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New council leader is just 28

18 July 2021
New council leader is just 28

A newly elected council leader, aged in his 20s, has pledged 'nothing is off the table' in sorting a bin collection crisis.

'We're not speaking right now!'

12 July 2021
'We're not speaking right now!'

Italians living in Kent have spoken of their divided loyalties after watching the Euro 2020 final.

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Garden tools taken from outbuilding

12 July 2021
Garden tools taken from outbuilding

Police need help identifying two suspects caught on CCTV.

How life looked the last time we were in a major final

11 July 2021
How life looked the last time we were in a major final

As the Euro 2020 final approaches we look back to what was happening in Kent in 1966 as England won the World Cup.

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'Owner was no hoarder but was respected schoolmaster'

10 July 2021
'Owner was no hoarder but was respected schoolmaster'

Details have emerged about the last occupant of a derelict Georgian home which was destroyed by a suspicious fire.

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Dismay at bid to close farm for special needs adults

09 July 2021
Dismay at bid to close farm for special needs adults

A 111-year-old farm founded by Queen Victoria's daughter, where autistic and disabled people have been able to care for the animals, is to close.

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Anger growing over diverted lorries

09 July 2021
Anger growing over diverted lorries

Major repairs to a collapsed sewer system will see traffic thundering through a village for more weeks yet.

Drug runners jailed for more than 13 years

08 July 2021
Drug runners jailed for more than 13 years

Police seize drugs worth nearly £500k brought in from the Continent.

Councillor, 28, set to become new leader

08 July 2021
Councillor, 28, set to become new leader

A young politics graduate has seen his political career advance still further by being chosen for a top leadership role.

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Teen seriously injured in attack at funfair

07 July 2021
Teen seriously injured in attack at funfair

A seventeen year-old needed surgery on serious facial wounds after being attacked at a funfair in a town park.

Motorists fuming at lights hold-up

07 July 2021
Motorists fuming at lights hold-up

It may be better to avoid the A20 Ashford Road if possible, there are long delays.

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Goodbye to old-look centre as food hall takes shape

07 July 2021
Goodbye to old-look centre as food hall takes shape

It's farewell to the empty shell of a Gourmet Burger Kitchen, but bigger food plans are about to be served up.

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200-year-old home reduced to rubble by fire

06 July 2021
200-year-old home reduced to rubble by fire

A huge pile of bricks and timber is all that remains of a Georgian home after a 'suspicious' fire burned for a day.

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Driver in court over father's crash death

05 July 2021
Driver in court over father's crash death

A 71-year-old has given her plea to causing death by careless driving after a motorcyclist lost his life.

Borough has survived Covid pressures with a £1.22m surplus

05 July 2021
Borough has survived Covid pressures with a £1.22m surplus

Councillors have found themselves with money to spare despite Covid, thanks to generous Government support.

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Police still hunting suspects after town centre stabbing

04 July 2021
Police still hunting suspects after town centre stabbing

The victim of a early morning knifing is still in a serious condition in a London hospital - with no arrests yet made.

Dramatic video shows flames ripping through house

04 July 2021
Dramatic video shows flames ripping through house

Firefighters remain at the scene of a huge house fire 24 hours on - with the road still shut amid fears the building could collapse.

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Police pull over mobility scooter on dual carriageway

04 July 2021
Police pull over mobility scooter on dual carriageway

An elderly man was stopped by officers after driving down a busy A-road in a mobility scooter.

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Man taken to hospital after burglary

04 July 2021
Man taken to hospital after burglary

Three people believed to have been involved in a burglary have been arrested after a man was reportedly attacked.

Probe launched after crews battle fire

04 July 2021
Probe launched after crews battle fire

An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire which crews were called to late last night.

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