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'Illegal' cigarettes worth £15k seized from untaxed car

16 February 2023
'Illegal' cigarettes worth £15k seized from untaxed car

More than £15,000 of cigarettes and loose tobacco, believed to be illegal, were seized from an untaxed car by police and Trading Standards.

Arrest after 'woman assaulted' in high street

16 February 2023
Arrest after 'woman assaulted' in high street

Five police cars and a police van descended on a town centre after reports a woman had been assaulted.

Police called to skate park incident

14 February 2023
Police called to skate park incident

Threats were reportedly made during a disturbance between a group of teens at a skate park.

Heartbreak for couples as weddings cancelled at £11m castle

14 February 2023
Heartbreak for couples as weddings cancelled at £11m castle

Dozens of devastated couples booked to tie the knot at a historic Kent castle have had their weddings cancelled at short notice.

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Road shuts for a week as 20mph works begin

13 February 2023
Road shuts for a week as 20mph works begin

A zebra crossing is being raised and 40 roads will become 20mph as work to tackle speeding motorists starts this week.

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Ring doorbell captures foxes getting frisky on car bonnet

11 February 2023
Ring doorbell captures foxes getting frisky on car bonnet

A resident was woken in the early hours when her Ring doorbell captured two "cheeky" foxes getting frisky on the bonnet of her car.

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'I take my life in my hands crossing these roads'

10 February 2023
'I take my life in my hands crossing these roads'

A mayor fed up with drivers "totally ignoring" traffic calming measures is calling for more 20mph speed limits to be introduced on a town's roads.

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Anger as council’s new road layout causes chaos

10 February 2023
Anger as council’s new road layout causes chaos

Residents are calling for a bus stop - part of £1m upgrade scheme - to be moved after concerns its new location is "extremely dangerous".

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Youths cause thousands of pounds of damage to play park

09 February 2023
Youths cause thousands of pounds of damage to play park

Disappointed villagers have hit out at careless vandals who wrecked new play park flooring less than 24 hours after it was laid.

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Hated roadworks to finally finish - but now another project looms

09 February 2023
Hated roadworks to finally finish - but now another project looms

Roadworks that have caused long tailbacks for nine months will finally come to an end next week - as attention turns to another major project.

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Mimi Webb to host BRITs Warm Up Party on kmfm

09 February 2023
Mimi Webb to host BRITs Warm Up Party on kmfm

Pop star and Kent resident Mimi Webb is taking over kmfm this weekend ahead of the BRIT Awards.

Warning issued to drivers as temperatures drop

08 February 2023
Warning issued to drivers as temperatures drop

Gritter lorries will be out on Kent roads tonight as temperatures are expected to fall below freezing.

Watch rare wild beaver in Kent river

08 February 2023
Watch rare wild beaver in Kent river

The first-ever sighting of a wild beaver at a country park has been captured on film, sparking hopes a colony may have formed.

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Police called to street after 'man seen with weapon'

07 February 2023
Police called to street after 'man seen with weapon'

Three police cars were spotted in a street following reports a man was seen with a weapon.

Heavy delays as water leak closes road

06 February 2023
Heavy delays as water leak closes road

A road has been closed causing lengthy tailbacks for drivers as engineers work to repair a water leak.

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Two stolen motorbikes recovered after high speed police chase

06 February 2023
Two stolen motorbikes recovered after high speed police chase

A suspected motorbike thief drove through red lights, went the wrong way down a road and drove on a footpath while trying to evade police.

Kent animal park facing lawsuits after legionella found at hotel

06 February 2023
Kent animal park facing lawsuits after legionella found at hotel

A Kent animal park is facing potential lawsuits after two guests who stayed at one of its hotels in 2021 were later diagnosed with a serious illness.

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Clothes store moves from pier to shopping centre

03 February 2023
Clothes store moves from pier to shopping centre

The team behind an independent clothing shop hope to bring something new to a town centre after swapping East Sussex for Kent.

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Pupil hit by van outside school

03 February 2023
Pupil hit by van outside school

Police closed part of an A-road after a boy was hit by a van outside a secondary school.

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Grieving mums ordered to tidy babies' graves by 'cold' council

03 February 2023
Grieving mums ordered to tidy babies' graves by 'cold' council

Grieving mums have hit out at a "cold and unsympathetic" council after being asked to remove decorations and fences from their babies' graves.

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