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Speeding drivers hit the brakes on crossing

07 June 2019
Speeding drivers hit the brakes on crossing

The number of drivers caught exceeding the 70mph limit on a bridge crossing has dropped two years after average-speed cameras were installed.

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Seafront kiosk needs new lease of life

07 June 2019
Seafront kiosk needs new lease of life

A beach kiosk could be demolished if a new lease isn't agreed.

Disabled boy stopped from using pool slide

07 June 2019
Disabled boy stopped from using pool slide

A 10-year-old boy was unable to use a slide at a swimming pool because his dad was told he couldn't help him.

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Shoplifter caught with knife on school grounds

05 June 2019
Shoplifter caught with knife on school grounds

A serial shoplifter is in custody after he was caught carrying a knife on school grounds.

Burglar behind bars after targeting homes

04 June 2019
Burglar behind bars after targeting homes

A burglar who used stolen cards to buy sweets and beer before crashing while trying to escape police has been jailed.

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Secrets of a long life revealed

01 June 2019
Secrets of a long life revealed

A great grandmother disclosed how to grow old gracefully as she celebrated her 100th birthday.

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Machete-wielding man jailed after pub row

31 May 2019
Machete-wielding man jailed after pub row

A dispute over taxi money led to an offender threatening a man with a machete outside a pub.

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Six months of roadworks about to start

30 May 2019
Six months of roadworks about to start

Motorists are preparing for six months of disruption as roadworks begin on a town centre route.

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Multi-storey car park setback

30 May 2019
Multi-storey car park setback

A key part of a town's multi-million pound regeneration has been pushed back to the summer.

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Travelodge to open 16th Kent branch

29 May 2019
Travelodge to open 16th Kent branch

A new £6 million hotel being built for a budget chain in the heart of a town centre will create 20 jobs.

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Firefighters leave timber yard blaze

27 May 2019
Firefighters leave timber yard blaze

Firefighters have left a trading estate this afternoon more than 18 hours after a large blaze broke out in a timber yard.

Game store closing

24 May 2019
Game store closing

A national retailer is shutting one of its Kent stores amid a dispute about its lease conditions.

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New leader of Swale council chosen

23 May 2019
New leader of Swale council chosen

There is a new leader for Swale council for the first time in more than 15 years.

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Hospital put on lockdown

23 May 2019
Hospital put on lockdown

Patients, staff and visitors were left unable to get in or out of a community hospital after it was put on lockdown.

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‘Unsafe’ doctors’ surgery could be forced to move

23 May 2019
‘Unsafe’ doctors’ surgery could be forced to move

Health bosses are considering moving a doctors' surgery that has been shut for almost nine months.

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NHS drug decision 'amazing for Abbie and other children'

22 May 2019
NHS drug decision 'amazing for Abbie and other children'

The mother of a teenager with a rare muscle disease says the decision to make a drug that treats her available on the NHS is a dream come true.

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Pool set to reopen after six months

22 May 2019
Pool set to reopen after six months

A swimming pool which was closed as part of a £2 million makeover reopens today.

Major drugs bust near primary school

17 May 2019
Major drugs bust near primary school

Police have recovered around 750 cannabis plants during a raid near a school.

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Stalker jailed for targeting woman

16 May 2019
Stalker jailed for targeting woman

A stalker who repeatedly turned up at a woman's home, sent messages and sprayed abusive graffiti about her on roundabouts has been jailed.

Where children in Kent risk their lives on train tracks

08 May 2019
Where children in Kent risk their lives on train tracks

More people risk their lives on railway tracks in Swale than any other place in Kent, it has been revealed.

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