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Decision time for controversial car park flats plan

Decision time for controversial car park flats plan

Councillors have been advised to approve plans for more than 50 town centre flats but neighbours fear they will overlook their homes.

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Drug dealers ordered to pay back £170,000

Drug dealers ordered to pay back £170,000

The pair were found to have made more than £2 million through their role selling cocaine and ketamine to other dealers.

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Gas company ‘testing patience’ of motorists with A2 works

Gas company ‘testing patience’ of motorists with A2 works

Motorists in a town plagued by road closures, temporary traffic lights and highway repairs are facing more delays due to gas works.

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Tournaments raise £15k in memory of ‘football mad’ 22-year-old

Tournaments raise £15k in memory of ‘football mad’ 22-year-old

A series of football tournaments started by a family remembering their brother has raised thousands while raising awareness of mental health.

Bank branch shut for more than three weeks

Bank branch shut for more than three weeks

A high street bank branch has closed for a three-week refurbishment which will include the installation of new state-of-the-art cash machines.

Primary welcomes new head of school after death of previous head teacher

Primary welcomes new head of school after death of previous head teacher

A primary school has welcomed a new head teacher three years after its previous head died from cancer.

It’s Hammer time for Kings

It’s Hammer time for Kings

Kent Kings meet Thurrock Hammers in the Tunnel Trophy at the Old Gun Site in Iwade on Sunday.

‘Six weeks of bin collection chaos and it’s still not fixed‘

‘Six weeks of bin collection chaos and it’s still not fixed‘

We reveal the story behind bin ‘chaos’ which has seen councillors pay for rubbish to be taken by private contractors.

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Maxwell overwhelmed by U-turn reaction

Maxwell overwhelmed by U-turn reaction

Ryan Maxwell knows he’s made the right decision after a swift return to Sittingbourne.

Superbike champ sues for £1m after career-ending crash

Superbike champ sues for £1m after career-ending crash

Six-times British superbike champion Shane Byrne is suing for compensation after a horror crash that left him with devastating spinal injuries.

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Major disruption expected as M2 exit to close for month

Major disruption expected as M2 exit to close for month

Contractors working on a multi-million pound roundabout revamp are gearing up to shut a busy slip road.

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Police investigate rural dumping site

Police investigate rural dumping site

An investigation is underway over reports of mass dumping of waste on farmland.

Developer invests another £20 million into logistics park offering hundreds of jobs

Developer invests another £20 million into logistics park offering hundreds of jobs

The largest logistics real estate developer in the UK and Europe is now spending £170 million on a new Kent logistics park.

Fire crews tackle kitchen blaze

Fire crews tackle kitchen blaze

Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze which broke out in a kitchen last night.

Drone images reveal new A249 lanes for Stockbury Flyover

Drone images reveal new A249 lanes for Stockbury Flyover

Aerial footage shows two newly built lanes ready to be connected to a new interchange as part of an M2 improvement project.

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Ambitious plan to boost area’s NHS dentist places

Ambitious plan to boost area’s NHS dentist places

A dentist is planning to treat more than 100 new NHS patients a month as part of expansion plans.

Maxwell’s U-turn as boss returns a week after leaving

Maxwell’s U-turn as boss returns a week after leaving

Ryan Maxwell stunned Sittingbourne fans at the club’s presentation evening by declaring: “I’m staying.”

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Historic barge to take to the water after four-year restoration

Historic barge to take to the water after four-year restoration

A more than 100-year-old Thames sailing barge will be relaunched just yards from where it was built as part of a wider wharf regeneration project.

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Multi-million roundabout revamp project delayed

Multi-million roundabout revamp project delayed

A multi-million-pound project to update a roundabout is months behind schedule with “issues trapping reptiles” among the reasons for delays.

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‘It’s like Piccadilly Circus outside our homes’

‘It’s like Piccadilly Circus outside our homes’

Residents who say they have been plagued by “appalling” parking could see their road have new speed restrictions put in place.

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