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Pensioner to stand trial over crash death

14 December 2017
Pensioner to stand trial over crash death

A 77-year-old will stand trial accused of causing the death of a 29-year-old biker due to his careless driving.

Teenagers convicted after alleged 'cuckooing'

13 December 2017
Teenagers convicted after alleged 'cuckooing'

Two teenagers who allegedly cuckooed a house have been sentenced and one of them will spend almost three years behind bars.

Boy, 16, hanged himself after being banned from play

13 December 2017
Boy, 16, hanged himself after being banned from play

A teenager who was banned from his school's production after wandering off on a field trip was later found hanged.

Hospital wheelchair shortage after patients take equipment

12 December 2017
Hospital wheelchair shortage after patients take equipment

A hospital has had to replace its fleet of wheelchairs and bring in new security measures after patients failed to return equipment.

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Rambo knife seized in police crackdown

12 December 2017
Rambo knife seized in police crackdown

A week-long operation targeting London gangs who sell class A drugs in Kent saw 20 arrests and the confiscation of drugs and knives.

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Patients urged to think before adding to pressure on A&E

12 December 2017
Patients urged to think before adding to pressure on A&E

Health experts are urging people with minor or non-life threatening injuries and illnesses to avoid going to hospital.

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Warning issued after outbreak at nursery

12 December 2017
Warning issued after outbreak at nursery

Public Health England has issued a warning after two cases of a life-threatening infection which can cause meningitis were recorded at a nursery.

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Review: Sleeping Beauty at The Woodville

11 December 2017
Review: Sleeping Beauty at The Woodville

It’s that time of year (Oh, yes it is!) when we head off to the panto. Ed McConnell headed to Sleeping Beauty.

4x4 flips as driver dodges squirrel

11 December 2017
4x4 flips as driver dodges squirrel

An animal-loving motorist overturned her Land Rover as she swerved to avoid a squirrel.

£600m tram plan stops revealed

09 December 2017
£600m tram plan stops revealed

Plans for a tram route linking north Kent and Essex took a step forward this week as project bosses released a map charting its proposed stops.

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Builder let account be used for fraud

08 December 2017
Builder let account be used for fraud

A man who allowed his account to be used by criminals to launder money has been jailed for two years.

Promising student fell to his death

08 December 2017
Promising student fell to his death

The life of a young man studying engineering tragically ended during a trip to visit friends in Germany.

Woman suffers facial injuries in suspected homophobic attack

07 December 2017
Woman suffers facial injuries in suspected homophobic attack

A woman was allegedly kicked on the floor and verbally abused during an unprovoked attack.

Woman, 71, injured in underpass mugging

07 December 2017
Woman, 71, injured in underpass mugging

An elderly woman was left with back and head injuries when a mugger shoved her against a wall in an underpass and stole her purse.

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303 magic number for care home centenarians

06 December 2017
303 magic number for care home centenarians

Three care home residents have celebrated a combined age of 303 at a very special birthday party.

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Motorcyclist's arson attack on car

06 December 2017
Motorcyclist's arson attack on car

A member of the public dialled 999 after witnessing a motorcyclist smash a window of a parked car and set fire to the passenger seat.

Action plan to cut the traffic jams unveiled

05 December 2017
Action plan to cut the traffic jams unveiled

Plans for a multi million pound scheme to ease congestion on a major route between Dartford and Greenhithe have gone on show.

Teens due in court accused of supplying laughing gas

04 December 2017
Teens due in court accused of supplying laughing gas

Two teenagers are due in court after being arrested on suspicion of having laughing gas to supply at an illegal rave.

£8bn claims for crossing ‘pure fantasy’

04 December 2017
£8bn claims for crossing ‘pure fantasy’

Claims that the Lower Thames Crossing will deliver £8bn of revenue and 6,000 jobs to Kent have been dismissed as 'pure fantasy' by one campaign group.

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Taboo topics discussed at women's conference

02 December 2017
Taboo topics discussed at women's conference

Around 300 people attended an annual women-only conference to address subjects which are not usually openly discussed.

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