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New Tesco branch opens at lakeside development

23 August 2024
New Tesco branch opens at lakeside development

A new supermarket branch has opened its doors to shoppers at the site of a 66-bedroom care home development.

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Yellow weather warning issued for Kent

23 August 2024
Yellow weather warning issued for Kent

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Kent, with heavy rain and flooding expected to kick off the Bank Holiday weekend.

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Tributes to ‘supremely talented’ author after sudden death

22 August 2024
Tributes to ‘supremely talented’ author after sudden death

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved Kent author and former journalist, who has been described as one of Britain’s “best-loved saga writers”.

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A229 shut after crash

22 August 2024
A229 shut after crash

Traffic was queuing and emergency services were called after a collision on a dual carriageway.

Prisoner who saw ‘no chance of being released’ took own life

21 August 2024
Prisoner who saw ‘no chance of being released’ took own life

A prisoner serving an indeterminate sentence took his own life and left a note saying he hoped his death would contribute towards a change in the law.

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Pub boss hits out at ‘mindless’ teens as beer garden goes up in flames

21 August 2024
Pub boss hits out at ‘mindless’ teens as beer garden goes up in flames

A pub boss says “mindless” teenagers could have killed someone after starting a fire that quickly spread through his beer garden.

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‘There is no justification’: Kent area among hotspots for asbestos-related cancer deaths

20 August 2024
‘There is no justification’: Kent area among hotspots for asbestos-related cancer deaths

New figures have revealed an area in Kent ranks among the highest in the UK for male cancer deaths linked to suspected exposure at work.

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Police cordon off road after man taken to hospital following ‘altercation’

20 August 2024
Police cordon off road after man taken to hospital following ‘altercation’

Police have cordoned off a road after a man was found with injuries following an altercation.

Jobs lost as tiling company closes four Kent branches

20 August 2024
Jobs lost as tiling company closes four Kent branches

Dozens of tiling shops have closed for good - including four in Kent - after the retailer fell into administration.

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Tributes to ‘loyal and kind’ Australian gap year student after sudden death

19 August 2024
Tributes to ‘loyal and kind’ Australian gap year student after sudden death

Friends and family have paid tribute to an Australian gap year student who was teaching at a Kent school when he died after reportedly collapsing.

'We're running out of space to bury our dead'

18 August 2024
'We're running out of space to bury our dead'

A town in need of a new cemetery has called for landowners to step forward with burial space expected to entirely run out in the next few years.

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Dramatic pictures show aftermath of plane crash

17 August 2024
Dramatic pictures show aftermath of plane crash

New images show the wreckage of a light aircraft buried within trees after a crash landing.

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Woman suffers head wound in violent robbery

16 August 2024
Woman suffers head wound in violent robbery

A woman was injured when her handbag was stolen during a violent robbery and police are appealing for witnesses.

Girl, 9, who died after being hit by bus named

15 August 2024
Girl, 9, who died after being hit by bus named

A young girl who died after being hit by a bus has been named and pictured for the first time.

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Man charged after teenagers ‘robbed and threatened with machete’

14 August 2024
Man charged after teenagers ‘robbed and threatened with machete’

A 21-year-old suspect has been charged after a series of knifepoint robberies in neighbouring villages over the last few weeks.

Pilot in hospital after plane crash near airport

14 August 2024
Pilot in hospital after plane crash near airport

A pilot has been taken to hospital after a light aircraft crashed near an airport.

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Doorbell footage captures moment meteor shoots over Kent home

14 August 2024
Doorbell footage captures moment meteor shoots over Kent home

Stargazers across Kent have been able to watch the meteor showers for the past two evenings, with one person catching one on his doorbell camera.

Fire crews called to pizza takeaway blaze

14 August 2024
Fire crews called to pizza takeaway blaze

Two fire engines were called to a town centre takeaway chain after a pizza oven caught fire and smoke was seen coming from the building.

Heartbreak as ‘mindless’ vandals trash village play area

13 August 2024
Heartbreak as ‘mindless’ vandals trash village play area

A newly revamped village play area has been vandalised just two months after being completed in what’s been labelled a “mindless and deliberate” act.

Warning as hot weather sees influx of poo, graffiti and rubbish at beauty spots

13 August 2024
Warning as hot weather sees influx of poo, graffiti and rubbish at beauty spots

A charity says it had to spend hundreds of pounds to clean up the mess left at several nature reserves across Kent over the weekend.

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