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Leisure centre could move to new £40m venue

28 April 2022
Leisure centre could move to new £40m venue

A council is looking at whether to move its 1970s fitness hub to a new site amid rising costs.

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Councils' homeless provider denies links to disgraced firm

27 April 2022
Councils' homeless provider denies links to disgraced firm

The boss of a successful Kent property company has denied links to a finance firm blamed for losing people's pensions.

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Teenager threatened with knife

26 April 2022
Teenager threatened with knife

A teenager was confronted by a man with a knife as he walked home with friends.

Tragic death of biker

24 April 2022
Tragic death of biker

A motorcyclist has died after he was involved in a crash with two cars.

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Stabbing in town centre

24 April 2022
Stabbing in town centre

An 18-year-old man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a vicious town centre attack.

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The ups and downs of the final HMS Maidstone's 40 years at sea

24 April 2022
The ups and downs of the final HMS Maidstone's 40 years at sea

From supplying submarines with re-supplying submarines to a prison for members of the IRA - we look at the eventful like of HMS Maidstone.

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First images of new sports centre

23 April 2022
First images of new sports centre

Plan for a new sports centre reveal a flume ride, wave pool, beach area, gym and cafe.

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Time for a spot of gardening?

23 April 2022
Time for a spot of gardening?

A van, a car and a caravan have all been engulfed by greenery in an overgrown garden.

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Innovative railway engineer used a converted truck to pull his trains

23 April 2022
Innovative railway engineer used a converted truck to pull his trains

Railway engineer Holman Stephens invented the Railmotor - a train pulled by a one-ton Ford lorry.

Stolen Land Rover drives onto police car

22 April 2022
Stolen Land Rover drives onto police car

Police officers had to scramble to safety after a stolen Land Rover rammed into their patrol car and drove onto the bonnet.

Road blocked by over-turned car

21 April 2022
Road blocked by over-turned car

Traffic through a Weald village is at a standstill after an accident.

'Bullying' move is politically motivated, claim residents

21 April 2022
'Bullying' move is politically motivated, claim residents

Villagers are furious over a borough council's plans to split their community in two in a boundary review.

The day a Kent village became the wild west

21 April 2022
The day a Kent village became the wild west

A look at the bloody Battle of Goudhurst, when threatened villagers took on the Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers - and won!

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KCC rejects town's bid to create a community centre

21 April 2022
KCC rejects town's bid to create a community centre

A town is feeling 'very angry' at KCC's 'unfair' rejection of its plans for a new community hub.

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Bus cuts 'will worsen climate change'

20 April 2022
Bus cuts 'will worsen climate change'

Hundreds of people have signed a petition against council plans to axe 48 bus services across Kent.

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Long delays on M2 after crash

19 April 2022
Long delays on M2 after crash

Motorists are facing delays tonight after a crash on the motorway.

Demands to scrap £250k bus subsidy to fix nightmare junction

16 April 2022
Demands to scrap £250k bus subsidy to fix nightmare junction

A proposed bus service as part of a housing development plan has been described as a 'white elephant' as councillors bid to redirect funding.

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Sinkhole-strewn neighbourhood has 'second longest' house wait

15 April 2022
Sinkhole-strewn neighbourhood has 'second longest' house wait

It takes longer to sell a home in one part of Kent than almost anywhere else in the UK according to a search engine - but an estate agent disagrees.

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'He will be desperately missed'

14 April 2022
'He will be desperately missed'

A 12-year-old boy found dead at the bottom of cliffs had been out walking with his mum on his birthday, an inquest heard.

Do you have dash-cam footage of arsonists?

13 April 2022
Do you have dash-cam footage of arsonists?

Police seek help in tracking the arsonist who disrupted the phone service to 7,000 homes.

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