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Busy dental practice could move across town under new plans
•A busy dentist could relocate across town under newly submitted plans to help address a ‘severe lack of medical facilities’.
1 February 2026
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‘We just want our son to get the education he deserves’
•A family is battling the county council to get their special needs son the “education he deserves” after it refused to assess him twice.
29 January 2026
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Harvester restaurant reopens after three-week makeover costing £500k
•A Harvester restaurant has reopened following a three-week refurbishment costing £500,000.
29 January 2026
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Teenager charged after series of robberies as police hunt for further suspects
•A teenager has been charged as detectives investigate a series of robberies in a town centre.
29 January 2026
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MP demands Dart Charge refunds after 36-hour ‘Tunnel chaos’
•Police are still investigating a crash in the Dartford Tunnel caused by an “oversized” lorry which sparked huge delays.
28 January 2026
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Bomb squad descends on retail park after magnet fisherman snares live shell
•A bomb disposal team descended on a retail park after a magnet fisherman hauled a shell from a nearby river.
27 January 2026
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Woman dies following large emergency response at supermarket
•A woman has died after police, ambulance crews and the fire service were called to a town centre shop.
27 January 2026
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Drainage firm given green light for office conversion despite prior ‘planning breach’
•Plans to turn a former plant nursery into an office space with parking have been approved despite objections over traffic down the country lane.
26 January 2026
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'My wife died and I brought her back to life on the hard shoulder'
•An ex-mayor, whose wife “died” in the passenger seat of their car,  has told how he brought her back to life on the hard shoulder of a motorway.
26 January 2026
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Golf club offers £5,000 reward after break-in and trophies pinched
•A club is urging the return of its trophies after a late-night break-in.
26 January 2026
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Tractor driver involved in school bus crash appears in court
•The driver of a tractor which was involved in a collision with a school bus, injuring 12 children, has appeared in court.
24 January 2026
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South East Water boss refuses to attend meeting on water outages
•The under-fire boss of a water company which has faced repeated supply issues has refused to attend a planned scrutiny meeting.
24 January 2026
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Delays after crash on M25
•There is slow traffic on the M25 due to a crash.
23 January 2026
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Dispersal order brought in for shopping centre and surrounding area
•Police will be actively patrolling a shopping centre area this weekend following reports of anti-social behaviour involving young people.
23 January 2026
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Hundreds attend meeting to demand answers over repeated water issues
•Furious residents and businesses say they need better communication and assurances that South East Water outages won’t continue.
23 January 2026
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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.
22 January 2026
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Developer's bid to pull £30m funding for new road rejected by planning inspector
•A developer has failed in a bid to pull out of contributing more than £50m worth of community facilities - including a £30m road project.
21 January 2026
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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”.
21 January 2026