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Pennypot Dental, in Hythe, abandons Barrack Hill plan to pursue more "central" location across town
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (382+ words) Check the latest public notices in your area - planning, roads and licensing Bosses behind a dentist surgery are looking to abandon approved plans to relocate in order to pursue a more 'central' location across town. Pennypot Dental, in Hythe, had…...
Taps run dry in four parts of Kent as temperatures soar
1+ hour ago (1251+ words) Four areas of Kent have been hit by water outages during soaring temperatures. Residents in three villages near Ashford - Charing, Challock and Molash - and part of Thanet are currently experiencing no running water or low pressure. Meanwhile, those living in…...
Missile attacks on Ukraine demonstrate Putin's "weakness', Cooper says
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (234+ words) Vladimir Putin's attack on Kyiv and other cities has shown his "weakness, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said after Ukraine was hit by a hypersonic missile and drone barrage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile…...
Snooker world champion Ken Doherty dines at Coconut Tree Noddle Bar in Herne Bay
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (199+ words) Home " Herne Bay " News " Article A "super-friendly" snooker world champion has chalked up a visit to a Kent restaurant. Ken Doherty was spotted immediately by staff at Coconut Tree Noodle Bar in Herne Bay. The 56-year-old - who won the 1997 World…...
Starmer: Right to review sentencing which saw teenage rapists spared prison
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (762+ words) The rape case which saw two teenage boys spared jail is "appalling" and it is "right that law officers are urgently reviewing the sentences", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. But one of their victims told the BBC's Sunday…...
Sizzling temperatures could mean hottest bank holiday on record
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (559+ words) The UK was as hot as the Mediterranean on Sunday as forecasters said the "historic" temperatures may break records for the hottest bank holiday Monday. Britons saw the hottest day of the year so far on Saturday when temperatures of…...
Don't get into trouble': Woman breached police order 10 times in six weeks
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (401+ words) A serial offender who breached a police order 10 times in just six weeks has been urged by a judge to not get in trouble again. Amanda Francis, who is homeless and struggles with alcohol addiction, was handed a Community Protection…...
Second largest battery energy storage plant in UK can be built on farmland
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (879+ words) Home " Sheerness " News " Article Check the latest public notices in your area - planning, roads and licensing Plans to create the second-largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility in the country have been approved for the Isle of Sheppey. Energy supplier…...
How Kent cricketer's mysterious death inspired TV show - and still fuels conspiracy theories
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1795+ words) If you've ever watched the BBC's phenomenally successful Death in Paradise, you will know its key premise is of a British detective parachuted into a Caribbean island to solve crimes. But were you aware it was inspired by the bizarre…...
One of London's favourite music festivals is making a big comeback after a seven-year break - in Kent
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (376+ words) A legendary London music festival is set to return next weekend - with a Kent venue as the host. Lovebox, which was previously held in the capital's Gunnersbury Park, will make its seven-year comeback at Dreamland in Margate. The two main…...