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Play centre defends attraction branded 'filthy' by parents

Play centre defends attraction branded 'filthy' by parents

Soft play centre bosses have defended the council-owned children’s attraction against claims it is “filthy” and “disgusting”.

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Final designs for huge Kent garden town unveiled

Final designs for huge Kent garden town unveiled

Detailed plans for almost 6,000 new homes have revealed how future phases of the development - including a full-size cricket pitch - will look.

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Woman weaved Mercedes across road while drunk at wheel

Woman weaved Mercedes across road while drunk at wheel

A woman seen weaving her Mercedes across the road has been banned for drink-driving after it was found she was narrowly over the legal alcohol limit.

Man released after dad dies in shopping centre

Man released after dad dies in shopping centre

A man who was arrested following the death of a dad-of-three at a shopping centre has been released from police custody.

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Boy punched repeatedly in vicious car park mugging

Boy punched repeatedly in vicious car park mugging

A 16-year-old boy was punched and had his coat stolen off his body in a vicious town centre robbery.

Emergency response blocks town centre road

Emergency response blocks town centre road

A town centre road was blocked, with buses unable to pass, due to an emergency services response which turned out to be a false alarm.

Warrilow: I'll fight through tough times

Warrilow: I'll fight through tough times

Manager Tommy Warrilow concedes Ashford are going through a tough time after their home loss to new leaders Chatham.

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‘We won’t turn pub into place for boy racer Tesco meets’

‘We won’t turn pub into place for boy racer Tesco meets’

Two petrolheads set to relaunch a village pub with a motorsport theme have dismissed fears it will be a haven for “boy racer meets”.

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Report: Chats go top

Report: Chats go top

Chatham moved top of Isthmian South East with a Kent derby win at Ashford.

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Tributes to 'amazing' dad, 32, who died at shopping centre

Tributes to 'amazing' dad, 32, who died at shopping centre

A man who died at a shopping centre has been described as an "amazing" dad-of-three.

Arrest as man in 30s dies at shopping centre

Arrest as man in 30s dies at shopping centre

A man is being questioned by police following an "unexplained death" in a Kent shopping centre.

Grounds for celebration

Grounds for celebration

Ashford United had a result off the pitch this week - now they must do the business on it.

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Cable repairs shut road for nine days

Cable repairs shut road for nine days

Villagers have aired their frustration as a road has been closed for nine days while engineers repair high-voltage cables.

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Emergency services called to incident inside shopping centre

Emergency services called to incident inside shopping centre

Multiple emergency vehicles including four ambulances were called to an incident at a shopping centre.

'No plan' to use Kent stations to ease Eurostar queues

'No plan' to use Kent stations to ease Eurostar queues

Eurostar bosses have insisted there is no plan to return to Kent as border queues force trains to run with hundreds of seats left empty.

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The giant Brexit border control site that now sits empty

The giant Brexit border control site that now sits empty

Drone pictures reveal how a multi-million pound facility built for checks to be carried out on certain lorries appears to be completely deserted.

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Sadness as landlord of award-winning pub to call last orders

Sadness as landlord of award-winning pub to call last orders

The landlord of a pub once recognised in the Michelin Guide is calling last orders as he says the hospitality industry is in a "scary state".

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Teen arrested in rape investigation

Teen arrested in rape investigation

An investigation has been launched after a woman was reportedly raped with two witnesses potentially key to helping police as an appeal is launched.

Multi-million pound stadium revamp plans given green light

Multi-million pound stadium revamp plans given green light

Work can now begin on a project to upgrade a football stadium and improve facilities in a plan set to cost 'several million' pounds.

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Pair of shoplifters arrested in 10 minutes at shopping centre

Pair of shoplifters arrested in 10 minutes at shopping centre

Two suspected shoplifters who targeted designer stores at a popular shopping centre were arrested within 10 minutes of police being called.

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