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Bar bosses ready to reopen

07 June 2020
Bar bosses ready to reopen

Owners of pubs and bars in Kent's nightlife capital have revealed the preparations they have in place to finally welcome back punters.

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Hooded youths threaten boy with knife

04 June 2020
Hooded youths threaten boy with knife

A terrified teenager fled a park after being threatened by youths with a knife.

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Martial arts nunchucks seized after police quiz teens

03 June 2020
Martial arts nunchucks seized after police quiz teens

A 15-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon.

Lotto loser misses out on £1 million prize

02 June 2020
Lotto loser misses out on £1 million prize

The winning Lotto ticket would have made the holder a millionaire - but the prize has now gone to good causes.

Wild animal park facing 'grave financial challenges' in lockdown

01 June 2020
Wild animal park facing 'grave financial challenges' in lockdown

Bosses at a Kent wild animal park says it 'makes no sense' to be kept closed.

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Terrified families flee angry swarm of wasps

01 June 2020
Terrified families flee angry swarm of wasps

Parents and children fled in terror after a huge swarm of angry wasps descended on a park.

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Homes plan for old animal waste plant faces legal challenge

01 June 2020
Homes plan for old animal waste plant faces legal challenge

A legal challenge has halted a planned housing development on the site of a former animal waste plant which dealt with cattle infected with BSE.

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Pensioner seconds from tragedy as bikes crash on bend

29 May 2020
Pensioner seconds from tragedy as bikes crash on bend

A villager says he is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a motorbike crashed into his bin moments after he put it out for collection.

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'Last chance' to save Charlie from advanced skin cancer

28 May 2020
'Last chance' to save Charlie from advanced skin cancer

The family of a 28-year-old told he will likely die from an aggressive skin cancer are pinning their final hopes on a miracle medical trial.

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Cannabis plea for girl in intensive care

27 May 2020
Cannabis plea for girl in intensive care

The mother of a little girl who suffers up to 300 seizures a day has made a plea for medicinal cannabis after she was rushed into intensive care.

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Body found at block of flats

27 May 2020
Body found at block of flats

A man has been found dead by police after concerned neighbours raised the alarm.

Judgement day on plans for UK's biggest solar park

27 May 2020
Judgement day on plans for UK's biggest solar park

The anxiously-awaited decision on whether the UK's biggest solar park can be built in Kent is due tomorrow.

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A billionaire at 16 - the Kent aristocrat who inspired Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

27 May 2020
A billionaire at 16 - the Kent aristocrat who inspired Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

He built and raced his own cars which inspired a famous children's story and musical - here's the fascinating and tragic story of the boy billionaire.

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Rare chance to buy traveller site

23 May 2020
Rare chance to buy traveller site

The acre of land is which is up for sale at more than £300k is exclusively for the occupation of a gypsy family.

Shock plot to oust council leader amid virus crisis

21 May 2020
Shock plot to oust council leader amid virus crisis

A council leader says he is staggered by a bid to unseat him and brands the timing "insanity".

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Naked man outside seafront Wetherspoon

19 May 2020
Naked man outside seafront Wetherspoon

A man has been taken to hospital after he was seen acting erratically on a Kent seafront.

'They have turned our meadow into a desert'

17 May 2020
'They have turned our meadow into a desert'

An MP has joined environmentalists in condemning a council for ruining a picturesque meadow which some say now resembles a desert.

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Bins emptied once a month?

14 May 2020
Bins emptied once a month?

A cash-strapped council says the future of all services will be considered amid the fallout of the Covid-19 crisis - including waste collections.

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'I want to bring a smile to this little princess'

12 May 2020
'I want to bring a smile to this little princess'

A little girl suffering with incurable brain tumour has been given a shopping spree.

Go on-line to listen to and join in council debates

06 May 2020
Go on-line to listen to and join in council debates

The local authority is launching technology to continue holding council meetings while maintaining social distancing.

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