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'I either looked pretty cool or a complete dipstick'

07 December 2022
'I either looked pretty cool or a complete dipstick'

Columnist John Nurden has been out of sorts this week, doing his finest Blues Brothers impression after misplacing his glasses.

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'If we can't build this Aldi we'll quit Island altogether'

07 December 2022
'If we can't build this Aldi we'll quit Island altogether'

A discount chain has taken the unusual step of lobbying residents in a bid to get a new £9m superstore approved – against planners' advice.

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Work on water pipeline halted due to 'unforeseen issues'

05 December 2022
Work on water pipeline halted due to 'unforeseen issues'

Drilling work laying a £3m pipeline has had to be abandoned because of 'unforeseen issues' discovered underground, says Southern Water.

The care home bucking trend amid 'unprecedented' crisis

05 December 2022
The care home bucking trend amid 'unprecedented' crisis

A residential home seems to be beating the crisis engulfing Britain care sector while others could soon sink in the perfect storm.

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GP league tables will 'name and shame' practices

28 November 2022
GP league tables will 'name and shame' practices

A new league table showing the number of GP appointments offered by each surgery will 'name and shame' and hit morale even harder, it is warned.

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'Bonkers bosses' Bounty bar boycott is sweetist'

28 November 2022
'Bonkers bosses' Bounty bar boycott is sweetist'

It's the biggest dilemma of a year not short of them, who gets the last Bounty, but bonkers bosses' cynical ploy is not lost on columnist John Nurden.

Award-winning brewery boss dies

28 November 2022
Award-winning brewery boss dies

Tributes have been paid to a beer maker and hop grower who has run an award-winning brewery for more than 30 years.

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Meet the brother and sister looking after prisoners

28 November 2022
Meet the brother and sister looking after prisoners

A brother and sister are both working behind bars at one of Kent's biggest prisons.

'Most people think it's a prison colony but it's far worse than that'

27 November 2022
'Most people think it's a prison colony but it's far worse than that'

A TikTok rant about a seaside town received 134k views in two days – but is it really the most dangerous place in the south east?

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Overnight road closures announced for motorists

25 November 2022
Overnight road closures announced for motorists

There is to be more disruption to one of Kent's busiest roads as a gas company battles to replace leaking mains.

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Hot ash sets fire to home's garage

24 November 2022
Hot ash sets fire to home's garage

Homeowners have been warned about the dangers of disposing of hot ash after a garage went up in flames.

Pedestrian hit by car outside girls' school

24 November 2022
Pedestrian hit by car outside girls' school

A pedestrian was hit by a car outside a girls' secondary school but escaped with no injuries.

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Van crashes into A249 central reservation

24 November 2022
Van crashes into A249 central reservation

A photo shows the precarious position a van ended up in after a crash on the dual carriageway.

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Grandad's invention could 'save the world'

24 November 2022
Grandad's invention could 'save the world'

A retired inventor says he has developed a scheme which could generate electricity by using the power of the tides.

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Flossie named world's oldest cat

24 November 2022
Flossie named world's oldest cat

Flossie might be deaf, half-blind and only have three teeth but she has still managed to become the world's oldest cat.

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Lorry causes chaos at Dartford tunnel

23 November 2022
Lorry causes chaos at Dartford tunnel

Traffic jams are beginning to ease after a lorry's brakes were locked on at the Dartford Tunnel causing misery to motorists.

Shock as TV man dies covering World Cup in Qatar

22 November 2022
Shock as TV man dies covering World Cup in Qatar

Tributes have been paid to the Kent-based technical director of ITV Sport who has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar.

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Club raided as managers call in police

22 November 2022
Club raided as managers call in police

Drinkers were stunned when they looked up from their beer to see police raiding their working men's club as part of a drugs crackdown by bosses.

Amazing toys boost for radio Christmas appeal

22 November 2022
Amazing toys boost for radio Christmas appeal

A Kent supermarket has boosted the kmfm Give A Gift Christmas appeal by donating two baskets of toys to the radio station's studios.

Empty town centre shop to be converted into flats

21 November 2022
Empty town centre shop to be converted into flats

A former Bonmarche store could be split in two and be turned into six self-contained flats if its new owners have their way.

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