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‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Council seeks court order over landslip road rebuild

23 April 2024
‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Council seeks court order over landslip road rebuild

A court injunction could force private landowners to allow a council access to a collapsed road following a year of legal wranglings over its repair.

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Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

23 April 2024
Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

A community is a step closer to saving a much-loved windmill after a proposal from the county council to sell it off to raise funds.

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‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

23 April 2024
‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

A desperate mum has invited Rishi Sunak to spend a day at her home as she fights to keep her teen daughter from taking her own life.

Neighbours to hear update on collapsed road repair job

22 April 2024
Neighbours to hear update on collapsed road repair job

Residents are hoping to hear the latest news on the repair of a major road which has been closed for more than a year following a landslide.

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Victory for park home owners told caravans would be flattened

21 April 2024
Victory for park home owners told caravans would be flattened

Residents have won a “frightening” battle against a council to save their homes from being razed to the ground.

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Fury at disabled dad’s blue badge fine at free car park

19 April 2024
Fury at disabled dad’s blue badge fine at free car park

An ex policeman who suffers with dementia and forgot to correctly display his blue badge has been handed a £95 fine for parking in a free car park.

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Gym-lover dies hours after severe asthma attack

19 April 2024
Gym-lover dies hours after severe asthma attack

The family of a “genuine” and “caring” 37-year-old say his legacy will be in helping others, after starting charity fundraising in his name.

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Children’s passports stolen in ‘early hours home burglaries’

18 April 2024
Children’s passports stolen in ‘early hours home burglaries’

A man has been charged on suspicion of burglary after two homes were reportedly targeted in the early hours.

Bag containing electronics and passports ‘stolen from roadside’

18 April 2024
Bag containing electronics and passports ‘stolen from roadside’

The bag contained passports, iPads, a GPS watch worth £1,700 and a set of car keys and had reportedly fallen from a moving vehicle.

Former travel company offices up for sale for £1.7m

18 April 2024
Former travel company offices up for sale for £1.7m

The company folded last year leading to up to 40 job losses in the town.

Probe launched one year after road collapse

17 April 2024
Probe launched one year after road collapse

Investigation works have finally started on a road shut for more than a year following a cliff collapse.

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New-build bungalows to be carved out of former scout hut site

17 April 2024
New-build bungalows to be carved out of former scout hut site

Three new bungalows are being built on a “back land” site for pensioners as part of a drive to deliver more social housing.

Woman in court after pensioner ‘robbed of phone’ in busy town centre

17 April 2024
Woman in court after pensioner ‘robbed of phone’ in busy town centre

A woman has appeared in court after an 89-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and robbed of his phone in a busy town centre.

Kent woman becomes instant lottery millionaire

16 April 2024
Kent woman becomes instant lottery millionaire

The lucky winner plans to spend her National Lottery windfall on a new home.

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Man ‘squirted’ in face with noxious substance

15 April 2024
Man ‘squirted’ in face with noxious substance

A man suffered facial injuries in an alleged attack with a noxious substance after being approached by two men outside a pub.

‘This isn’t the place we moved to’: Residents’ noise and traffic hell after landslip closure

10 April 2024
‘This isn’t the place we moved to’: Residents’ noise and traffic hell after landslip closure

One year on from a landslide which closed a major road, residents and businesses have been left counting the financial, emotional and physical costs.

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New accessible toilets open in popular park

09 April 2024
New accessible toilets open in popular park

New toilets with specialist equipment to help those with disabilities have opened.

Playful artwork to pay tribute to ‘Len’s loyalty’ to Kent town

08 April 2024
Playful artwork to pay tribute to ‘Len’s loyalty’ to Kent town

An artist is being sought to create an artwork which celebrates the life of Strictly legend Len Goodman and his contribution to a Kent town.

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Anger after war hero’s statue ‘desecrated’

08 April 2024
Anger after war hero’s statue ‘desecrated’

Residents have responded angrily to the “desecration” of a memorial commemorating a town’s decorated war hero and philanthropist.

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Prolific thief admits stealing nearly £300 worth of wine in three days

08 April 2024
Prolific thief admits stealing nearly £300 worth of wine in three days

A shoplifter caught on CCTV repeatedly stealing large quantities of wine from a store has been jailed.

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