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'Drinking is part of our heritage'
Plans to expand an outdoor seating area in a historic square have been refused – despite a councillor claiming: “Drinking is part of our heritage.”
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Buyers found for prominent town centre sites worth £1.7m
Part of a town centre where there are a number of large empty sites in a 300m corridor could be set for a new lease of life.
Critical incident declared at hospital as water supply crisis enters seventh day
A trust has “sincerely apologised” to patients, visitors and staff who continue to experience water supply issues affecting half of a large hospital.
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‘My life has been taken over by six hungry lambs - but I wouldn’t have it any other way’
Our reporter has told what life is like waiting hand and hoof on six hungry lambs.
Delays clear after ‘medical incident’ on motorway
There was slow traffic on the M2 due to a reported medical incident.
‘It feels like I’m living in a cage — no one should live like this’
A 24-year-old woman says she feels like she is “stuck” in her own body due to a neurological condition which has left her unable to walk.
Man injured after car and motorbike crash on village road
A busy A-road has reopened following a crash involving a car and a motorbike.
‘It’s such a relief’: Firm forced out by Lower Thames Crossing given permission to build new base
Plans to relocate a landscaping firm forced out by the Lower Thames Crossing have been approved, despite concerns over development in the green belt.
Giant three-day garden extravaganza coming to the Kent Showground
Colour, craft and countryside charm - the Kent Garden Show returns this month.
Family’s shock after fraudster son secretly cremated dad and stole £5,700
A heartless son stole thousands from his dead father and secretly arranged his cremation without telling his family, leaving them heartbroken.
‘Lucky escape’: Crash was just 15 minutes before diners were due to arrive
A car smashed into a family-run restaurant - destroying a window, door and brickwork - just 15 minutes before the Bank Holiday lunchtime rush.
Owner’s shock as CCTV shows plant being taken from Chinese takeaway
The owner of a Chinese takeaway has described her shock at watching CCTV footage of a plant being taken from inside.
Hospital water supply crisis enters sixth day as MP concerned over ‘urgent situation’
Patients are still unable to drink tap water in half of a hospital after a fault with the heating system led to potential contamination.
The vital rural community bus keeping villagers moving after Stagecoach service axed
A vital community bus is hoping to introduce a Saturday service to help villagers get out and about at weekends.
‘I’m devastated - it was going really well and now this has happened’
Nearly a year's hard work by one artist has been undone after a fire shut a prominent cultural venue just days before a busy festival weekend.
‘May the force be with us - our town needs a cinema!’
The force was strong among a crowd gathered outside a long-closed cinema today - as they called for the building to be brought back into use.
New monthly market launches with 90 traders and live entertainment
Shoppers are being invited to a new market offering everything from vintage goods to street food.
Experts monitoring dolphin in Kent river
Experts say they are monitoring a dolphin in a lock on the River Medway in Kent.
Beloved horror maze to continue - with bans on ‘grinding and licking’ visitors
The country’s longest-running horror maze will return following speculation it was going to be replaced.
Therapy reptiles being trialled on Kent hospital wards to improve mental health
A Kent mental health trust is trialling a new form of therapy using geckos, bearded dragons, tortoises and snakes.