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‘It feels like we’ve come home’: New gift shop set to fill ‘gap’ in the high street
A new independent shop is preparing to open its doors and bring locally made gifts back to a high street.
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Father and son found not guilty of murder after boy killed in crash
A father and son have been found not guilty of murder after a four-year-old was killed in a fatal crash.
Three closures at Designer Outlet – with another to follow
Three shops have departed the popular Ashford Designer Outlet - with another to follow soon.
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Town centre flytipper fined £1,000 after council investigation
A flytipper who brazenly left a pile of rubbish in a town centre has been fined £1,000.
Pub landlord buys black cab to give customers free lifts home
A pub landlord has bought his own black cab to offer free taxi rides home for customers after they enjoy a drink.
Major refurbishment underway at ‘below par’ toilet block
Public toilets which have fallen below par will be closed for six weeks for a major refurbishment project.
Derelict department store earmarked for ‘largely car-free’ development with homes, shops and cinema
Plans have been submitted to bring an iconic high street building back into use after nearly 20 years sat empty.
Delays on A2 after lorry blaze
Drivers faced hefty queues on a busy A-road this morning after a lorry carrying food caught alight.
Huge step forward as decision made on plans for new SEND schools in Kent
Education chiefs say they have told the government to build three new special schools in Kent.
Revival visions: Bosses reveal ideas to attract investors to boost town centres
A ‘regeneration’ plan for a district’s bid to attract investment, visitors and boost business has been revealed for three places in Kent.
Wagamama confirms plans for new restaurant at Kent shopping centre
Wagamama has revealed plans to open a restaurant at a Kent shopping centre.
‘I want my husband to have his insoles before he dies - but no one answers the phone’
The wife of a Royal Marine says it has been a battle to get a hospital to reimburse them for the specialist £500 insoles they lost.
‘We cannot wait; we must bring the Foremans home’
MP Tony Vaughan says he is working hard to urgently escalate the case of Lindsay and Craig Foreman who have been jailed in Iran.
Son of British couple handed 10-year jail sentence in Iran ‘deeply concerned’
A couple who were arrested in Iran on charges of espionage have been jailed for 10 years - a decision described as “totally unjustifiable”.
‘I used to play here, now I’ll be running things’: Couple take over community pub
A couple are relishing the opportunity to realise a lifetime’s ambition of running their local pub with “well curated” plans in store.
Uni to lease out parts of £35m library after dramatic slump in student use
A £35m university library is set to be partially leased to a private firm as a slump in student use has left large parts of the building redundant.
Delays clear on M20 after crash
Drivers faced rush hour delays on a busy motorway due to a collision.
Take the stress out of cooking with this one-pot dish from a MasterChef champion
Recipe of the Week: Ping Coombes’ baked honey and soy chicken rice is packed with flavour and fibre.
Industrial estate sold for £775k by council
A council has sold another property in order to reduce overheads, this time a town-centre industrial estate for £775,000.
‘Hearty British comfort food in one of world’s coolest places’
We tried a new restaurant serving up British comfort food in a boutique hotel in one of the “coolest places in the world”.