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‘This can be a flagship council site’: £2.6m depot to open on abandoned plot
An abandoned waste site described as a “considerable eyesore” is to become a new £2.6m council depot after plans were approved.
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Green laid at new bowls club on estate where 100 homes now occupied
New pictures reveal the progress being made at a new bowls club on an estate where 100 homes are now occupied.
Dentist’s bid to serve extra 4,000 NHS patients refused - despite MP’s support
A dental surgery’s bid to serve an extra 4,000 NHS patients has been refused amid fears its extension would be “squashed” on a busy junction.
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CCTV hub to double in size in town hit by anti-social behaviour
A CCTV hub within a multi-storey car park is set to expand after previous problems with anti-social behaviour in the town.
Footage shows murder suspects ‘embracing’ after man was left fatally wounded
A jury has been shown footage of a victim’s movement the night before he was allegedly murdered over a £10 phone purchase.
Plans for £44m council-owned care home move forward
Plans for a new council-owned care provision with a specialist dementia care facility and beds to assist with hospital discharges are moving forward.
‘Three hours isn’t enough!’ Dismay over ‘terrible’ new parking time limit
Residents and traders have expressed their dismay at a council’s decision to impose a three-hour time limit in busy car parks.
It’s National Wine Day: Five Kent vineyards for tastings, tours and events
From award-winning sparkling wines to sunset vineyard tours, these wineries serve up an idyllic summer day out.
Take part in our Kent from above quiz
We’ve put together some bird's eye views of Kent to see if you can recognise the county’s landmarks from above.
‘It’s so friendly, it’s like real-life Neighbours - but this could spoil our street’
Worried residents fear their close-knit community could be spoiled by a house in multiple occupation (HMO) coming to the street.
‘I quit my job as an Uber driver to open my first restaurant - it’s a dream come true’
A father-of-two has quit his job as an Uber driver to open a Nepalese restaurant in a town centre.
‘He was super-friendly!’ Staff shocked as snooker world champion visits Kent restaurant
A “super-friendly” snooker world champion has chalked up a visit to a Kent restaurant.
Taps run dry in four parts of Kent as temperatures soar
Four parts of Kent have been hit by water outages during soaring temperatures.
Toby Carvery eyes takeover of former Brewers Fayre restaurant
Toby Carvery is understood to be interested in taking over a former Brewers Fayre site which closed for good this week.
Former newspaper photographer remembered for kindness and humour
A former Kent Messenger Group photographer and amateur dramatics enthusiast has died following a long illness.
Dentist abandons approved plans to pursue more 'central' location across town
Bosses behind a dentist surgery are looking to abandon approved plans to relocate in order to pursue a more 'central' location across town.
‘Don’t get into trouble’: Woman breached police order 10 times in six weeks
A serial offender who breached a police order 10 times in just six weeks has been urged by a judge to not get in trouble again.
Controversial plans for ‘completely inappropriate’ block of flats in village withdrawn
Plans for a block of flats in a village that received almost 70 objections have been scrapped - for now.
Second largest battery energy storage plant in UK can be built on farmland
Plans to build the second-largest battery energy storage facility in the UK have been approved.
Pub thug dragged girlfriend by hair across women’s toilets
A bully who attacked his partner in a pub toilet, ripping her hair out, also left her friend with a split lip.