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Couple’s new-build nightmare after saving seven years for deposit

28 March 2023
Couple’s new-build nightmare after saving seven years for deposit

A couple who used their life-savings to put down a deposit on their first house say the new-build home has turned out to be a "disaster".

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Trouble-hit park to be locked overnight at weekends

26 March 2023
Trouble-hit park to be locked overnight at weekends

A park blighted by crime will be permanently locked overnight at weekends - and automatic gates could be installed to extend close it mid-week.

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Racist graffiti daubed on disabled toilets at cemetery

25 March 2023
Racist graffiti daubed on disabled toilets at cemetery

A disabled toilet in a cemetery has been closed for repairs after vandals caused damage and daubed racist graffiti.

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Cannabis factory found in high street home

24 March 2023
Cannabis factory found in high street home

Police have seized hundreds of cannabis plants from a high street house - but the people behind the operation remain at large.

Iconic monument now at risk as popular park 'left to rot'

24 March 2023
Iconic monument now at risk as popular park 'left to rot'

A centuries-old landmark has been designated as “at risk” by the government's heritage watchdog in a “highly embarrassing” blow to council bosses.

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'We were promised a lush green space - but we got this instead'

24 March 2023
'We were promised a lush green space - but we got this instead'

New homeowners expecting a lush green space at the heart of their estate feel “short-changed” by the “ugly urban desert” they have been left with.

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Air ambulance lands on recreation ground

21 March 2023
Air ambulance lands on recreation ground

An air ambulance landed in a town park as doctors responded to an incident.

Man accused of strangling his own mother

21 March 2023
Man accused of strangling his own mother

A man has been charged with beating and intentionally strangling his own mother and destroying furniture in her living room.

Car bursts into flames on A2

20 March 2023
Car bursts into flames on A2

A car which burst into flames on the A2 has brought traffic to a grinding halt as emergency services attend to the incident.

Shocking conditions at ‘unsafe’ care home

19 March 2023
Shocking conditions at ‘unsafe’ care home

Care home bedrooms had holes in the walls, an unclean commode next to a resident’s clothes and false teeth kept in dirty water, inspectors have found.

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Homes shake 'like earthquake' as lorries fly down danger route

18 March 2023
Homes shake 'like earthquake' as lorries fly down danger route

Safety measures are being introduced along a notorious road where residents say homes “tremor like an earthquake” as lorries whizz past.

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'Nightmare road closure will cost firms thousands'

16 March 2023
'Nightmare road closure will cost firms thousands'

Roadworks causing “absolute chaos” through the centre of a town could leave high street firms up to £1 million out of pocket, shopkeepers believe.

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'Metal spikes on beach could impale someone!'

16 March 2023
'Metal spikes on beach could impale someone!'

The discovery of sharp pieces of metal on a Kent beach has sparked fears someone could be "impaled" while walking along the seafront.

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Biohazard warning over deadly disease 'lying dormant' in woods

16 March 2023
Biohazard warning over deadly disease 'lying dormant' in woods

An abandoned factory and woodlands could still pose a “biohazard” to humans - as experts warn soil and water may be contaminated with Mad Cow Disease.

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'He couldn't even get leave to go to his own wedding'

13 March 2023
'He couldn't even get leave to go to his own wedding'

Doctors have been denied leave to attend their own weddings, forced to use bins as chairs and left unable to use consulting rooms at Kent hospitals.

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Fears children 'will fall flat on their faces' at damaged play park

12 March 2023
Fears children 'will fall flat on their faces' at damaged play park

Children could trip on a damaged piece of playground equipment and “fall flat on their face” if nothing is done to fix it, parents fear.

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‘We watched our dream home go up in flames'

11 March 2023
‘We watched our dream home go up in flames'

A couple are “utterly heartbroken” after the house they built using their life-savings was destroyed by a huge fire.

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‘We found ancient Egyptian artefact while tidying up!’

10 March 2023
‘We found ancient Egyptian artefact while tidying up!’

Stunned librarians stumbled across a 3,500-year-old tool “hiding away in a store room” while they were tidying up.

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Gates at crime-hit park set to stay shut at night

09 March 2023
Gates at crime-hit park set to stay shut at night

A scheme cracking down on weekend crime inside a trouble-hit park appears set to be made permanent.

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Victims’ outrage as 94% of stolen cars not returned

06 March 2023
Victims’ outrage as 94% of stolen cars not returned

Shocking figures uncovered by KentOnline reveal just six per cent of stolen cars across the county have been returned to their owners.

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