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'We've been trapped in this car park for hours'

01 April 2023
'We've been trapped in this car park for hours'

Hundreds of motorists including a mum and her five-year-old child have been trapped in their cars for hours due to lane closures in a town centre.

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Emergency services called to train station incident

01 April 2023
Emergency services called to train station incident

Police and paramedics have been called to a railway station following concerns for the wellbeing of a teenage girl.

Street protest to save 135-year-old library

01 April 2023
Street protest to save 135-year-old library

Scores of people have taken to the streets to protest the feared closure of a historic town library.

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Double-amputee injured in bomb blast to scale Everest

29 March 2023
Double-amputee injured in bomb blast to scale Everest

A father-of-three who lost his legs after a bomb blast hopes to become the first double above-the-knee amputee to scale the world’s tallest peak.

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'Unsafe' care service where vulnerable people 'pinned down and punished'

29 March 2023
'Unsafe' care service where vulnerable people 'pinned down and punished'

A person with learning disabilities was “pinned down” by staff at an “unsafe” care agency which has been plunged into special measures.

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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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