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Marathon coach wins Lifetime Achievement Award

01 December 2017
Marathon coach wins Lifetime Achievement Award

An 80-year-old swimming coach, who has put more than 40 years into the sport, has won a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Pilot who dropped cocaine to waiting gang jailed

28 November 2017
Pilot who dropped cocaine to waiting gang jailed

A Belgian pilot who threw barrels loaded with £2.5million worth of cocaine out of a circling aeroplane has been jailed.

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Consultation opens for new secondary school

28 November 2017
Consultation opens for new secondary school

Plans for a new secondary school for 900 pupils have been revealed.

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Fly-tipper forced to pay more than £1,000

28 November 2017
Fly-tipper forced to pay more than £1,000

A man has been fined more than £1,000 after leaving black bags full of rubbish in an alleyway.

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'It is a terrible thing to lose a child, no matter what age'

28 November 2017
'It is a terrible thing to lose a child, no matter what age'

Four years on from her son's death, one mum has made a donation she hope will help other grieving parents.

Hundreds enjoy Christmas lights switch-on event

27 November 2017
Hundreds enjoy Christmas lights switch-on event

There was plenty of festive fun to be had at this Christmas lights switch-on event.

Man charged with arson

27 November 2017
Man charged with arson

A man is due in court charged with arson after a dog had to be rescued from a house fire.

Hat-trick win for dance school

27 November 2017
Hat-trick win for dance school

It was a hat-trick win for one dance school at a national street dance championships.

'Christmas has been cancelled'

22 November 2017
'Christmas has been cancelled'

A fundraising page has been launched in bid to raise enough to pay for a Christmas tree in one town square.

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Homophobe swung plank at couple

22 November 2017
Homophobe swung plank at couple

A teenager has been locked up after swinging a wooden plank embedded with nails at two women and dragging one by her hair in a homophobic attack.

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Dreamland runner-up in top award

22 November 2017
Dreamland runner-up in top award

Family favourite theme-park Dreamland has come runner-up in a top award, second only to Universal Studios Orlando.

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Police investigate suspicious fire at derelict school site

21 November 2017
Police investigate suspicious fire at derelict school site

A fire at a derelict school site is being treated as suspicious by police after a cabin was completely destroyed.

Christmas lights switch-on events across the district

21 November 2017
Christmas lights switch-on events across the district

With the festivities getting into full swing, here's a round-up of the Christmas lights switch-ons to come in the area.

Vandals condemned after defacing listed building

21 November 2017
Vandals condemned after defacing listed building

A town council has condemned vandals for their 'lack of respect for our heritage' after a listed building was defaced with graffiti tags.

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Kent road named among country's most dangerous

21 November 2017
Kent road named among country's most dangerous

A Kent road has been named one of the most dangerous in the UK - as it's revealed the county is among the worst for serious and fatal crashes.

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Police investigation into cause of fire

20 November 2017
Police investigation into cause of fire

Police are investigating the cause of a cellar blaze after fire crews found evidence the area had been used to grow cannabis.

Thousands turn out for Christmas lights switch-on

20 November 2017
Thousands turn out for Christmas lights switch-on

With celebrity guests, dance groups, bands and kmfm presenters, thousands packed out this shopping centre's Christmas lights switch-on.

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Waterfall fills with foam after prank

20 November 2017
Waterfall fills with foam after prank

Pranksters have again targeted a waterfall by adding detergent to the water, causing it to fill with foam.

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Local artist's work chosen to appear in top exhibition

18 November 2017
Local artist's work chosen to appear in top exhibition

An oil painting by a local artist has been selected from than 1,800 entries to appear alongside paintings by some of Britain’s leading oil painters.

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Event organiser prosecuted following festival injuries

17 November 2017
Event organiser prosecuted following festival injuries

The council has successfully prosecuted an event organiser after a scaffolding pole fell and injured three people.

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