealer has been handed a jail sentence after being caught getting into a cab with a sheathed knife and class A drugs.
‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade
A multi-million-pound cardio respiratory ward providing more than 30 new beds has opened to the public.