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Butcher Stan is back on the block

16 February 2020
Butcher Stan is back on the block

Butcher Stan Ward sold up his business and was looking forward to taking things a little easier. But now he's back. Here's why...

Storm Dennis is 'down to global warming'

16 February 2020
Storm Dennis is 'down to global warming'

A retired master mariner who collects weather data for a hobby says global warming is behind our latest storm.

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Why we are closing our farm shop

15 February 2020
Why we are closing our farm shop

The boss of a Kent restaurant and wedding venue explains why she is shutting her farm shop.

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Dying pony found dumped on footpath

15 February 2020
Dying pony found dumped on footpath

BEWARE GRAPHIC IMAGES: The RSPCA has appealed for help to find the cruel owner who abandoned this exhausted pony.

Body found near housing estate

15 February 2020
Body found near housing estate

Police have sealed off the entrance to an exclusive new housing development after the body of a man was discovered nearby.

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Log burner warning after house fire

15 February 2020
Log burner warning after house fire

Firefighters have issued a safety warning after hot ash from a log burner caused a house blaze.

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Parrot rescued from broken down boat

14 February 2020
Parrot rescued from broken down boat

Two men, a woman and a "talkative parrot" were plucked to safety by an RNLI lifeboat crew.

Council tells MP to say sorry

13 February 2020
Council tells MP to say sorry

A borough council has demanded an MP apologise after he branded its press release a 'lie' in row over a £38m government grant.

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School holds service in memory of star pupil

13 February 2020
School holds service in memory of star pupil

School founder leads service to say 'goodbye' to tragic teenager.

Teen to face ecstasy trial after Emre's death

13 February 2020
Teen to face ecstasy trial after Emre's death

A boy of 17 will face trial over a charge of supplying drugs following the death of a 15-year-old schoolboy.

Coronavirus fake news sends Island into meltdown

12 February 2020
Coronavirus fake news sends Island into meltdown

A social media post reporting a "confirmed case" of coronavirus in a hospital waiting room sent an island into melt down — but it was a false alarm.

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County council hits out at borough councillors in road row

10 February 2020
County council hits out at borough councillors in road row

Kent County Council's leader has branded a borough council's decision to reject a £38m Government hand-out for roadworks as "extremely disappointing."

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Charles Dickens's most famous characters created on the Isle of Sheppey

07 February 2020
Charles Dickens's most famous characters created on the Isle of Sheppey

On Charles Dickens' birthday, a new exhibition says he owed the creation of Fagin and convict Magwitch to his time on the Isle of Sheppey.

Hundreds gather for tragic teen's candlelit vigil

07 February 2020
Hundreds gather for tragic teen's candlelit vigil

Classmates of teenager Emre Huseyin gathered for a candlelit vigil on what would have been his 16th birthday.

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Fund launched for teenager's funeral

06 February 2020
Fund launched for teenager's funeral

A community has launched a Go Fund Me page to help pay for the funeral of a 15-year-old boy found dead at the weekend.

'Weapon ship' docks in Kent

06 February 2020
'Weapon ship' docks in Kent

A Saudi cargo ship believed to be carrying military weapons visited a port despite attempts to turn it round by protesters.

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Outraged MP calls for council leaders to quit

05 February 2020
Outraged MP calls for council leaders to quit

An MP has demanded council leaders resign after they rejected £38m of Government cash in a housing row.

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Why would this council turn down £38m of Government cash?

05 February 2020
Why would this council turn down £38m of Government cash?

A borough council is refusing to support a bid for £38m of road improvements because it would have to build another 8,000 homes.

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Teen in court after schoolboy's death

05 February 2020
Teen in court after schoolboy's death

A 17-year old has appeared in court charged with supplying MDMA following the death of Emre Huseyin at the weekend.

'He had such a big future'

05 February 2020
'He had such a big future'

A tragic schoolboy who died suddenly days before his 16th birthday had lost his mum at just three and moved to Kent for a better life.

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