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Leisure trust scraps off-peak memberships

Leisure trust scraps off-peak memberships

Leisure centre users will face increased membership costs after bosses reviewed costs and services

Four months of motoring misery

Four months of motoring misery

Motorists face major delays on a busy main road after gas engineers announced plans for a 16-week long upgrade to the network

Police hunt for three assault suspects

Police hunt for three assault suspects

Police have appealed for witnesses after three people entered a house and allegedly assaulted several occupants.

Struggling BHS faces closure

Struggling BHS faces closure

The future of one of the country's oldest department store chains remains uncertain.

Operation Stack lorry park 'part' of the solution

Operation Stack lorry park 'part' of the solution

Labour's shadow roads minister told businesses it would be wrong to rely solely on a lorry park to deal with disruption on Kent's roads.

Dangerous dog to be put down after two attacks

Dangerous dog to be put down after two attacks

Magistrates have ordered a German Shepherd to be put down after it attacked and injured two people.

Where's Ali? Kebab van whereabouts mystery

Where's Ali? Kebab van whereabouts mystery

Late night fast food fans have been left in the dark as to the whereabouts of a popular kebab van which used to serve in an industrial estate.

Ainsworth thrilled by Olympic call-up

Ainsworth thrilled by Olympic call-up

Ashford's Sophie Ainsworth was delighted after being named in the Great Britain sailing squad for the Rio Olympics.

Brick hurled through window narrowly misses toddler

Brick hurled through window narrowly misses toddler

A woman says her 18-month-old grandson is lucky to be alive after a brick was thrown through a family's window.

Falling tile 'narrowly misses pedestrian'

Falling tile 'narrowly misses pedestrian'

A pensioner had a lucky escape after a loose tile fell from a town centre bank's store front.

New leather shop brings eight jobs

New leather shop brings eight jobs

Osprey London will open at a shopping centre this week, creating eight new jobs in the area.

Car fireball at supermarket

Car fireball at supermarket

A Mazda was engulfed by flames in a supermarket car park.

Walkers receive abuse over warning about dog mess

Walkers receive abuse over warning about dog mess

A group of dog walkers says they have encountered abuse from other walkers when they approach them about clearing away their pet’s mess.

'Suspicious' sports car blaze

'Suspicious' sports car blaze

A sports car was found completely burned out at a nature reserve car park as firefighters treat the cause as suspicious.

Accident on the M20

Accident on the M20

Two lanes of the M20 have now reopened after an accident.

Drug gang jailed for more than 30 years

Drug gang jailed for more than 30 years

A drug gang operating from a house in Kent have been jailed for a combined total of more than 30 years after a police raid.

Yobs setting off fireworks prompts police search

Yobs setting off fireworks prompts police search

Police were called after fireworks were heard being set off in causing a nuisance in the middle of a residential area.

Supermarkets face fines as dumped trolleys risk floods

Supermarkets face fines as dumped trolleys risk floods

Supermarket trolleys dumped in rivers pose a serious flood risk in parts of Kent, and one council is threatening to fine stores who fail to stop it.

Fears after cat shot with air rifle

Fears after cat shot with air rifle

A cat owner fears someone could be deliberately targeting animals with an air rifle after her cat was wounded.

Garden centre could be torn down for junction

Garden centre could be torn down for junction

A garden centre could be demolished to make way for a new multi-million pound proposed junction off the M20.

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