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Popular restaurant’s future secured as council ends months of uncertainty
A popular restaurant’s future has been secured after a long period of uncertainty.
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Storm-damaged beach huts to be ready for summer - as two swept into sea
Several beach huts severely damaged by Storm Goretti will be repaired or replaced by the summer, council bosses have confirmed.
‘I bought double-decker London bus on eBay and turned it into restaurant’
A converted double-decker London bus serving kebabs, wraps and burgers is proving just the ticket with hungry customers.
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Army experts deployed after ‘explosives’ found at property
Explosives were reportedly found at a Kent home after police arrived to arrest a man.
Man arrested after explosives experts called to property in Folkestone
The man remains in custody
Blooming brilliant: New Kent gardens opening for 2026
Discover stunning gardens opening this year for charity, with teas, cake and free entry for children.
Thousands back battle to stop closure of ‘top-performing’ hospital stroke unit
Health campaigners are calling on hospital bosses in east Kent to urgently reconsider closing a “top-performing” stroke unit.
'I've blisters the size of Jaffa cakes but I will fulfil deathbed promise to my fiancée’
A widower who lost his “beautiful fiancée” to colon cancer is 1,135 miles into his journey to Ghana to fulfil a promise he made to “return her home”.
Reopening landslip-hit road shut for two years will cost £5 million
Plans to reopen a landslip-hit road shut for two years will cost £5 million, new council documents reveal.
Reopening of 'iconic' Kent route 'matters deeply to residents and businesses'
The landslide-hit road has been shut for two years
Passenger journeys double at £44m station branded ‘white elephant’
The success of Thanet Parkway station near Ramsgate has defied doomsters who claimed it would be a £40 million flop.
Approval of massive Romney Marsh solar farm slammed as 'unforgivable'
The facility is expected to power 10,000 homes
NHS bosses back bid to turn former town centre Debenhams into medical centre
Plans to transform part of a former Debenhams into a new medical centre have been backed by NHS bosses.
New sports centre bosses ask council for £2.4m grant towards revamp
The new bosses of a sports centre that closed 18 months ago have asked the council for a £2.4 million grant towards its revamp.
Kent seaside town tipped to bid for UK Town of Culture 2028
Council chiefs say a Kent seaside town’s bid for UK Town of Culture is “very tempting”.
Kent town some call 'miserable' set to be flooded with Londoners
This Kent town is set to see an influx of Londoners as it becomes the 'next big thing', according to observers - but not everyone is happy about it
Works at racecourse and village hall conversion among latest plans for district
Plans to convert a former village hall and for works on racecourse land are among the latest applications submitted to a council.
Exact date forecasters predict more snow in Kent this winter
Forecasters have given an update on the possibility of more snow falling in Kent this winter as more chilly weather is on the horizon
Swimming pool on its ‘last legs’ could get £6m refurb
A beleaguered swimming pool may be in line for a £6 million overhaul under a council’s plan to boost leisure facilities.
'Leave our marsh alone': Plans for solar farm in Kent to be approved
It would be the size of 55 football pitches