Latest Ashford Borough Council News
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Clothing shop opens first ever Kent store at OutletA clothing shop has opened its first ever Kent store at a busy shopping centre - with another retailer due to open tomorrow. -
Police called to accident on M20The emergency services are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on a motorway.
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‘It’s unacceptable!’ Businesses forced to close and 15,000 still without waterThousands of customers across the county are still experiencing water supply issues caused by the bank holiday heatwave. -
‘Our builder prayed with us - then he made off with our retirement savings’An elderly couple say they were conned out of nearly £50,000 by a rogue builder who fooled them into believing he too was a devout Christian. -
‘There’s nowhere else for us to go’: Sadness as school-run restaurant to closeA student-run restaurant that has operated in a school for almost 20 years is to close, sparking sadness among customers. -
£1m of cocaine seized after ‘suspicious vehicle’ stopped on A-roadPolice have seized cocaine with a street value of more than £1 million after officers stopped a “suspicious vehicle” on the A20. -
Husband’s heartbreak after ‘soulmate’ wife dies from sepsisA grandmother who shared an ‘old-fashioned love story’ with her ‘soulmate’ husband for nearly five decades has sadly died at the age of 77. -
‘We’ve been stuck in a tunnel for hours!’: Broken down train causing travel chaosPeople attempting to use high-speed services from the county are facing long delays due to a broken down train near London. -
‘They saved me’: Cameras inside home expose violent abuser’s attacks on partnerShocking videos of a terrified mum being attacked inside her own home have helped convict her violent abuser. **WARNING – DISTRESSING FOOTAGE** -
Huge queues at bottle station as homes still without water during heatwaveLengthy queues are forming at a bottle station as many homes are still without water following outages.
Latest Canterbury City Council News
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Nine years without a name: The mystery of the man in the fieldA fresh appeal has been launched to identify a man who was sadly found dead in a field nine years ago. -
‘I was left in a coma for seven weeks - if we do nothing, someone will be killed'Five years after a horror crash that nearly killed him, a garden centre owner has managed to rebuild his life through a miraculous recovery.
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Independent family brewer names its pub of the year at annual awardsAn independent family brewer has named its pub of the year at an annual awards ceremony. -
Police and air ambulance called to ‘fall from height’Police and the air ambulance were called to a medical incident. -
Drivers face delays on main road after sinkhole opens up at junctionDrivers are facing delays on an A-road after a sinkhole opened up at a junction. -
Missing girl, 15, found safe and wellA 15-year-old girl, who had last been seen at a railway station, has been found. -
‘We were grinning from ear to ear - and that’s before the show even started!’The disco powerhouse that is Priscilla Queen of the Desert returned to Kent as part of a 30th anniversary tour. -
Teenage class A drug dealer locked up for three yearsA teenage dealer involved in the supply of class A drugs is now off the streets and behind bars. -
‘I’ve always incorporated Star Wars into learning - now I’m Kent’s best head teacher’A father-of-two who uses his passion for science fiction to inspire pupils has been named Kent’s best head teacher. -
Judge rebukes B&M thief for bringing daughter to support him in courtA judge has rebuked a thief who repeatedly stole from B&M for bringing his teenage daughter to court to support him.
Latest Dover District Council News
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‘I was left in a coma for seven weeks - if we do nothing, someone will be killed'Five years after a horror crash that nearly killed him, a garden centre owner has managed to rebuild his life through a miraculous recovery. -
‘The immigration system was allowed to drift out of control for too long’Immigration minister and Dover and Deal MP Mike Tapp says the latest migration figures “show progress is now being made”.
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Divers called in to inspect aging pier ahead of ‘urgent repairs’Survey works are underway on a busy pier, ahead of urgent repairs to ensure the historic structure survives for decades to come. -
Sculpture designed to amplify sound of sea unveiledA new interactive sculpture designed to amplify the sound of the sea and map hundreds of shipwrecks on the notorious Goodwin Sands has been unveiled. -
‘Three hours isn’t enough!’ Dismay over ‘terrible’ new parking time limitResidents and traders have expressed their dismay at a council’s decision to impose a three-hour time limit in busy car parks. -
Toby Carvery eyes takeover of former Brewers Fayre restaurantToby Carvery is understood to be interested in taking over a former Brewers Fayre site which closed for good this week. -
Conventional border checks restored after ‘challenging situation’France resorts to conventional checks to manage “challenging situation” after long border processing delays at Dover. -
‘Even Bob Geldof came to his stall’: Sadness at sudden death of much-loved market traderOne of Faversham’s longest-serving market traders, who counted Live Aid founder Bob Geldof among his customers, has died suddenly at home. -
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facilityThe government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls. -
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plungeThe boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating.
Latest Folkestone & Hythe District Council News
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‘It was a record-breaker’: Busiest days ever at Kent tourist hotspotA tourist hotspot is celebrating its traders recording their busiest days ever selling thousands of pizzas, fish and chips and oysters at the weekend. -
‘Our builder prayed with us - then he made off with our retirement savings’An elderly couple say they were conned out of nearly £50,000 by a rogue builder who fooled them into believing he too was a devout Christian.
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Work finally begins on landslip-hit road more than two years after closureWork has finally begun on a landslip-hit road which has been closed to the public for more than two years. -
‘Pure joy’: Viral Japanese ambassador enjoying heatwave at coastal townA social media-star ambassador has shared joyful photographs from a visit to a coastal Kent town – attracting attention from his large following. -
‘He’ll always be remembered’: Dad wins appeal over banned sign of late sonA dad has won his appeal to keep an illuminated sign of his late son on a town centre building. -
Library opens in ex-Woolworths three years after closure of historic siteA brand new library has opened in a town after its original facility closed due to safety concerns. -
Warning after visitors seen climbing on ‘unsafe’ damaged breakwaterBeachgoers have been urged to steer clear of a storm-damaged structure after visitors were spotted climbing on it and taking photos. -
Kent beach wins official bathing water status in boost for swimmersA Kent beach has been handed official bathing water status in a move set to boost confidence in its water quality. -
Kent Wetherspoon pub shuts for seven weeks for £550k refurbishmentA popular and unique pub is closed while a renovation project costing more than half a million pounds is carried out. -
‘I’ve always incorporated Star Wars into learning - now I’m Kent’s best head teacher’A father-of-two who uses his passion for science fiction to inspire pupils has been named Kent’s best head teacher.
Latest Thanet District Council News
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Opinion: Nobody’s Fool contestant says life on ITV show felt ‘like prison’Nobody’s Fool contestant Melissa Todd says life inside ITV’s “Smart House” felt “like prison” as lies and manipulation unfolded. -
TikTokers deny fuelling Kent beach chaos as residents urge them to ‘stay away’TikTok influencers have denied fuelling chaotic scenes on a Kent beach as fed-up residents urge them to “stay away”.
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Town-centre furniture shop site on market with flats planA town-centre furniture shop site is on the market with plans for 10 flats. -
‘We’ve been stuck in a tunnel for hours!’: Broken down train causing travel chaosPeople attempting to use high-speed services from the county are facing long delays due to a broken down train near London. -
Yellow lines covered up by ‘mystery’ painter in street with little parkingA “mystery” artist has been painting over yellow lines in a street with little parking. -
Kent detective and property broker among Love Island contestantsTwo singletons from Kent are due to enter the Love Island villa this summer, looking for their perfect match. -
‘You are not welcome’: Fury as crowds of teens spark chaos at Kent beachUgly scenes of antisocial behaviour in a Kent seaside town over the Bank Holiday weekend caused businesses to shut and police drafted in. -
Large emergency response after reports ‘man had fallen into water’Members of the coastguard, police, fire and ambulance service were called to reports that a man had fallen into the water off a pier. -
Weekend of water outages continues amid heatwaveTaps are still running dry in four areas of Kent as water companies experience “increased demand” with temperatures expected to hit 30C today. -
‘Don’t get into trouble’: Woman breached police order 10 times in six weeksA serial offender who breached a police order 10 times in just six weeks has been urged by a judge to not get in trouble again.