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‘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.
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‘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Controversial plans for ‘completely inappropriate’ block of flats in village withdrawn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.
Dramatic footage shows moment car bursts into flames in seaside car park
A video taken in a packed seaside car park shows the moment an Audi bursts into flames.
Cabinet member for adult social care resigns due to ‘personal reasons’
A prominent Kent County Council cabinet member has stepped down from her role.
Concerns mount over plans for traffic-free town high street on Sundays
Traders have raised their concerns over plans to close the heart of a busy town centre to traffic on Sundays and install more ANPR cameras.
How Kent cricketer’s mysterious death inspired TV show - and still fuels conspiracy theories
Almost 20 years ago, the world became gripped by the death of a Kent cricketer - a case which inspired a BBC hit drama.
Fears ‘too small’ Aldi car park will become overflow for packed-out David Lloyd
Fears a new Aldi car park will become an overflow for a busy gym have been raised as highways chiefs demand more spaces at the proposed supermarket.
Vinnie Jones, Springwatch is back plus the Gareth Southgate story… here’s your TV week sorted
The five top new shows on our screens this week, handpicked by our TV experts.