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Pupils face losing mobiles for a week

Pupils face losing mobiles for a week

Parents have hit out at a head teacher's tough new policy which sees mobile phones confiscated for a week if pupils are caught using them repeatedly.

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Teens charged with Co-op robbery

Teens charged with Co-op robbery

Three 17-year-olds are suspected of brandishing knives during a robbery, and later seriously assaulting a boy.

'Severe' traffic concerns over 750-home plan

'Severe' traffic concerns over 750-home plan

Highways chiefs have raised fears over traffic caused by a 750-home scheme - but bosses say they are planning a "comprehensive package of mitigation".

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New women's clothing store to open at outlet

New women's clothing store to open at outlet

A new shop offering luxury women's clothing is set to open in a popular shopping centre later this month.

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Boys throw brick at man in park

Boys throw brick at man in park

A gang of boys - one as young as 10 years old - threw a brick at a man in a park in an attempted robbery.

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Woman hit by car on ring road

Woman hit by car on ring road

A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in a town centre - weeks after a man was hurt at the same spot.

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Daughter of M20 bridge fall victim 'sickened' by Facebook comments

Daughter of M20 bridge fall victim 'sickened' by Facebook comments

The daughter of a man who jumped to his death from a motorway bridge described her anguish at online comments as she raises mental health awareness.

Prominent community centre faces demolition

Prominent community centre faces demolition

A community centre based in a town centre is set to be demolished to make way for extra parking spaces.

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Slimmer to go under knife after £28k donation

Slimmer to go under knife after £28k donation

A young man who lost 18 stone in just over a year is to undergo surgery to remove loose skin after receiving an anonymous donation.

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Leafe clash not decisive

Leafe clash not decisive

Tommy Warrilow insists there will be no over-reaction as Ashford bid to recover from back-to-back defeats.

Air ambulance lands at rugby club

Air ambulance lands at rugby club

Paramedics have been spotted on the field of a rugby club this lunchtime.

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Image released after nightclub 'sexual assault'

Image released after nightclub 'sexual assault'

Police are investigating reports a woman in her 40s was sexual assault at a club.

Ashford to host regional qualifier

Ashford to host regional qualifier

Ashford Golf Club have been given the distinction of staging one of the south of England's biggest events.

Teen threatens to stab shopper at Co-op

Teen threatens to stab shopper at Co-op

A shopper was threatened with a 10-inch knife after a three-strong gang raided a Co-op store.

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'Knife-wielding robbers' hold up Co-op

'Knife-wielding robbers' hold up Co-op

A crime-hit Co-op has been targeted by knife-wielding robbers - just weeks after thieves used explosives to blow up a cash machine.

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Stabbing after 'touching girlfriend's bum' row

Stabbing after 'touching girlfriend's bum' row

A party-goer flew into a rage at a birthday party after hearing a teenager had been "touching his girlfriend's bottom".

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Boy, 10, makes kits for homeless

Boy, 10, makes kits for homeless

A 10-year-old boy is using his own money to provide toothbrushes, drinks and snacks for the homeless.

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Council leader survives no confidence vote

Council leader survives no confidence vote

A council leader has survived a vote of no confidence held by his own party after coming under pressure from fellow Conservative members.

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Demolition of run-down community centre begins

Demolition of run-down community centre begins

Contractors have started knocking down a former community hall after a council decided to close the centre last year.

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Kent's catapult crime capital revealed

Kent's catapult crime capital revealed

A town has become a hotspot for crimes carried out with catapults – with incidents almost trebling in a borough over the last three years.

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