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Tractor and trailers damaged after large barn blaze

Tractor and trailers damaged after large barn blaze

Five fire engines spent more than two hours tackling a blaze at a rural barn in the early hours.

Work starts on £150k play area amid vandalism concerns

Work starts on £150k play area amid vandalism concerns

Work to create a new town centre, train-themed playground for children has started, despite concerns the site will be ‘trashed within weeks’.

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Police charge man after disturbance at town centre McDonald's

Police charge man after disturbance at town centre McDonald's

A man in his 40s has been charged following an incident inside a town centre McDonald’s restaurant.

Woman taken to hospital after busy A-road crash

Woman taken to hospital after busy A-road crash

A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash on a busy A-road, which left the route completely blocked.

Controversial plans for homophobic church get green light

Controversial plans for homophobic church get green light

Divisive plans to transform a beloved community centre into a new place of worship for a homophobic church have been approved.

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Keds: We’ve got to get on with it and fight

Keds: We’ve got to get on with it and fight

Manager Danny Kedwell is confident Ashford United will soon start climbing the Isthmian South East table.

Dad-of-six had ‘biggest heart and would help anyone’

Dad-of-six had ‘biggest heart and would help anyone’

A dad-of-six who had the “biggest heart and would help anyone” tragically took his own life, a coroner has ruled.

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Kent vineyard named in world’s top 50

Kent vineyard named in world’s top 50

A Kent vineyard has been named best in the country - and has just made it into the world's top 50.

New pictures show progress of town’s fourth McDonald’s - as opening date revealed

New pictures show progress of town’s fourth McDonald’s - as opening date revealed

Aerial images show the progress of a town's fourth McDonald's as bosses reveal when the restaurant is set to open.

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Waterstones to return to closure-hit shopping centre before Christmas

Waterstones to return to closure-hit shopping centre before Christmas

Book chain Waterstones is to return to a closure-hit shopping centre - and is set to open before Christmas.

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Heavily pregnant dog tied to tree and abandoned gives birth to nine pups

Heavily pregnant dog tied to tree and abandoned gives birth to nine pups

A heavily pregnant spaniel found tied to a tree and left for dead “in the middle of nowhere” is lucky to have survived along with her pups.

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Club trio crowned British champions

Club trio crowned British champions

Three Ashford Karate Jutsu Kai members took the top prizes in their categories at this year’s BKK British & European Open in Crawley.

Woman, 28, arrested on suspicion of drug-driving near school

Woman, 28, arrested on suspicion of drug-driving near school

A young woman has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving outside a school.

Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town

Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town

A homophobic church, which preaches that being gay is “a trap of the devil”, has sparked concerns as it prepares to open in a former leisure centre.

Kent teacher who moved to Spain describes dogs’ escape drama amid flash floods

Kent teacher who moved to Spain describes dogs’ escape drama amid flash floods

A woman who moved from Kent to Spain has described her dogs’ “impossible” escape following the country's worst flooding disaster this century.

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Bid to increase number of lorries accessing controversial water works

Bid to increase number of lorries accessing controversial water works

Permission is being sought for more HGVs to access a controversial treatment works – which produces a “rotten eggs-like odour” – on bank holidays.

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‘I woke up covered in blood and glass – but don’t remember a thing!’

‘I woke up covered in blood and glass – but don’t remember a thing!’

A driver who woke up after a “terrifying” crash with no memory of the accident is appealing for witnesses.

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Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn

Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn

A historic country pub has been named as one of the UK’s best to visit in the autumn months.

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The Diamonds from Kent celebrate their diamond anniversary

The Diamonds from Kent celebrate their diamond anniversary

Diamond by name for six decades, a husband and wife are now officially a diamond couple after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.

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Three arrested after zombie knife, drugs and cash seized

Three arrested after zombie knife, drugs and cash seized

Three men were arrested after officers discovered drugs, cash and a knife after the search of a car and house.

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