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Now yobs use cones to cause chaos as crime wave continues

08 February 2022
Now yobs use cones to cause chaos as crime wave continues

Traffic cones have been removed from a busy main route by police following a spate of crime in the area.

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PM's 'deliberately careless language' blamed for Starmer abuse

08 February 2022
PM's 'deliberately careless language' blamed for Starmer abuse

Boris Johnson's "deliberately careless use of language" contributed to Sir Keir Starmer having to be rescued by police from thugs, a Kent MP says.

Boat service between Kent towns 'would boost tourism'

06 February 2022
Boat service between Kent towns 'would boost tourism'

A county councillor believes a boat service running between two Kent towns would spark a much-needed tourism boost.

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Owls as rare as golden eagles spotted on coast

04 February 2022
Owls as rare as golden eagles spotted on coast

Birds as rare as golden eagles were spotted in a coastal beauty spot – prompting nature lovers to urge ramblers to look to the skies.

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'We could be made homeless'

04 February 2022
'We could be made homeless'

Members of a decades-old sports club are rallying together against calls to flatten a toilet block – amid fears it could leave them homeless.

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Wife 'beyond heartbroken' by footballer's death

02 February 2022
Wife 'beyond heartbroken' by footballer's death

The wife of a footballer has been left “completely numb” after he collapsed and died shortly after a match, aged 35.

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Calls for glass-fronted cafe on seafront toilets site

31 January 2022
Calls for glass-fronted cafe on seafront toilets site

Flattening a toilet block and replacing it with a seafront café would make a strip of the Kent coast "an absolute jewel", a councillor believes.

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'It felt like I was being submerged into fire'

30 January 2022
'It felt like I was being submerged into fire'

Kent artist Tracey Emin has revealed she has been laid up in bed for a week with a nasty bout of Covid.

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Police and paramedics called to two-car crash

30 January 2022
Police and paramedics called to two-car crash

A main road was blocked in both directions for several hours following a crash.

Completion date revealed for huge golf course estate

30 January 2022
Completion date revealed for huge golf course estate

Almost half the properties on a housing estate have now been sold, developers have revealed.

Woman dies after horror crash

30 January 2022
Woman dies after horror crash

A driver has died after suffering serious injuries in a crash along a main route.

MP 'carefully considering future in party amid obsessive harassment'

30 January 2022
MP 'carefully considering future in party amid obsessive harassment'

Kent's only Labour MP is considering her future in the party - amid "obsessive harassment" from left-wingers.

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Bungling council didn't know it owned toilet block for 12 years

30 January 2022
Bungling council didn't know it owned toilet block for 12 years

Public toilets that were closed more than a decade ago remained in council ownership in error instead of being sold after a "genuine oversight".

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Tip booking system blamed for spike in fly-tipping

29 January 2022
Tip booking system blamed for spike in fly-tipping

The decision to keep a booking system at recycling tips has been branded illogical – as fly-tipping cases have leapt 23% since the scheme launched.

Town centre route sealed off 'for everyone's safety'

29 January 2022
Town centre route sealed off 'for everyone's safety'

A road taking motorists into the centre of a Kent town has been closed for emergency work to the gas network.

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Man arrested after railway station vandalism spree

29 January 2022
Man arrested after railway station vandalism spree

A man has been arrested after a window was smashed and a card machine ripped from a wall inside a railway station.

Tragedy as footballer, 35, dies on pitch

29 January 2022
Tragedy as footballer, 35, dies on pitch

A former Kent footballer described as talented and popular by loved ones died suddenly while having a kick-about in Dubai at the age of 35.

'Met Police have created farce over partygate'

28 January 2022
'Met Police have created farce over partygate'

Scotland Yard has created a "farce" by asking the partygate probe to make “minimal reference” to incidents it is investigating, says a Kent MP.

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Six fire engines called to college blaze

28 January 2022
Six fire engines called to college blaze

Fire crews battled a blaze that broke out inside a college workshop on the Kent coast.

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Beach huts plan scrapped after massive backlash

27 January 2022
Beach huts plan scrapped after massive backlash

Controversial plans to build 12 beach huts on one of Kent’s most popular beauty spots have been scrapped after attracting more than 100 objections.

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