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Homes planned for part of huge Saga site as redevelopment revealed
Plans to build homes on part of Saga’s headquarters have been revealed as the company looks to undergo a major redevelopment.
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Text sent claiming power issue resolved at flats was ‘incorrect’
Residents displaced from their homes due to safety reasons were shocked to receive a text saying power had been restored when this was not the case.
Kent’s first micropub sold to long-time regular
The man who started the micropub movement in a former butcher’s shop has retired - entrusting his historic boozer to a longtime regular.
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‘Starmer’s lacking a few key skills required to be Prime Minister’
In this week’s Kent Politics Podcast, Kent’s election bucks the trend, we’ve tributes to a popular councillor and MPs’ feelings for Keir Starmer.
Officers cleared of misconduct after drunken brawl in town centre park
Two officers accused of dishonesty and using “unlawful force” in an off-duty fight in a town centre park have been cleared of gross misconduct.
‘It was 8am and the bloke next to me was having a steady start to the day, he downed six pints of Carlsberg, then moved on’
Secret Drinker heads to a Wetherspoon to try out the beer and breakfast deal.
‘I did not want to end like this’: Independent boutique closes shop after 30 years
The owner of a ladies’ clothes shop has vowed to trade on despite being forced to hand back the keys to her shop over spiralling rent increases.
Homes Under the Hammer star dies aged 79
A well-respected auctioneer and star of Homes Under the Hammer has died.
Dad given booze ban after racist outburst and assaulting teenage daughter in pub
A dad who assaulted his teenage daughter in a pub before a racist outburst, calling another punter the n-word, has been banned from drinking.
'Don't give the anti-semites what they want’: Rabbi speaks out as parents pull pupils from synagogue trip
A school trip for five-and-six-year-old children to visit a synagogue has sparked controversy after parents pulled their children from the visit.
Drama, passion and politics as iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical comes to Kent
A smash-hit show will be running for one week only following its acclaimed West End revival.
M2 reopens after pedestrian hit by lorry
A section of the M2 was closed while police investigated a serious crash.
Relief as riverside pub set to reopen after sudden closure
A village pub which shut suddenly after the licensees of nearly two decades stepped back, is set to reopen this month.
University vows to press on with huge housing plan as thousands-strong petition handed over
University bosses have vowed to press on with controversial plans for a massive housing development in the wake of a petition being handed over.
‘This is crucial’: £41m contract to prevent hospital bed-blocking awarded
A new contract to provide an intermediate care and reablement service and help “timely hospital discharges” has been agreed.
‘I fled civil war and poverty…now I’m my area’s number one citizen’
Growing up relying on donated clothes, a new mayor has described receiving the chains of office as getting “the ultimate hand-me-down”.
Driver taken to hospital after crash outside Waitrose
A driver was taken to hospital following a crash outside a Waitrose supermarket.
Tributes to ‘popular and respected’ doctor who spent 20 years at Kent trust
Colleagues have paid tribute to a “popular and respected” doctor who has died after spending more than 20 years with East Kent Hospitals.
Shoppers ‘in tears’ as high street chocolate store to close amid spiralling costs
An artisan chocolate shop will close just eight months after opening amid soaring costs and energy prices.
Motorcyclist killed in crash was travelling home from annual bike event
A motorcyclist killed in a crash while travelling in convoy was riding home from an annual bike event, an inquest has heard.