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TV star’s castle car park plans branded ‘danger’ to villagers
A reality TV star and entrepreneur's ambitious plan to build a 200-space car park at her Kent castle has been labelled “dangerous” to visitors.
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‘I’m only 22 but I’m ready to keep this pub alive’
A landlady is determined to prove doubters wrong with her ambitious plans to run her pub as a special and safe place for the community.
Seven more weeks of town centre traffic hell as ‘Levelling Up’ roadworks drag on
Drivers are facing almost three more months of disruption from temporary traffic lights sparking long town centre queues.
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'The doctor told me to stop playing - now I’m opening my own gaming store’
A former teacher is opening a new gaming store, offering trading cards, tabletop games and a dedicated community space for players of all levels.
Rail line to shut for nine days for major engineering work
Rail passengers are warned there will be no trains on a key commuter line for nine days from this weekend due to engineering works.
Parents accuse football academy boss of charging them thousands for ‘phantom’ overseas trips
Concerned parents have slammed a football academy boss they claim has charged them to take part in tournaments which never happened.
Lib Dems in Kent start planning for next general election
In today’s Kent Politics Podcast, the Lib Dems eye up general election targets, traders fume over parking charges and Operation Brock is back.
‘I have never experienced such a gut-wrenching stench from anything - living or dead’
Something doesn’t smell right for Secret Drinker as he gets in on the action at a new sports bar.
Medieval mayhem returns to historic attraction this holiday weekend
Battle stations: See legends come to life in a spectacular live-action show at a Kent castle.
Troubled school previously rated ‘Inadequate’ set to be moved to new academy trust
A troubled secondary school previously handed a damning Ofsted report is set to move to a new academy trust under new plans.
Five-car crash on A20 sparks delays near motorway junction
A crash involving five cars caused long delays on the A20.
Kent County Council to recite Lord's Prayer and sing national anthem at meetings
Reform-led Kent County Council has voted to recite the Lord’s Prayer and sing the national anthem at full members’ meetings.
‘I can never forgive them’: Cowboy builders conned customers out of £1.3m
Two ruthless cowboy builders who conned customers out of more than £1.3 million “should have been stopped years ago”, say devastated victims.
Vials of cocaine found stashed behind centre console of Ford Fiesta
A drug dealer has been jailed after police found a sandwich bag filled with plastic bottles of cocaine in his car.
Bosses of one of county’s biggest fairs hit back after scammers target event
Organisers of one of the county’s largest craft fairs say they have been targeted by scammers advertising stalls at their annual show.
‘It feels more like Greece’: How one of Kent’s top summer attractions stays afloat
Every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to enjoy the unique experience which is the UK’s only remaining riverside tidal saltwater pool.
‘The loss has been heartbreaking’: More than £2,000 raised for CCTV after goose disappears from pond
Villagers have raised £2,500 to install CCTV to protect the geese on their millpond, after Gandalf the Goose disappeared.
Now-shut private school hits the market for undisclosed sum
A now-closed, historic private school has gone on the market for an undisclosed amount following its closure last month.
New sculpture celebrating Kent town’s links to some of Britain’s most historic figures to be unveiled
A new interactive bronze sculpture designed to amplify the sound of the sea and map hundreds of shipwrecks off the Kent coast is set to be unveiled.
‘Traffic chaos’ to continue for another week after sewer collapse
Canterbury faces more than a week of continuing traffic “chaos” as a collapsed sewer is repaired.