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Council rents set to rocket

27 June 2019
Council rents set to rocket

Council rents are set to rocket by almost £300 a month for new tenants in a drastic move to plug a multi-million pound hole in town hall finances.

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Rape arrest after woman 'attacked in alley'

24 June 2019
Rape arrest after woman 'attacked in alley'

Detectives are appealing for information after a woman says she was raped in an alley by a man she had met earlier in the evening.

Endgame as sci-fi show bows out

21 June 2019
Endgame as sci-fi show bows out

The wacky world of science fiction came to part of Kent for the last time at the weekend as organisers decided to call it a day after seven years.

Health and safety costs drive festival finale onto rocks

20 June 2019
Health and safety costs drive festival finale onto rocks

The organiser of a hugely popular festival finale show says he has cancelled the event in the face of rising costs for emergency medical cover.

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Council house boss leaves amid gas checks scandal

20 June 2019
Council house boss leaves amid gas checks scandal

The property director of East Kent Housing has left the company after hundreds of gas boiler checks were missed.

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Pair charged with street robbery

18 June 2019
Pair charged with street robbery

A man and a woman have appeared in court following an alleged knife robbery.

Taxpayers' £230k repair bill for museum

18 June 2019
Taxpayers' £230k repair bill for museum

Taxpayers are facing a £230,000 bill to repair an iconic building - just six years after it underwent an £11.5 million restoration.

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Train driver saw woman hours before tragic death on railway line

17 June 2019
Train driver saw woman hours before tragic death on railway line

Train drivers have been ordered to report suspicious activity following death of a woman who stepped in front of a train.

Buffs' last march ends 100-year tradition

14 June 2019
Buffs' last march ends 100-year tradition

War veterans will muster for the last time with the ending of a 100-year-old tradition.

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Homes fight could go to Supreme Court

10 June 2019
Homes fight could go to Supreme Court

Campaigners trying to stop plans for 4,000 homes are not giving up after their latest setback.

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School's name change a 'slap in the face'

07 June 2019
School's name change a 'slap in the face'

Furious parents say the new name of a primary school is "an insult" to a village's history.

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Call for giant roadside wind turbines

06 June 2019
Call for giant roadside wind turbines

More measures on campus to tackle climate change are needed, say campaigners.

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Long range shot lands football in Holland

05 June 2019
Long range shot lands football in Holland

A football kicked into sea off the Kent coast is now an exhibit in museum on the Continent.

Former Dean of Canterbury dies

29 May 2019
Former Dean of Canterbury dies

The funeral of a former Dean of Canterbury has taken place at the Cathedral.

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Owner's holiday hell as shop badly damaged

29 May 2019
Owner's holiday hell as shop badly damaged

An art gallery owner says the 'show must go on' after a car wrecked her shop.

Traffic chaos after car crashes into shop

28 May 2019
Traffic chaos after car crashes into shop

Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident which closed a main road.

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Car ploughs into shop

28 May 2019
Car ploughs into shop

Emergency services are at the scene of incident in which a BMW has crashed into an art gallery.

City aims to adopt Mr Tumble's sign language

28 May 2019
City aims to adopt Mr Tumble's sign language

Kent could become home to the first UK city to adopt a communication system that helps people with learning disabilities, used by stars on CBeebies.

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Residents baffled as rubbish bins ignored

21 May 2019
Residents baffled as rubbish bins ignored

Angry residents of a city close fear their bins are not being emptied because parking bays at the entrance are preventing access by dust carts.

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Antarctic adventurer loses battle with cancer

16 May 2019
Antarctic adventurer loses battle with cancer

An adventurer who led an extraordinary life taking him on expeditions to the Antarctic has died aged 85.

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