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Plans to turn historic boozer into micropub and apartments rejected
Councillors have unanimously refused plans to convert part of a pub into apartments after more than 280 objections.
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Churchgoer died in ‘tragic bike accident’ after 8ft drop in dental surgery car park
A 45-year-old man died after losing control of his bicycle and falling into a drop on his way home from church.
Gillingham 'super mosque' abandoned for years as locals demand action on £6m eyesore
The £6million mosque in Gillingham has been under construction since 2017 and looks more like a multi-storey car park, say residents
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Missing man found safe and well
A missing man has been found safe and well, say police.
New cameras catch thousands of drivers using bus-only route
Thousands of drivers have been fined in the first year of cameras on a bus-only route, a KentOnline Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Body found in search for missing 48-year-old man
Officers searching for a missing man last seen on Thursday have recovered a body.
Rush-hour delays after crash between car and motorbike
Drivers faced long delays this morning due to a crash involving a car and a motorbike, with police called to the scene.
‘New Ofsted inspections are nothing to be scared of'
A head teacher of one of the first schools in Kent to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework has explained why there is nothing to be afraid of.
Closing-down sale for Bluewater store after entering administration
A luxury fashion brand is slashing its prices by up to 75% at its store in the Kent shopping centre.
Dartford, Canterbury and Minster train stations to close this weekend for works
Engineering works are planned across the Southeastern network
Council eyes up purchase of stalled development sites with £1.25m cash injection
Thousands of pounds have been put aside to allow a council to buy brownfield sites across the borough and to reinstate the town’s Christmas tree.
Controlling thug who threw coffee table which hit mother of his unborn child avoids jail
A bully threatened his partner’s parents and threw a table during a row which hit her and left the victim with a gaping slash on her arm.
Construction worker found dead in park after cardiac arrest
A 34-year-old man died in a park after a member of the public spotted him going into cardiac arrest, an inquest has heard.
Global fashion chain opens first branch in county
A trend-led womenswear brand, which is the sister company of Zara, has launched its first Kent store.
‘We’ve had no mains power for months - our electric cars are stuck on the drive’
Fed-up residents say they’ve been left entirely dependant on an unreliable generator for their electricity for months on end.
‘Dentistry is a need not a want’: Dental surgery opens ‘much-needed’ branch on huge housing estate
A dental practice has opened a new branch on a new-build estate after hundreds of people called for it and other healthcare facilities.
Lower Thames Crossing to be ‘first carbon neutral British infrastructure project’
A British hydrogen firm is set to supply 2,500 tonnes of ‘homegrown’ hydrogen for the Lower Thames Crossing.
Plans to convert family home into six-bed HMO with gym
Latest planning applications include plans for a six-bedroom HMO with a gym and the redevelopment of a barn into a pool and sauna.
Delays on two busy routes after tractor blaze and ‘load spillage’
Emergency services were called to two separate incidents including a tractor pulling a trailer of hay which has caught fire.
Kent A2 tractor fire closes three lanes with two miles of queues
The bales of hay being pulled by the tractor caught fire