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Man 'made threats with hammer'

18 August 2021
Man 'made threats with hammer'

Police were called to a disturbance just after midnight.

The eight eateries moving into new food hall

18 August 2021
The eight eateries moving into new food hall

We reveal the types of food we could be chowing down on when a town's new attraction opens later this year.

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Fire crews rescue man stuck in mud

17 August 2021
Fire crews rescue man stuck in mud

Firefighters pulled off a riverside rescue in an hour-long operation after a man became stuck in the mud.

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Caravan on fire

17 August 2021
Caravan on fire

Two fire crews attended a blaze on the busy A21.

'More concrete will mean more flooding'

16 August 2021
'More concrete will mean more flooding'

Campaigners fear Local Plan proposals for more housing will add to their flooding problems.

Rail cutting has been stabilised at a cost of £10m

16 August 2021
Rail cutting has been stabilised at a cost of £10m

The Maidstone East to Ashford International rail-line has re-opened.

Van overturns in motorway crash

16 August 2021
Van overturns in motorway crash

A van ended up on its side after a crash on the London-bound side of the M20.

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Two metre deep sinkhole appears in housing estate

16 August 2021
Two metre deep sinkhole appears in housing estate

A shifting soakaway is thought to have caused a sinkhole to appear in a street on a housing estate.

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Bella is coming home

16 August 2021
Bella is coming home

A stolen dachshund has been recovered by police with five puppies.

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The council with the most upheld complaints revealed

12 August 2021
The council with the most upheld complaints revealed

We list the councils with most complaints upheld by the Local Government Ombudsman.

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200-space lorry park planned to stop 'fly-parking'

11 August 2021
200-space lorry park planned to stop 'fly-parking'

A managed site would help keep HGVs from 'fly-parking' across the county, argues motorway service station provider.

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'We even had to queue to get out of the place'

08 August 2021
'We even had to queue to get out of the place'

Customers say they were so shocked by the length of the queues at an event at a popular attraction, they turned round and went home again.

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Dinosaur returns to town after 125 million years

05 August 2021
Dinosaur returns to town after 125 million years

After 125 million years, Iggy the Iguanodon, has made a re-appearance - outside a town's new railway station.

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Community centre dispute nearing finale

04 August 2021
Community centre dispute nearing finale

We examine a row that has divided a town over where to build a new centre and how it's sometimes seen tempers fray.

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Crackdown over town's violence and crime

03 August 2021
Crackdown over town's violence and crime

More CCTV, a ban on street drinking and measures encouraging bars to close earlier are being considered by one council.

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'As I stood behind bride I heard gunfire'

02 August 2021
'As I stood behind bride I heard gunfire'

A father has recalled the day his daughter got married during the Battle of Britain, while bombs were falling and gunfire was rattling off close by.

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'Why build on Grade A farmland?'

01 August 2021
'Why build on Grade A farmland?'

Village residents are pushing back at development plans that say will engulf them in an "oil-slick" of new housing.

'I loved it all except the bad weather, dogs and broken letterboxes'

31 July 2021
'I loved it all except the bad weather, dogs and broken letterboxes'

A postie who has retired after delivering mail for 50 years has been reminiscing on his time working for Royal Mail.

Chemical scare sparked by parcel

30 July 2021
Chemical scare sparked by parcel

A mystery substance leaking from a package at a Hermes depot has sparked a major emergency response.

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Pioneering hop oil business expands

30 July 2021
Pioneering hop oil business expands

A firm which helps brewers make beer without the need to process hops has opened a new warehouse.

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