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Woman arrested after clothes stolen from Sports Direct

17 January 2024
Woman arrested after clothes stolen from Sports Direct

A suspected shoplifter has been arrested after clothes were stolen from a town centre Sports Direct store.

‘We had no idea the council was selling off our community centre!'

17 January 2024
‘We had no idea the council was selling off our community centre!'

Angry residents say they had "no idea" a council was planning to sell off a much-loved community centre partly used by a nursery.

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School forced to close six times as new £350k heat pump system keeps failing

16 January 2024
School forced to close six times as new £350k heat pump system keeps failing

A school has been forced to close six times in three months because its new government-funded air source heat pump system keeps failing.

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'Engineering difficulties' delay gas works on ring-road

16 January 2024
'Engineering difficulties' delay gas works on ring-road

Emergency roadworks causing lengthy delays on a ring-road are taking “longer than planned”, bosses say.

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The abandoned 'ghost roads' only used by dog walkers

15 January 2024
The abandoned 'ghost roads' only used by dog walkers

We visited two roads linking new-build estates that have been closed to traffic for so long that moss has started growing on the tarmac.

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800 plants seized from huge cannabis farm

10 January 2024
800 plants seized from huge cannabis farm

A huge cannabis farm with more than 800 plants growing inside has been shut down.

Long queues as emergency gas works shut part of ring-road

10 January 2024
Long queues as emergency gas works shut part of ring-road

Gas works have closed a stretch of a busy ring-road, causing long tailbacks in a town centre.

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'Stop throwing dog poo into new-build estate'

06 January 2024
'Stop throwing dog poo into new-build estate'

Extra warden patrols are being carried out as bags of dog poo are being thrown into a construction site where new homes are being built.

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Kent woman wins £500k National Lottery prize

05 January 2024
Kent woman wins £500k National Lottery prize

A mystery woman known only as ‘Mrs C’ from Kent has become half a million pounds richer overnight after a huge lottery win.

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Police probe as train passenger punched and stamped on

04 January 2024
Police probe as train passenger punched and stamped on

A passenger was left with a fractured shoulder and needed stitches in his face after being attacked on a train.

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Empty town centre bank turned into church

04 January 2024
Empty town centre bank turned into church

A former bank that sat empty for five years has been turned into a church which hopes to brighten up the town centre.

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Kent landmark to get permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

04 January 2024
Kent landmark to get permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

A beacon could soon be erected at a Kent landmark as a permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Officers help rescue lost swan from dual carriageway

03 January 2024
Officers help rescue lost swan from dual carriageway

Officers rescued a lost swan Hot Fuzz-style – as well as a dog – after they were both found wandering along roads alone.

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'I'm determined to bring new nightclub to town - it needs it'

31 December 2023
'I'm determined to bring new nightclub to town - it needs it'

A man behind two failed bids to open a nightclub says he is determined to keep battling to bring an exciting new venue to a town.

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Mountain of rubbish piles up on street

29 December 2023
Mountain of rubbish piles up on street

Disturbing images show a towering pile of waste strewn across a street corner routinely used as a dumping ground.

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‘Everybody needs the loo – it is not right he has to suffer like this’

29 December 2023
‘Everybody needs the loo – it is not right he has to suffer like this’

A wheelchair user has been left covered in cuts and bruises after waiting 14 months for a council to provide him with a disabled toilet.

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Protester pulled back after waving placard in front of trail hunt horses

28 December 2023
Protester pulled back after waving placard in front of trail hunt horses

Footage shows the moment a protester was held back after waving a placard in front of horses during a Boxing Day parade.

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Woman arrested after man stabbed

28 December 2023
Woman arrested after man stabbed

A woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed at a residential property.

Major delays at port due to ‘staff sickness’

27 December 2023
Major delays at port due to ‘staff sickness’

Passengers are warned of major disruption at a Kent port following staff sickness among border officials, as well as backlog from Storm Gerrit.

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Paramedic who stole painkillers from dying patients struck off

27 December 2023
Paramedic who stole painkillers from dying patients struck off

A paramedic who fuelled her drug addiction by stealing painkillers from the dying has been struck off.

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