Latest Ashford Borough Council News
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Step inside five stunning Kent gardens opening to the public this autumnThese picture-perfect places are part of the National Garden Scheme and promise one final flourish of colour before winter. -
Starbucks reveals plans for fifth branch in town - as bid for 34 flats in limboStarbucks has revealed plans to open its fifth branch in a Kent town on a former social club site - as plans for 34 flats on the land remain in limbo.
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Three more arrests as police continue probe into ‘serious’ town centre assaultThree more arrests have been made as a man fights for his life in hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a town centre assault. -
Police probe death of woman taken to hospital with ‘unexplained’ burnsPolice are investigating how a pensioner came to suffer “unexplained” severe burns and die in hospital. -
‘This is not a war on motorists’: Council’s ‘dangerous’ new parking charges face backlashProposals to hike a town’s parking charges have been put on hold after being labelled “wrong and dangerous”. -
'We want children to walk to school - but just crossing the road was a challenge'Campaigners have won their three-year battle to improve a pedestrian crossing where just getting over the road was “a challenge”. -
Man, 18, arrested after ‘serious’ town centre assault leaves man in critical conditionAn 18-year-old has been arrested as a man was left fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a town centre assault. -
£1.6m traffic lights scheme ‘in the works’ for crash-hit M20 roundaboutExtra traffic lights and widened lanes are being considered for a crash-hit M20 junction roundabout in a bid to tackle dangerous rush-hour queues. -
‘I couldn't let his business be without a home': Coffee shop saved by fellow traderA town centre’s only speciality coffee business has been given a new lease of life after a fellow trader stepped in to save it from closing. -
Town centre cordoned off after ‘serious’ assault leaves man in critical conditionA man is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a town centre assault.
Latest Canterbury City Council News
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Two taken to hospital after accident near major roundaboutTwo people have been taken to hospital following an accident near a major roundabout. -
Shocking CCTV shows moment woman punched and spat in fellow dog walker’s faceFootage shows the moment a woman punched a fellow dog walker before spitting in her face.
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Step inside five stunning Kent gardens opening to the public this autumnThese picture-perfect places are part of the National Garden Scheme and promise one final flourish of colour before winter. -
End of an era as historic Kent pub could be turned into corner shopA historic inn once marketed as Kent’s cheapest could become a corner shop after five offers failed to secure its future as a pub. -
Flipped car sparks delays on main route as emergency response launchedA busy A-road is partially blocked following reports of an overturned car. -
Five fire engines called to blaze at flatFive fire engines were called to a blaze at a flat this afternoon. -
Historic high street pub with holes in ceiling up for sale after decade closedA run-down village pub with holes in the ceiling and an overgrown garden has gone on the market after sitting empty for more than a decade. -
Vape shop boss must pay £5.5k over ‘shocking’ fly-tippingA vape shop boss has been fined after heaps of waste from his businesses were dumped in a city centre. -
University rivals swap places after dramatic rankings shake-upTwo rival universities have dramatically swapped fortunes in a national league table, with one soaring 34 places as the other continues to plummet. -
Beautiful new stonework on Kent landmark celebrates county’s wildlifeFour new stone creatures have been installed high up on the façade of one of the county’s landmarks to celebrate Kent’s native wildlife.
Latest Dover District Council News
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'Families are being pushed out - we need these affordable homes'Residents are backing plans for new affordable homes amid fears families are being priced out of a Kent town. -
Tragedy as man, 30s, dies in crash near roundabout on A-roadA man in his 30s has died following a crash on an A-road.
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‘A beautiful area will be destroyed’: Giant solar farm set for green lightA giant solar farm is set to be approved - despite residents' concerns a “beautiful area” of Kent will be “destroyed”. -
Victory for villagers as council keeps rural car parks freeA council has officially confirmed it will not introduce charges at free rural car parks, following opposition from villagers. -
‘People can of course protest...but don’t make ordinary Dover residents pay the price’Mike Tapp MP blasts protesters who blocked Dover’s roads and disrupted the lives of workers, residents and holidaymakers during Saturday’s demo. -
Objectors slam plans for vast solar farm near Roman fort as appeal beginsSolar farm developers are hoping to overturn councillors’ refusal of a scheme next to the site described as the birthplace of Roman Britain. -
Consultation launched as residents call for crackdown on campervans parking outside their homesPlans to crack down on campervans parking overnight outside residents’ homes have taken a step forward after a public consultation was launched. -
‘We are saddened’: Arrest after five churches targeted in vandalism and theft spreeReligious leaders have said they are “saddened” by a spate of break-ins at churches in east Kent. -
Unlock Kent's hidden history: The best places to visit during Heritage Open DaysHidden gems, historic landmarks and normally off-limits sites across the county are opening their doors to the public for free for a limited time. -
‘There’s a negative stigma around homelessness - it needs to be approached with empathy’MP Mike Tapp says far too many people are without a safe place to call home, and says Labour is working hard to tackle homelessness.
Latest Folkestone & Hythe District Council News
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‘Our shop has been in town centre since 1991 but it’s time to go - trade is atrocious’A family business that has been a town centre fixture for more than three decades is set to shut, leaving customers dismayed. -
‘We are absolutely heartbroken’: Family faces agonising wait for teen’s killer to be sentencedThe heartbroken family of a 16-year-old girl killed in a crash two years ago faces a further three-month wait for the driver to be sentenced.
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Brigade of Gurkhas in line for the Freedom of Kent honourThe Kent-based Brigade of Gurkhas is set to be honoured with the Freedom of the County. -
Piers Morgan reveals ‘love’ for Kent castle after staying the nightPiers Morgan has revealed his love for a Kent castle after “sleeping like a baby” in the building’s “haunted room”. -
Hundreds walk 16 miles in bright pink to honour Kent girl who died aged 13More than 300 people turned the Kent coast bright pink as they walked 16 miles in memory of a teenage girl who died from a brain tumour. -
‘I had three or four pints': Drink-driver flipped van after pub sessionA man who flipped his van after sinking “three or four pints” at the pub has been banned from driving. -
Battle of Britain Memorial at risk of closure due to funding strugglesA memorial dedicated to the RAF pilots who defended Britain during World War II is at risk of closure due to funding struggles. -
‘We tried Kent’s biggest play park after £750k revamp – and ended up staying all afternoon’Kent’s biggest play park reopened this summer after a £750k revamp so our reporter and her children went along to check it out. -
Historic Kent pub can be snapped up for half the price of a local houseA historic pub in Stelling Minnis could be snapped up for less than half the village’s average house price. -
The ‘dirty’ Kent care home where residents are refused bathsResidents were refused baths at a “dirty” care home with a “breath-taking” odour, which has been placed into special measures.
Latest Thanet District Council News
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Pub accused of ‘taking the p***’ with outdoor seating gets new pavement licenceA popular pub accused of “taking the p***” with its outdoor seating has been granted a new pavement licence. -
Woman dies after being hit by trainA woman has died after being hit by a train, police have confirmed.
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Flipped car sparks delays on main route as emergency response launchedA busy A-road is partially blocked following reports of an overturned car. -
Tragedy as man, 26, found dead as emergency services called to streetA 26-year-old man has been found dead in a residential area, police have confirmed. -
‘Traders shouldn’t suffer’: Repairs to historic bridge smashed by tanker still haven’t startedRepairs to a historic bridge have yet to begin, more than a month after a Southern Water tanker struck it and caused significant damage. -
Revealed: Scorched earth uncovers a hidden piece of Kent’s historyThe summer heatwave revealed long-hidden, mysterious scars visible only from the air. But what were they? -
Video shows moment teen driver ploughs car into busy pubA shocking video shows terrified pubgoers fearing for their lives as a troubled teenager ploughed his car into a packed pub. -
Man dies near synagogue amid huge emergency responseA man has died near a synagogue following reports of a person in need of “medical attention”. -
‘Somehow the landlord got me to do three things I’d not done for years’The Secret Drinker was in for a few surprises when he visited this colourful, no-frills pub. -
‘Engine off, now!’ Moment police stop car on motorway and bring suspect to groundDramatic video shows police stopping two suspects in a car in a clampdown against thefts from Kent farms.