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Asbestos-riddled science labs to be demolished and turned into homes
Divisive plans to replace an abandoned block of asbestos-filled science laboratories with homes have been given the nod.
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‘This will kill our high street - it’s bubblehead thinking’
Traders say failure to build a footpath with easier town access from a new car park will “kill” any remaining trade it still has.
‘Police must be given more resources to tackle rising scourge of rowdy yobs’
There are calls to give officers more powers to tackle the “scourge of rowdy yobs” as new figures show a sharp increase in antisocial behaviour.
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£30k Facebook fraudster used fake banking app to dupe iPhone seller
A prolific fraudster used a fake banking app to convince a woman to hand over a £450 iPhone she was selling on Facebook Marketplace.
‘I’m a priest, comedian and therapist’: The former punk drug addict who’s transformed his village church
A former anarchist punk rocker and addict who later became a priest and comedian is ready to take on his next challenge.
‘It’s made our lives harder - and now no one knows what will happen next’
Residents living close to a huge border facility say they are now "fearing the unknown" as a question mark hangs over its future.
‘He thought it was heartburn’: Wife’s sorrow after husband suddenly dies outside museum
A devastated widow has told how her husband suddenly died outside a museum just weeks after believing he was suffering from heartburn.
‘I am proud’: The high street family business still going strong after 80 years
A family business that began selling cameras 80 years ago is celebrating a milestone after evolving into a specialist in an entirely different field.
‘Footfall is so bad’: Town centre suffers latest setback as florist and launderette close
Two businesses have confirmed their departures from a closure-hit town centre, citing issues with footfall, but council bosses claim it has gone up.
Developer contributions to help fund ‘special’ £1m project at Kent farm
Bosses of an historic hop farm have unveiled a huge 170-acre rewilding project designed to increase the numbers of several animal species.
Work starts on ‘Op Brock 2.0’ in bid to reduce congestion in A20 villages
Work on a slimmed-down version of Operation Brock on the M20 has begun as highways bosses hope to ease congestion in nearby villages.
‘It’s another nail in the coffin’: Anger as free evening parking scrapped at 300-space complex
A decision to introduce evening parking charges at a town centre car park where it has been free for years has been blasted by shoppers and traders.
'We have failed' South East Water boss admits during tense meeting with Whitstable locals
The beleaguered Kent water company admitted it lost around 100 million litres of water every day through leaks with constant outages leaving many without water
Police arrest two teenagers after 11 motorbikes stolen from homes across Kent
The bikes were taken from properties throughout Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells
Locals will be 'worried sick' by plans to turn Kent farmland into thousands of new homes
Swathes of farmland could be turned into thousands of new homes as a Kent council calls for new development sites
Man, 27, arrested after alleged indecent behaviour
An appeal has been launched after a man was arrested and taken into custody for alleged indecent behaviour.
Council gives response after fears Canterbury could lose city status in local government shake-up
There are serious concerns that Kent could lose its one and only city in plans to drastically change local government in the county
Man found not guilty of hitting neighbour with trowel in noise row
A dad has been cleared of striking his next-door neighbour with a garden trowel in a row over noise as she tried to scare pigeons from her property.
Historic town hall brought back to life after £3m revamp
A historic town hall and wedding venue has reopened after two years and a £3 million renovation project.
Award-winning boutique hotel expands with new cabins and wild swimming pond
A popular boutique hotel is expanding its offer with six guest cabins, a wild swimming pond, treatment room and sauna.