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Girl struck by hit-and-run driver taken to hospital

Girl struck by hit-and-run driver taken to hospital

A teenage girl was taken to hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.

Opening date revealed for new Waterstones inside former Jobcentre

Opening date revealed for new Waterstones inside former Jobcentre

Waterstones has revealed when it will return to a closure-hit shopping centre - six months after it left the site.

Kent farmers join thousands in mass protest at Westminster over ‘death tax’

Kent farmers join thousands in mass protest at Westminster over ‘death tax’

Dozens of Kent farmers are descending on Westminster in protest over a new ‘death’ tax which they claim will destroy rural family businesses.

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Pensioner charged with murder of 81-year-old woman

Pensioner charged with murder of 81-year-old woman

A pensioner has been charged with murder after the death of an 81-year-old woman.

‘Risk to life’ warning as cold weather health alert issued across Kent

‘Risk to life’ warning as cold weather health alert issued across Kent

A cold weather health alert has been issued across Kent, with authorities warning there could be a “greater risk to life” for vulnerable people.

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Missing boy, 14, found safe and well

Missing boy, 14, found safe and well

Officers have located a missing 14-year-old boy after the public shared the appeal.

Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

There are fears a village could be swallowed up by “mammoth” plans for the largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent.

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‘It wasn't electric - but at least it was on time’

‘It wasn't electric - but at least it was on time’

Our reporter joined the first-ever passengers on a new £34m bus route that has launched with diesel vehicles rather than electric.

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Mum bit boyfriend’s face and cut him with mirror shards amid cheating claims

Mum bit boyfriend’s face and cut him with mirror shards amid cheating claims

A woman pinned her boyfriend to a bed and bit him on the cheek and arm in a frenzied attack after hearing he had allegedly slept with her best friend.

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Boy, 16, found safe after going missing nine days ago

Boy, 16, found safe after going missing nine days ago

A teenager who went missing more than a week ago has been found safe after a massive search effort.

Bomb disposal truck spotted in town centre

Bomb disposal truck spotted in town centre

People were being told to take a different route after a bomb squad was called to a Kent high street.

Driver involved in fatal M2 crash was allegedly speeding and over drink-drive limit

Driver involved in fatal M2 crash was allegedly speeding and over drink-drive limit

A care worker whose Mercedes-Benz was involved in a collision which killed an American air stewardess was allegedly speedingat the time of the crash.

Gun smuggler renewed passport specifically to collect eight revolvers

Gun smuggler renewed passport specifically to collect eight revolvers

A gun smuggler renewed his passport specifically to travel abroad through a Kent port to collect eight revolvers in his car.

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'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

A woman who has never smoked says she was shocked to be told she had terminal lung cancer despite being “fit and healthy”.

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80,000 people in Kent take illegal drugs

80,000 people in Kent take illegal drugs

There are more than 80,000 people in Kent thought to be taking illegal drugs, new official figures have revealed.

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Pervert knocks on window and exposes himself to woman in home

Pervert knocks on window and exposes himself to woman in home

Police are hunting a man after a pervert knocked on a window before exposing himself to a woman in her home.

Takeaway worker killed dad with metal chair during row

Takeaway worker killed dad with metal chair during row

A takeaway worker who threw a metal chair at a dad-of-two causing his fatal injuries has been jailed.

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Be the first to get tickets for the Kent County Show

Be the first to get tickets for the Kent County Show

We’re giving one lucky winner a VIP family ticket to next year’s Kent County Show – before they’ve even gone on sale!

Only shop in village to shut this week as ‘devastated’ couple leave Kent

Only shop in village to shut this week as ‘devastated’ couple leave Kent

A village’s only shop is to shut this weekend as a "devastated" couple prepare to leave the county.

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Kent and Medway receive £27m boost to fund ‘London-style’ bus services

Kent and Medway receive £27m boost to fund ‘London-style’ bus services

More than £27 million has been put forward to fund ‘London-style’ bus services across Kent and Medway.

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kmfm’s Give A Gift appeal returns for ‘biggest year yet’

kmfm’s Give A Gift appeal returns for ‘biggest year yet’

Kent’s radio station kmfm has launched its successful Christmas toy appeal in the hopes it will be the biggest yet.

Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute

Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute

Three businesses have been left without a home amid claims the units they occupied were being unlawfully sub-let to them.

Fears grow of ‘history being demolished’ as work progresses on 300 flats

Fears grow of ‘history being demolished’ as work progresses on 300 flats

There are growing fears history is being “demolished” at a long-abandoned railway works as construction progresses on 303 flats.

How much house prices are rising or falling where you live - and why

How much house prices are rising or falling where you live - and why

While the average price of a house in Kent is falling, two districts in particular have seen a dramatic increase, according to a new property report.

Jilted dad caught urinating through ex-partner’s letterbox

Jilted dad caught urinating through ex-partner’s letterbox

An abuser who threatened to throw the mother of his children in the boot of his car has been jailed after being caught peeing through her postbox.

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Our pick of Kent’s pantos

Our pick of Kent’s pantos

Get ready for fabulous dames, slapstick jokes and sing-along songs with our bumper guide to Kent’s panto season.

‘We want to revive town and attract people from all over Kent’

‘We want to revive town and attract people from all over Kent’

Two friends bidding to open a new bar hosting live bands hope it will attract people from all over Kent and revive the world’s first “music town”.

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Flood alerts issued again for most of Kent coastline

Flood alerts issued again for most of Kent coastline

Much of the county’s coastal areas have been issued with a flood alert by the Environment Agency.

‘It’s the best way to get into the festive spirit’

‘It’s the best way to get into the festive spirit’

We went to see if this year’s Christmas at Bedgebury light trail still has its magical touch.

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Homes bid ‘wholly inappropriate’ for former campsite

Homes bid ‘wholly inappropriate’ for former campsite

A bid to build houses on a shut-down campsite has been quashed following a planning appeal.

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Plans revealed to extend popular seaside boardwalk

Plans revealed to extend popular seaside boardwalk

Plans are underway to add new sections to a popular seaside boardwalk route - as bosses insist it will remain in place for years to come.

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A-road shut in both directions after water main bursts

A-road shut in both directions after water main bursts

An A-road was closed this morning and residents left without water after a mains pipe burst.

Man dies after being hit by car and van on A-road

Man dies after being hit by car and van on A-road

A pickup truck driver in his 40s has died after being struck by a car and a van on an A-road.

Town centre roadworks finally removed - but will return next year

Town centre roadworks finally removed - but will return next year

Roadworks which blighted a town centre for weeks have finally come to an end - but are set to return next year.

No food at Wetherspoon pub for more than a week

No food at Wetherspoon pub for more than a week

A Wetherspoon pub is to shut its kitchen for more than a week - but will still be serving drinks.

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