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- Sep 2, 2026
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Rental prices on the rise across Kent, says estate agent (opens the original)
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The average cost of renting a home in Kent has shot up 5% on the same period last year, according to figures from a leading estate agent. Meanwhile, the same data reveals the average age of renters in the county has risen once again. At 35, its some way ahead of the UK average of 31.5 years. The figures come from a new report by lettings and estate agency Miles & Barr. The report also highlights that a âsmaller but persistent flow of commuters are relocating to the county from Londonâ. They
Five-star escape room saved as new owner steps in (opens the original)
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An escape room business, ranked five-stars on Tripadvisor, has had a last-minute reprieve after announcing in July it was to permanently close. The Escapament, on Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, had revealed it was to shut up shop at the end of August. But just as the final curtain was set to fall, the venue - and its three highly-rated games - have been saved. Owners Mica Duggan and Lewis Hunt explained: âJust over a month ago, we announced that The Escapement Margate would be closing
Buildersâ firm to close after 55 years (opens the original)
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Dozens of jobs will be lost when a family firm with 55 years of history in the county shuts down later this year. Otford Builders Merchants (OBM) is one of Kentâs long-established independent buildersâ merchants. Founded in 1971, it operates from premises on Otford High Street and an outlet in Ashford. But it says a âprolonged period of challenging market conditionsâ has result in conducting an âorderly wind-down of operationsâ over the coming months. It stresses it remains solvent.
Famous Kent brand name to be phased out after almost 70 years (opens the original)
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One of the countyâs best-known brand names is set to disappear into the history books, KentOnline can confirm. Passers-by this week were shocked when the branding for food wholesaler Brakes - for many years known as Brake Brothers - was replaced outside its Ashford headquarters on Eureka Business Park, Kennington. In its place is a sign proclaiming only its parent company, Sysco. The US multinational took over the firm in 2016 for a deal believed to have been about £2.1 billion. In a statemen
Teenage girl killed in tragedy which closed motorway (opens the original)
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Police have confirmed a teenage girl has died following a âserious incidentâ which resulted in the closure of a large part of the M20 motorway for much of today. Officers have confirmed the girl was on the carriageway in the vicinity of a footbridge near Teapot Lane, Aylesford, when she was struck by vehicles including a Ford Transit and Vauxhall Corsa. Emergency crews were summoned to the stretch of the eastbound motorway between Junction 4 for Leybourne and Snodland and Junction 5 for Ayle
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