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Firefighters tackle motorway car blaze

Firefighters tackle motorway car blaze

Fire crews were this morning called to put out a car in flames on a coastbound carriageway.

Woman hurt after three-car crash

Woman hurt after three-car crash

A three-car crash on a dual carriageway blighted by roadworks saw one woman taken to hospital.

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'It's getting bigger every day - they need to clear it!'

'It's getting bigger every day - they need to clear it!'

Skips are overflowing and rubbish bags piled high as bins at a shopping centre have not been collected for a month.

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FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round draw

FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round draw

The draw has been made for the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy.

'We don't care about the birds, we want the car parks opened'

'We don't care about the birds, we want the car parks opened'

Traders say council bosses should be focusing on fully reopening two car parks – rather than introducing a hawk to scare off pigeons and seagulls.

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Anger as 250 footballers left with nowhere to play

Anger as 250 footballers left with nowhere to play

Football pitches which recently enjoyed a £100k upgrade are to stay shut until next year – leaving scores of teams with nowhere to play.

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'We've got mushrooms sprouting out of our pavements'

'We've got mushrooms sprouting out of our pavements'

There are fears mushrooms sprouting out of a regularly used footpath near a school could become a trip hazard.

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'Catastrophic' road closure could last six months

'Catastrophic' road closure could last six months

There are fears work to repair a large sinkhole in a road could see a busy route near a hospital closed for SIX MONTHS.

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Tributes after former editor dies suddenly abroad

Tributes after former editor dies suddenly abroad

Tributes to a councillor and former KM editor have been flooding in after he died suddenly while working in France.

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Commuter services suspended as freight train breaks down

Commuter services suspended as freight train breaks down

Commuter services are suspended after a freight train broke down.

Lockyer on Ashford return

Lockyer on Ashford return

Gary Lockyer has unfinished business at Ashford United after rejoining his hometown club.

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Trolleys back at Asda at last - but now they have locks

Trolleys back at Asda at last - but now they have locks

A fresh batch of trolleys have been delivered to a Kent supermarket, after shoppers previously struggled to get one.

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'It would win an Olympic gold for boring architecture'

'It would win an Olympic gold for boring architecture'

A social club more than a century old has had a bid to redevelop its premises rejected amid scathing attacks about the designs.

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Fire station could be upgraded in wake of Grenfell

Fire station could be upgraded in wake of Grenfell

A new training centre could be built to help firefighters learn skills and techniques developed following the Grenfell fire tragedy.

Police 'track down' man after convenience store theft

Police 'track down' man after convenience store theft

A man has been charged after alcohol and other items were reportedly stolen from a store.

'What on earth is happening on our roads?'

'What on earth is happening on our roads?'

Motorists are being held up in "complete gridlock" due to a flurry of roadworks.

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'We don't want this to happen to other families'

'We don't want this to happen to other families'

A devastated family who lost a son to leukaemia have opened up about their grief, as they raise money in his memory.

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Three arrests after shocking brawl outside McDonald's

Three arrests after shocking brawl outside McDonald's

Three people have been arrested after three men were knocked to the ground during a brawl in a town centre.

'We want new Aldi - but it will cause traffic madness'

'We want new Aldi - but it will cause traffic madness'

Plans for a new supermarket have split opinion - with some keen to see the shop's arrival, while others fear it will cause traffic problems.

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Manual level crossings to be transformed

Manual level crossings to be transformed

Two of the last remaining manual level crossings in Kent are set to be replaced with electronic barriers by Christmas, Network Rail has revealed.

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