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'Bullies broke my son’s nose and the school did nothing'

17 October 2022
'Bullies broke my son’s nose and the school did nothing'

A teenager who was sent home by his school covered in blood and reportedly told he was fine suffered a broken nose in a bullying attack.

'Baseball bat attack' leaves woman 'traumatised'

16 October 2022
'Baseball bat attack' leaves woman 'traumatised'

A woman has described how she's feeling 'shaken up' after a man threatened to kill her with a baseball bat when she stepped in to defend a neighbour.

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Arrests after women attacked in high street

13 October 2022
Arrests after women attacked in high street

Two men have been made after incidents in a high street where a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted and another attacked on nights out.

Appeal lodged after plans for 74 homes refused

13 October 2022
Appeal lodged after plans for 74 homes refused

The planning inspectorate will consider an appeal against the refusal of plans to build 74 homes on pear orchards.

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Hollywood actor films TV show at football stadium

12 October 2022
Hollywood actor films TV show at football stadium

A Hollywood actor has visited the county with his mum to film their new reality travel show.

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Food factory worker suffered serious injuries after fall

11 October 2022
Food factory worker suffered serious injuries after fall

Contractors employed to repair machinery have been fined after a worker fell through an unsecured gap leaving them with multiple serious injuries.

Road blocked near McDonald's

11 October 2022
Road blocked near McDonald's

Traffic was queueing following a two vehicle crash.

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Barber says cryptocurrency is the future

03 October 2022
Barber says cryptocurrency is the future

A rapper and barber has started accepting cryptocurrency and believes it is the future of the beauty industry.

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'We just bobbed along but now we're training world champions'

01 October 2022
'We just bobbed along but now we're training world champions'

A cycle park – which has trained gold medallists – is celebrating a big anniversary but how have things changed since its humble origins 10 years ago?

Customers accused of skipping £140 pub bill

30 September 2022
Customers accused of skipping £140 pub bill

Two village business have spoken out after a couple didn't pay their bar tabs.

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Lidl finally opens after long-running battle

29 September 2022
Lidl finally opens after long-running battle

Portuguese tarts, strawberries and venison grillsteaks are some of the first items bought in the new branch in the pipeline for more than two years.

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Popular bike shop threatened with closure after 60 years

29 September 2022
Popular bike shop threatened with closure after 60 years

Owners of a bike shop that's been serving customers for six decades plan to retire but hope a buyer can be found to prevent the business from closing.

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Air ambulance could use drones to deploy defibrillators

28 September 2022
Air ambulance could use drones to deploy defibrillators

After its busiest year, the air ambulance charity has revealed plans to improve its services to reach more patients.

Crowds whisked back to the 1940s

26 September 2022
Crowds whisked back to the 1940s

A park was transformed into scenes from the 1940s for an annual living history weekend of wartime dancing, re-enactment shows and vehicles.

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'I used to pull cows along with my teeth'

24 September 2022
'I used to pull cows along with my teeth'

A former Olympic weightlifting coach who helped change the face of the sport in Africa now works as a carer.

Man charged with drink driving in police crackdown

23 September 2022
Man charged with drink driving in police crackdown

Officers have charged a man and seized seven vehicles as they crackdown on nuisance drivers meeting at a "boy-racer" hotspot.

Kent MP given ministerial role

23 September 2022
Kent MP given ministerial role

One of the county's MPs has been appointed to a junior minister role in the justice department.

New hope for seriously-ill tot Leo

23 September 2022
New hope for seriously-ill tot Leo

The mother of a tot born with an ultra-rare genetic condition says there is hope after the first stage of life-changing drug research was successful.

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Flats plan for former bowling green

22 September 2022
Flats plan for former bowling green

A bowling green next to a rugby club could be turned into a complex of 62 retirement flats.

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Historic ship returns after four years

22 September 2022
Historic ship returns after four years

The world's last seagoing paddle steamer has arrived back in waters off the county after four years.

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