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College gets green light for three-storey building including cafe

A college has been given the green light for a new three-storey building designed to accommodate hundreds more students.

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Police tape off town centre park as tarpaulin put up

A town centre park has been taped off by police.

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Motorcycle and car collide near busy Kent tunnel

Traffic has eased on one of Kent’s major routes following a collision involving a car and a motorbike.

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Holiday lodges and industrial estate plans revealed as country park put up for sale

A country park has been put up for sale, with sellers revealing new potential plans for a 150-lodge holiday park and a small industrial estate.

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Southern Water pleads guilty to releasing untreated sewage - just weeks after record fine

The water company was charged with five offences after it was found that untreated sewage, debris and diesel had been released.

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‘Our homes are being wrecked by lorries - something needs to be done’

Frustrated homeowners say urgent action is still needed at a huge border site as lost lorry drivers continue to damage their properties.

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Pub's licence suspended following 'serious allegations'

Concerns have been raised that a pub was not meeting its licensing objectives to prevent crime and disorder.

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Pub boss stole more than £100k of takings over two years

A “well-respected” pub boss has been jailed after it was discovered he had been siphoning off money for several months.

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‘It’s been my second home’: End of an era as town centre shop set to close after two decades

A popular music shop will close after two decades in a town centre as the owner retires.

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Catch Britpop and dance legends at Kent’s surfing-themed music festival

Indie stars top the bill as weekend music festival returns with dozens of bands across five stages.

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Masked gang stole motorbikes worth £140k in warehouse raid

Footage shows a masked gang stealing motorbikes worth £140,000 in a raid on a warehouse after an employee left a loading bay door open.

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Town centre McDonald's to undergo ‘full’ refurb

A fast-food chain has confirmed one of its town centre restaurants is set to get a “full redecoration”.

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Move to crackdown on HMOs receives just four responses - and half opposed restrictions

A public consultation on introducing restrictions on controversial houses of multiple occupancy received a limited response.

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Biker seriously injured in A2 crash near Bluewater

Traffic has been released on the A2 following a crash between a car and a motorcycle.

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Search continues for missing teen with Kent links after CCTV sightings

A missing 15-yearr-old girl was spotted in the capital over the weekend, more than a week after she went missing.

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Armed police response sees arrest made after man ‘made threats with weapons’

A man has been arrested after police were called to reports of a person making threats with weapons.

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Busy route ‘at risk of collapse’ closed due to damaged sewer

A busy road at risk of collapsing due to a damaged sewer will be shut for at least two weeks amid emergency repair works.

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Company to appear in court after worker seriously injured by falling vending machine

A company is set to appear in court after a vending machine fell on and seriously injured a man’s leg.

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‘Starmer must go over Mandelson - it’s as simple as that’

In her latest column, MP Katie Lam calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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Emergency services called as man dies at hotel

Police and paramedics were called to a hotel after a man’s death.