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The real life Ten Pound Poms

25 June 2023
The real life Ten Pound Poms

Viewers have been gripped by the 1950s adventures ‘down under’ of TV’s ‘Ten Pound Poms’, but two Kent lads lived it for real, and stayed.

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Calls for action after travellers move onto park

23 June 2023
Calls for action after travellers move onto park

Residents say the arrival of travellers with 21 caravans is just the latest incursion by nuisance vehicles at a public park.

Son took own life after learning mum was David Fuller victim

21 June 2023
Son took own life after learning mum was David Fuller victim

A young man took his own life after being told his late mother was a victim of necrophiliac David Fuller.

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Crashes on major routes after heavy rain

20 June 2023
Crashes on major routes after heavy rain

Police and highways officers were called to two crashes on main routes, after heavy rain this morning.

Train lines reopen after fire stops services

20 June 2023
Train lines reopen after fire stops services

Services are running again after a fire led to a train station being evacuated, but operators warn there could be delays this morning.

Young stars to bring classic Shakespeare tale to Kent venues

19 June 2023
Young stars to bring classic Shakespeare tale to Kent venues

Changeling Theatre has marshalled young talent from across the county, for its summer tour of Love’s Labour’s Lost.

Man charged with knife offences after mother and child threatened

19 June 2023
Man charged with knife offences after mother and child threatened

A woman reported seeing a man watching her and her child through a window, before he followed them to a park and threatened them.

How a Kent lad escaped death to paddle into the record books

19 June 2023
How a Kent lad escaped death to paddle into the record books

After losing his kayak five miles from land, Geoff Hunter’s 1970 round-Britain voyage became a fight for survival: now a new book tells his tale

Pretenders prove they’re the real deal at Black Deer Festival

18 June 2023
Pretenders prove they’re the real deal at Black Deer Festival

Chrissie Hynde won everyone round with a brilliant and impassioned performance on day two of Black Deer Festival 2023.

Black Deer Festival 2023: day one

17 June 2023
Black Deer Festival 2023: day one

Black Deer Festival is under way and Nathaniel Rateliff will be a tough act to follow for any pretenders to the main stage.

Delivery driver saved teenager after horror crash

17 June 2023
Delivery driver saved teenager after horror crash

A seriously-injured crash victim has a chance of recovery thanks to first-aider Tiff Smith but she says it was only by fate that she was at the scene.

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Care home set to be built on historic pub site

15 June 2023
Care home set to be built on historic pub site

Planning committee members have given conditional approval for a 65-bed-care home on the site of a historic pub.

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Teenager seriously injured in motorbike crash

14 June 2023
Teenager seriously injured in motorbike crash

A 17-year-old motorcyclist has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a crash last night.

Historic Fox and Goose pub for sale

08 June 2023
Historic Fox and Goose pub for sale

A popular and historic pub, dating back over 300 years, is up for sale for £125,000.

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Popular doctor took own life, inquest hears

07 June 2023
Popular doctor took own life, inquest hears

A respected family doctor took his own life after suffering from a period of poor mental health, an inquest has heard.

MP Tracey Crouch backs BBC journalists’ strike action

07 June 2023
MP Tracey Crouch backs BBC journalists’ strike action

Tracey Crouch says plans to reduce local radio services are a “massacre of all that is distinct within the BBC by the managers.”

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When Weetabix rewrote English Civil War history on a Kent hillside

06 June 2023
When Weetabix rewrote English Civil War history on a Kent hillside

In 1989 a Roundhead army fled their imaginary Weetabix-fed opponents on a Kent hillside – but nearly went to war over a lack of bacon rolls.

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Ancient woodland saved as council agrees to buy land

02 June 2023
Ancient woodland saved as council agrees to buy land

Campaigners have welcomed a council decision to buy a treasured area of ancient woodland.

When Roundheads and Cavaliers clashed outside Burger King

02 June 2023
When Roundheads and Cavaliers clashed outside Burger King

The former of ‘governor of Maidstone’ has recalled how he was forced to surrender control of the town by armed troops, next to M&S

Appeal after sexual assault in park

01 June 2023
Appeal after sexual assault in park

Police are appealing for CCTV and dashcam footage, after reports of a sexual assault on a teenage girl in a park.

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