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Family-run garage to close after 53 years in town and could become housing

Family-run garage to close after 53 years in town and could become housing

A family-run garage which has been in a town for 53 years will close at the end of the month - as the site could be turned into housing.

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Official bid for 300-home estate and secondary school

Official bid for 300-home estate and secondary school

Official plans have been submitted to build a 300-home estate and a secondary school on farmland.

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‘I’ve run iconic Kent pub for 20 years – the celebs love it’

‘I’ve run iconic Kent pub for 20 years – the celebs love it’

The list of celebrities to have visited a popular pub goes on and on – but its long-serving landlord admits he often doesn’t recognise them!

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Gray: Blueprint won’t differ for Whitstable

Gray: Blueprint won’t differ for Whitstable

Whitstable Town are preparing for bottom club Welling Town no differently than they did for table-topping Glebe last weekend.

‘Elation’ as much-loved seaside cafe saved from closure

‘Elation’ as much-loved seaside cafe saved from closure

A much-loved cafe has been saved after a last-minute bid came through to buy the seaside spot.

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Girl, 5, bitten by dog outside Tesco Express

Girl, 5, bitten by dog outside Tesco Express

A girl suffered “puncture wounds” to her finger when she was bitten by a dog outside a shop.

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Boss Nimani praises Oystermen’s ‘positive’ cup run

Boss Nimani praises Oystermen’s ‘positive’ cup run

Manager Marcel Nimani insisted Whitstable’s Kent Senior Trophy run this season has been positive - despite being knocked out at the Semi-Final stage.

Report: Whitstable suffer Semi-Final heartache

Report: Whitstable suffer Semi-Final heartache

Two quickfire goals from lower-division Croydon ended Whitstable’s Kent Senior Trophy hopes at the Semi-Final stage.

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‘I don’t see us being favourites!’

‘I don’t see us being favourites!’

There will be no favourite for Whitstable’s Kent Senior Trophy Semi-Final against Croydon, according to manager Marcel Nimani.

Anti-sewage sculpture by world-renowned artist appears on beach

Anti-sewage sculpture by world-renowned artist appears on beach

An anti-sewage sculpture has appeared on a popular beach, a collaboration between a campaign group and a world-renowned artist.

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Co-op ram-raider hauled from bed as officers swarmed home

Co-op ram-raider hauled from bed as officers swarmed home

Dramatic footage shows a store being smashed open in a ram-raid and the moment one culprit was hauled out of bed by officers swarming his home.

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‘I've been behind the bar for 13 years, and now I'm finally running the place'

‘I've been behind the bar for 13 years, and now I'm finally running the place'

A dad who pulled pints behind a pub’s bar for more than a decade has now taken over the seaside establishment.

Man cleared of stalking as new video ‘undermines’ ex-girlfriend’s claims

Man cleared of stalking as new video ‘undermines’ ex-girlfriend’s claims

A man shed tears when he was formally cleared of stalking his ex-girlfriend after a video filmed on his phone helped to "undermine" her accusations.

Popular cafe set to close due to rising costs

Popular cafe set to close due to rising costs

A busy seafront cafe is set to close later this month after rising costs forced the owners to put it up for sale.

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‘It definitely needs debating’

‘It definitely needs debating’

Whitstable manager Marcel Nimani says “the gloves are off” as he called for a debate over the standard of some of the officiating in their league.

Park equipment goes up in flames ‘for second time in a week’

Park equipment goes up in flames ‘for second time in a week’

A play park for young children caught fire for the second time in a week, prompting suspicions the flames were deliberately started.

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Arrest after van crash leaves shop ‘like a bomb site’

Arrest after van crash leaves shop ‘like a bomb site’

The co-owner of a high street shop says the store is a “bomb site” after a van ploughed through the front window.

£15m care home to tackle shortage of places

£15m care home to tackle shortage of places

A huge new care home complex is set to welcome its first resident next week as it looks to tackle a shortage of places.

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Woman fleeced thousands from own gran – but told to pay back just £84

Woman fleeced thousands from own gran – but told to pay back just £84

A heartless finance worker who fleeced her grandmother out of thousands of pounds must repay a meagre £84, a court has ruled.

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High street shut off after van ploughs into shop

High street shut off after van ploughs into shop

A high street was closed off after a van crashed through the front window of a shop.

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