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'Drinking is part of our heritage'
Plans to expand an outdoor seating area in a historic square have been refused – despite a councillor claiming: “Drinking is part of our heritage.”
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'We bought Grand Designs-style dilapidated Kent mansion for £1m - fixing it up could take decades'
The vast 11,000 sq foot Georgian property used to be a care home but has been left to rot since 2017
Kent’s most rustic pub? New countryside venue opens in old grain barn
As country pubs go, they don’t come much more rural and rustic than a quirky new venue which has just opened in a Kent village.
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The power of opera is still strong with this incredible performance
Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, a classic story of a jealous husband, gripped audiences at the Marlowe Theatre.
Kent area among South East's most dangerous places, police data suggests
Thanet has the sixth highest crime rate of anywhere in the South East
Person cut free by fire crews after car 'leaves carriageway'
Fire crews used the jaws of life to cut a person free after a car reportedly left the carriageway on the A2.
This Kent village has grown 50% since the 90s - now it’s getting 800 more homes
A development of 800 new homes at a village has been voted through despite hundreds of locals opposing it.
‘It’s a huge moment’: Breakthrough means work could finally start on thousands of new Kent homes
Work on thousands of planned new homes could finally get underway after a breakthrough in the barrier that has stalled developments for years.
'I'll be back!' Developer escorted out of council meeting days after court conviction
Video footage shows the moment a developer was escorted out of a planning meeting just days after being convicted of abusing a female councillor.
Thousands of Kent students to be swabbed for meningitis bacteria as probe into ‘unusual’ outbreak continues
Scientists will be testing thousands of university students for meningitis to find out how common the strain is and investigate the outbreak.
Popular park fully reopens following multi-million-pound upgrades
A popular park has fully reopened following multi-million-pound upgrades.
Protest over horse-drawn carriage tours bid - but businesswoman ‘100%’ defiant
Protesters have urged councillors to block a controversial bid to bring horse-drawn carriage tours to Canterbury.
‘It’s beyond a joke!’ Village faces four-month road closure and gridlocked diversion
The four-month closure of the main road through a village has been branded “beyond a joke” by residents.
Council swaps fines for signs in bid to curb anti-social behaviour in coastal towns
On-the-spot fines for things like disposable barbecues on the beach are to be replaced by signs in a council trial to curb anti-social behaviour.
Names and faces of Kent criminals jailed in April from child rapist to failed bank robber
It has been another busy month for the Kent's criminal justice system
Smash hit West End musical based on an extraordinary true story heads to Kent
Irrepressible wartime comedy opens for a limited run this month at the county’s biggest theatre.
A-road reopens after three-vehicle crash
An A-road was closed in both directions following a three-vehicle crash.
Barrister fined after coming to court drunk and collapsing
A lawyer has been ordered to pay a fine after arriving to represent a client at court smelling of booze and slurring his words.
Main road near school shut due to water leak
A busy road has been closed due to a water leak close to a school.
Cyclist airlifted to London hospital after crash with car
A cyclist has been airlifted to London hospital following a crash.