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Car flips in middle of high street

A high street was blocked after a car flipped in the middle of the road.

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Huge sea search was for man reported missing 100 miles away

A huge sea search off the Kent coast was for a man reported missing 100 miles away.

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Plans for artist’s quirky new home delayed because not enough posters put up

A Kent artist’s plans for a controversial seaside home have been delayed as not enough notices were put up advertising the application.

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Second day of search for person missing in sea off Kent coast

A huge search operation on the Kent coast has continued today following reports of a person going missing in the water.

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Rental van driver gets wedged in hotel car park entrance

This driver got into a bit of a scrape when they wedged a rental van under the entrance to a hotel car park.

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Man, 25, remains missing eight days after huge sea search

A man who entered the sea off the coast in bitter conditions and failed to return remains missing eight days after a search operation was launched.

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Huge emergency services response at beach

A huge search operation has been underway on the Kent coast this afternoon.

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Power cables damaged after car crash shuts road

A busy route has been closed after a car crashed into an electrical pole leaving cables strewn across the road.

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‘I was in £75k debt – but I now run a business worth £1.5m’

A grandmother has revealed how she went from being £75,000 in debt to running her own business worth £1.5m.

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Moped rider ‘threatened pair and scratched car with knife in road rage row’

A moped rider is said to have brandished a blade while unleashing threats before scratching up a motorist’s car during a road rage row.

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Eyesore buildings next to one of Kent's most popular cafes to be demolished and replaced

Plans to flatten and replace eyesore buildings next to one of Kent’s most popular roadside cafes have been given the green light

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Crunch decision on biggest transformation of Kent town in decades

Councillors will decide next week on whether to give the green light to designs which will completely transform a town’s historic harbour.

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Plot with green light for luxury flats hits market for £1.5m

More eye-catching properties could be added to a seaside village that has become a modern home hotspot in recent years, despite neighbours’ fears.

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Kent’s largest free adventure play area set for huge revamp

A flagship award-winning seaside play park is set to be overhauled for the first time in more than 20 years.

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Plans to demolish buildings at hugely popular roadside cafe get green light

Plans to flatten and replace eyesore buildings next to one of Kent’s most popular roadside cafes have been given the green light.

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‘This is the final nail in the coffin - it’s going to hit us really hard’

Business owners say they are fearing for their survival after one of Kent’s busiest beaches was hit with a do-not-swim warning.

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Abandoned nursery next to ‘heroin alley’ set for major overhaul

An abandoned nursery next to an “alleyway from hell” is set for a major overhaul.

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Derelict landmark to open as holiday let this year

Plans to turn a historic landmark into a holiday let could be completed early this year, months after thieves struck the site.

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Holidaymakers vent anger as Eurotunnel delays hit more than four hours

Frustrated holidaymakers are facing delays of more than four hours after a train reportedly became stuck in the Eurotunnel.

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Hundreds brave the cold for Boxing Day Dip

Hundreds of people across Kent have braved the chilly waters for the traditional Boxing Day Dip.