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Asylum seeker sleeping under boat on Kent beach and trying to flee Britain

08 February 2024
Asylum seeker sleeping under boat on Kent beach and trying to flee Britain

An asylum seeker who has resorted to sleeping under a rowing boat on a Kent beach is warning others: “Don’t come here - the system is broken.”

Tributes pour in following death of broadcaster Geoff Clark

07 February 2024
Tributes pour in following death of broadcaster Geoff Clark

Tributes are pouring in for a popular former regional television news anchor, who has died at the age of 77.

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Pink stream was caused by ‘one-off’ natural event

06 February 2024
Pink stream was caused by ‘one-off’ natural event

The cause of a bizarre pink stream has been revealed, with experts confirming it was a natural occurance caused by algal bloom.

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Eight-week road closure planned ahead of launch of Fastrack bus route

05 February 2024
Eight-week road closure planned ahead of launch of Fastrack bus route

An eight-week road closure is planned in three phases as part of works to complete a new zero-emission bus route.

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Sad farewell to legendary Kent journalist ‘Mr Dover’

04 February 2024
Sad farewell to legendary Kent journalist ‘Mr Dover’

Tributes have poured in for a writer whose career spanned nine decades, who has died aged 94.

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Fears for welfare of missing man

03 February 2024
Fears for welfare of missing man

Police have released images of a man last spotted near a major shopping centre, amid concerns for his welfare.

‘Cyclists and walkers keep clashing - this path needs more signs'

03 February 2024
‘Cyclists and walkers keep clashing - this path needs more signs'

More signs are needed on a popular stretch of coastline to keep walkers and cyclists apart, say anxious residents.

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Rural A-road closed both ways after crash

02 February 2024
Rural A-road closed both ways after crash

A crash closed a busy rural road to allow investigations and recovery work.

Concerns after stream turns pink near homes

02 February 2024
Concerns after stream turns pink near homes

Residents have been left puzzled as to why water from a local stream has turned a shocking pink colour.

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Major route closed causing huge traffic delays

02 February 2024
Major route closed causing huge traffic delays

Long delays are being reported with queues building around a motorway junction and major route after a collision involving two vehicles.

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Woman rescued after car flips on to its side

01 February 2024
Woman rescued after car flips on to its side

Firefighters had to rescue a woman from a car after it overturned following a crash with another vehicle.

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Drug dealer caught with £500k haul told police his ‘guns were antiques’

01 February 2024
Drug dealer caught with £500k haul told police his ‘guns were antiques’

A drug dealer who had a half-million pound stash of clash-A drugs and an arsenal of weapons stashed away in a lock-up has been jailed.

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£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country

01 February 2024
£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country

Cash totalling £20,280 has been forfeited by a man and woman who were unable to prove it had been lawfully earned.

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Man fined after paying total stranger to dump waste

01 February 2024
Man fined after paying total stranger to dump waste

A house owner has been fined after admitting allowing a stranger to dispose of his rubbish, which was then fly-tipped near a school.

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Landowners ordered to remove unauthorised scrapyard

01 February 2024
Landowners ordered to remove unauthorised scrapyard

Landowners will be forced to shut down a scrap site following a ruling by the Planning Inspectorate.

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Key road ‘blocked’ after two-car crash

31 January 2024
Key road ‘blocked’ after two-car crash

A major route in and out of town is suffering from heavy congestion after a collision between two vehicles.

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

31 January 2024
Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.

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'They can't build more homes here - this area is already overdeveloped!'

31 January 2024
'They can't build more homes here - this area is already overdeveloped!'

Furious residents have slammed “outrageous” plans to build 23 new homes in an area they say is already overdeveloped.

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‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn

30 January 2024
‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn

MPs have raised fresh concerns over a new regime for checking imported food brought into the country just 22 miles from its port of entry.

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Mum’s delight after winning kmfm’s ‘Best Year Ever’

29 January 2024
Mum’s delight after winning kmfm’s ‘Best Year Ever’

An expectant mother is celebrating after scooping a prize of just over £2,000 in a kmfm competition.

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