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'My daughter was almost mown down - why can’t police find the driver?’

'My daughter was almost mown down - why can’t police find the driver?’

A teen who came within a split-second of being mown down when a driver failed to stop at a red light has heard that no further action will be taken.

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Voyeurism suspect arrested after mobile phone held above toilet cubicles

Voyeurism suspect arrested after mobile phone held above toilet cubicles

A man in his 20s has been arrested after a mobile phone was seen being used suspiciously in a block of public toilets.

‘You won’t recognise it!’: Smokehouse to open in long-empty unit next week

‘You won’t recognise it!’: Smokehouse to open in long-empty unit next week

Owners of a popular Asian-Texas smokehouse say customers “won’t recognise” the long-empty unit it is preparing to open in.

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Lions get through final test

Lions get through final test

The North School Lions have been crowned champions of the Association of Colleges South East men’s division.

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Prolific striker Lockyer’s two-year deal

Prolific striker Lockyer’s two-year deal

Gary Lockyer is staying at Ashford United after agreeing a two-year deal with his hometown club.

Fire-hit former nightclub to be inspected this week as car park remains closed off

Fire-hit former nightclub to be inspected this week as car park remains closed off

A fire-ridden landmark is to be inspected in the coming days in a move which could lead to the reopening of a neighbouring car park.

Smokehouse slapped with two-star hygiene rating shuts after just five months

Smokehouse slapped with two-star hygiene rating shuts after just five months

A barbecue restaurant has closed after just five months following a two-star hygiene rating and complaints of food running out on Mother’s Day.

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‘It’s a public health risk!’: The Kent road littered with rubbish, rusting signs and bottles of urine

‘It’s a public health risk!’: The Kent road littered with rubbish, rusting signs and bottles of urine

A concerned resident says a major road has become so filthy with rubbish, rusting road signs and bottles of urine it has become a public health risk.

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Pub hit by cockroach infestation up for sale after zero-star food hygiene inspection

Pub hit by cockroach infestation up for sale after zero-star food hygiene inspection

A country pub ranked among the UK’s best is up for sale after inspectors handed it a zero-star food hygiene rating amid a cockroach infestation.

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Crews called to house on fire

Crews called to house on fire

Four fire crews attended a blaze in the music room of a house.

‘This is not what our village signed up for or needs’

‘This is not what our village signed up for or needs’

Residents fiercely opposing plans for a mini-housing estate claimed “this is not what the village needs” moments before it was approved.

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Crews tackle village barn blaze

Crews tackle village barn blaze

An electrical fault is believed to be behind a fire at a barn.

Indian all-rounder back for landmark season

Indian all-rounder back for landmark season

Mersham Sports have re-signed Indian all-rounder Chetan Kurandale and captain Jack Wilson wants more to follow ahead of their landmark season.

Cars overturn on motorway after crash

Cars overturn on motorway after crash

Two overturned cars caused long queues on a motorway after a crash.

Council can’t refuse 1,000-home estate because it took six years to decide it

Council can’t refuse 1,000-home estate because it took six years to decide it

The fate of plans for 1,000 homes on the edge of a town has been taken out of a council’s hands because it took six years to make a decision.

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‘We’re the casualties of all of this: It isn’t fair’

‘We’re the casualties of all of this: It isn’t fair’

Traders granted an extra four months in a doomed shopping centre say they are still being “fobbed off” by council bosses amid calls for compensation.

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Queues as sushi chain opens its doors in closure-hit town centre

Queues as sushi chain opens its doors in closure-hit town centre

Queues formed at a new sushi and noodle restaurant which has filled a high street unit left empty for six years.

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Co-owner to be manager next season but knows ideal successors

Co-owner to be manager next season but knows ideal successors

Co-owner Lloyd Hume is ready to stay on as Ashford United manager next season.

‘It brings back awful memories’: The baby murder that shocked town

‘It brings back awful memories’: The baby murder that shocked town

Police have made a fresh appeal for information over the death of a newborn baby - exactly 30 years after the infant's body was found in a lake.

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Work underway to clear illegal waste dumped in Kent woodland

Work underway to clear illegal waste dumped in Kent woodland

Work is underway to clear thousands of tonnes of illegal waste dumped in an ancient woodland, as investigations continue.

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