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'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'

15 December 2022
'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'

Forget the Three Lions, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths, the real hero is another man with three lions on his shirt winning half a world away.

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'My heart nearly stopped when I saw kids on icy pond'

15 December 2022
'My heart nearly stopped when I saw kids on icy pond'

A healthcare worker has spoken of her shock at seeing children playing by icy water - just days after four children died in a frozen lake.

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Council to press on with new leisure centre and homes despite soaring costs

15 December 2022
Council to press on with new leisure centre and homes despite soaring costs

Spending on the controversial regeneration of a coastal site was paused this autumn after costs began to spiral amid economic turmoil.

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'They smashed up my pride and joy and fled'

15 December 2022
'They smashed up my pride and joy and fled'

A teacher has described the moment she discovered a stolen car had ploughed into hers - writing off her £12,000 BMW before the driver fled the scene.

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People living in huge 10,000-home 'garden town' by 2025

13 December 2022
People living in huge 10,000-home 'garden town' by 2025

Exclusive: The first homes at one of Kent's most controversial developments could be occupied within three years - with up to 10 new schools planned.

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Unsafe former care home could be converted into Airbnb

08 December 2022
Unsafe former care home could be converted into Airbnb

A former residential home shut down after a spate of incidents involving mistreatment of residents could be converted back into a house, or an Airbnb.

'Nurses are not shock troops of Communist revolution'

08 December 2022
'Nurses are not shock troops of Communist revolution'

Nurses are not the shock troops of the socialist revolution and media scare stories can only go so far, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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School locked down after pupil makes threats

07 December 2022
School locked down after pupil makes threats

A pupil's threats forced a school into a lockdown that saw children confined to their classrooms.

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Anger at reindeers' 'hugely stressful' appearance at festive fair

07 December 2022
Anger at reindeers' 'hugely stressful' appearance at festive fair

An animal rights protest group has condemned plans to use reindeer at a town centre Christmas event.

Plans for solar farm the size of 30 football pitches unveiled

07 December 2022
Plans for solar farm the size of 30 football pitches unveiled

The solar array would feature panels up to three-metres high and could produce enough green energy to power around 3,800 homes.

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TV star backs bid to save iconic landmark

07 December 2022
TV star backs bid to save iconic landmark

An award-winning actress has become a patron of the campaign to restore a historic seaside funicular lift.

Mum's TV dissection hailed as 'groundbreaking and poignant'

06 December 2022
Mum's TV dissection hailed as 'groundbreaking and poignant'

A television first which saw the body of a Kent woman dissected on Channel 4 has been praised by critics and viewers.

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'As homes targets axed I respond to readers who think Kent is full'

06 December 2022
'As homes targets axed I respond to readers who think Kent is full'

Despite wailing about Kent being full the county actually needs more houses, wrote Rhys Griffiths, now, as targets are axed, he responds to readers.

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Parents of girl hit by car launch own speedwatch

05 December 2022
Parents of girl hit by car launch own speedwatch

The parents of a schoolgirl seriously injured after being hit by a car have taken to monitoring drivers in a bid to make their village safer.

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'They can't knock it down - it's part of our history'

05 December 2022
'They can't knock it down - it's part of our history'

Those against plans to transform former amusements into flats say the new design is "not appropriate" and vital links to the town would be lost.

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Kent MP grills Martin Lewis over 'biases'

30 November 2022
Kent MP grills Martin Lewis over 'biases'

Consumer rights champion Martin Lewis has been grilled by a Kent MP over his "biases" when being interviewed.

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Infamous hotel’s strange new look as ‘defective rendering’ removed

29 November 2022
Infamous hotel’s strange new look as ‘defective rendering’ removed

Scaffolding has been erected as work continues to make a hotel safe after "defective rendering" fell and injured two people.

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'This will be one of this country's worst miscarriages of justice...'

29 November 2022
'This will be one of this country's worst miscarriages of justice...'

Lawyers for Michael Stone - convicted of the Chillenden murders - hope to hear about a fresh appeal any day, after Levi Bellfield's shock confession.

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300-year-old pub goes up for sale

28 November 2022
300-year-old pub goes up for sale

A "wonderful, historic" pub with links to famous literary figures is going under the hammer.

'Kent is nowhere near full up – we need more homes!'

28 November 2022
'Kent is nowhere near full up – we need more homes!'

For all the wailing about Kent being full up the county actually needs more houses, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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