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blaze</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Firefighters tackled flames coming from an electrical box in a car park on a residential street.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/plans-submitted-to-double-number-of-hotel-rooms-at-historic-316307/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Plans submitted to double number of hotel rooms at historic Kent hotel" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="J3SGBAYBG2DPFUQK2D71.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/J3SGBAYBG2DPFUQK2D71.jpg" alt="Plans submitted to double number of hotel rooms at historic Kent hotel"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>1</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Plans submitted to double number of hotel rooms at historic Kent hotel</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Proposals to build a spa and double the number of rooms at a resort have been lodged, in the hope they will turn the hotel’s fortunes around.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/@bnil"><img src="/_assets/newsletter-promo-banner-web_the-briefing_desktop.jpg" class="img-responsive"/></a> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <div class="mpu"> <span id="p_mpu1" class="HYAFYQ" style="width: 300px; height: 250px;" data-provider="3" data-devices="dt" data-format="['mpu1',300,250]"></span> <span id="p_mpu1_mobile" class="HYAFYQ" style="width: 300px; height: 250px;" data-provider="3" data-devices="m" data-format="['mpu1',300,250]"></span> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="LocalComps"></div> <script type="text/javascript">$(document).ready(function(){kolResponsive.relocatePanel("#LocalCompsLoader","#LocalComps")});</script> <div class="clearfixNone"></div> <div id="LocalPaper"></div> <script 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<div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/the-15-mile-road-trip-where-you-can-fill-your-boot-with-kent-316179/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="The 15-mile road trip where you can fill your boot with Kent's best food and drink" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="PZZ0O0YMYFIQST24ENGT.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/PZZ0O0YMYFIQST24ENGT.jpg" alt="The 15-mile road trip where you can fill your boot with Kent's best food and drink"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>4</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>The 15-mile road trip where you can fill your boot with Kent's best food and drink</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">It’s a road hundreds use to commute to work every day but if you take a step back, you’ll discover everything that’s great about living in Kent…</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/firefighters-called-to-electrical-box-blaze-316327/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Firefighters called to electrical box blaze" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="TCCSMWZCTQ0GGCVD1YOR.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/TCCSMWZCTQ0GGCVD1YOR.jpg" alt="Firefighters called to electrical box blaze"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Firefighters called to electrical box blaze</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Billowing smoke could be seen coming from a residential street, prompting a swift fire service response.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/kent/news/yellow-warning-of-wind-with-possible-gusts-up-to-70mph-316277/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Yellow warning of wind with ‘possible gusts up to 70mph’" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="T4UCJY64EGF4013CPNUM.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/T4UCJY64EGF4013CPNUM.jpg" alt="Yellow warning of wind with ‘possible gusts up to 70mph’"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>1</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Yellow warning of wind with ‘possible gusts up to 70mph’</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Forecasters have issued a yellow warning of wind for parts of Kent this weekend.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <div class="mpu"> <span id="p_mpu2" class="HYAFYQ" style="width: 300px; height: 250px;" data-provider="3" data-devices="dt" data-format="['mpu2',300,250]"></span> <span id="p_mpu2_mobile" 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href="/canterbury/news/chaos-as-ludicrous-roadworks-on-busy-route-cause-long-tail-316213/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Chaos as ‘ludicrous’ roadworks on busy route cause long tailbacks" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="00EUQ6GB6V6WXN6RVH2F.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/00EUQ6GB6V6WXN6RVH2F.jpg" alt="Chaos as ‘ludicrous’ roadworks on busy route cause long tailbacks"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>2</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Chaos as ‘ludicrous’ roadworks on busy route cause long tailbacks</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Residents are fuming over “chaotic” roadworks causing long tailbacks for frustrated drivers - and say they seldom see anyone working.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a 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<a href="/kent/news/we-can-t-be-nimbys-but-new-kent-homes-need-to-be-in-the-r-316168/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <div class="VideoButton"> <i class="fa fa-play fa-lg"></i> </div> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="‘We can’t be Nimbys - but new Kent homes need to be in the right place’" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="35K813KMIVOR2UVP6UFI.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/35K813KMIVOR2UVP6UFI.jpg" alt="‘We can’t be Nimbys - but new Kent homes need to be in the right place’"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>26</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>‘We can’t be Nimbys - but new Kent homes need to be in the right place’</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Television presenter Chris Packham has waded into the debate over mass housebuilding plans across Kent, saying: “We can’t be Nimbyist”.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/body-found-in-woodland-near-campus-316187/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Body found in woodland near campus" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="EPQO4Y35A1Z774KHK0UZ.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/EPQO4Y35A1Z774KHK0UZ.jpg" alt="Body found in woodland near campus"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Body found in woodland near campus</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A man’s body has been found in woods close to a university campus.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/graffiti-vandal-fined-after-tagging-historic-landmarks-and-c-316167/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Graffiti vandal fined after tagging historic landmarks and court building" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="GJE2I1HBTQM1J99EVY17.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/GJE2I1HBTQM1J99EVY17.jpg" alt="Graffiti vandal fined after tagging historic landmarks and court building"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Graffiti vandal fined after tagging historic landmarks and court building</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A serial graffiti vandal who tagged a historic Kent landmark and a statue of an English king has been caught.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/excitement-as-rare-fungus-found-at-nature-reserve-316159/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Excitement as rare fungus found at nature reserve" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="D8HQL7A19PVNEXBD71D6.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/D8HQL7A19PVNEXBD71D6.jpg" alt="Excitement as rare fungus found at nature reserve"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Excitement as rare fungus found at nature reserve</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A rare, legally protected fungus that resembles a lion's mane has been found at nature reserve in Kent.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/canterbury/news/rubbish-spills-into-river-after-idiotic-vandals-lob-bins-i-316146/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Rubbish spills into river after ‘idiotic’ vandals lob bins into water" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="O67L6P3PPR86W2C4R16P.jpg" 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