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‘Everyone knew it was coming - if you don’t use it, you lose it’
A long-time pub’s last days are numbered after permission was granted to turn it into a shop.
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Cyclist hit by a car after trying to run from police
A 23-year-old has been arrested after he tried to run from police officers.
Water tankers took supplies from village to shortage-hit areas
Villagers raised concerns after seeing several tankers pumping water out of their network during the hot weather.
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Hundreds remain without water as MP calls for government intervention
An MP has criticised a water company over “repeated failures” which have seen thousands of people without a supply, as the crisis drags on.
Huge plumes of smoke seen for miles following blaze
Ten fire engines have been called to a blaze at a derelict school building.
Discarded cigarette sparks fence blaze
People are being reminded to discard of smoking materials responsibly, especially in the hot weather, after a fence fire.
Emergency resurfacing to M-way after HGV crash and spill
Motorists are being warned of delays to a key motorway after an early hours crash which saw a major spillage.
‘It’s disgusting’: Cruel crook caught on CCTV in charity store raid
Footage has shown a masked intruder breaking into and stealing cash from a shop where every item is free.
‘The building has its light back’: Inside town’s first Buddhist monastery
A Buddhist monastery has flung open its doors and become the first worship centre of its kind in a Kent town.
Young motorist caught driving ‘while inhaling laughing gas balloons’ banned
A 19-year-old man caught by police behind the wheel after inhaling nitrous oxide has been fined and banned from driving.
Crews battle rubbish skip fire
Fire crews were called to a rubbish blaze in a skip which sent up a thick black plume of smoke visible for miles around.
Road reopens after car hits bridge
Emergency services were called after a car hit a railway bridge.
Police granted extra powers at seaside towns hit by bank holiday chaos
More dispersal orders have been put in place by police after swarms of anti-social youths caused havoc at beaches last weekend.
Quirky Kent museum named best in UK
A quirky Kent museum dedicated to crabs has been named the best in the UK by Time Out.
Shopkeeper ‘helpless’ as 30 teens swarm store in alcohol raid
A shopkeeper was left feeling “helpless and hopeless” after dozens of teenagers swarmed his store and stripped fridges of alcohol.
Part of M25 closed for emergency repairs after lorry crash
Emergency repairs are taking place on the M25 after a lorry hit the central reservation.
Doorstep assault left Reform UK councillor bed bound with nerve damage
A county councillor has relived the moment he was attacked while canvassing which left him in excruciating pain and having to use a walking stick.
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Housing plans for fire-ravaged recycling yard piled high with waste
The new owner of a recycling yard devastated by fire has unveiled plans to transform the site into housing.
‘I accidentally found myself on a nudist beach’
Our columnist decided to go on a coastal walk last weekend and saw some remarkable sights he wasn’t expecting.