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Care home that 'smells of cat urine' in special measures

12 October 2017
Care home that 'smells of cat urine' in special measures

Residents at a Kent care home suffered unexplained bruising and tears to their skin and were unable to complain to untrained staff.

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Former pub site ‘will be foodie paradise’

10 October 2017
Former pub site ‘will be foodie paradise’

An entrepreneur has revealed his plans to convert a run-down pub into a traditional Kentish tavern and fresh fish restaurant.

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Heartless thieves steal 'lifeline' mobility scooter

03 October 2017
Heartless thieves steal 'lifeline' mobility scooter

A disabled woman says she has been robbed of her lifeline after 'heartless' thieves raided her garage and stole her mobility scooter.

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Man 'acting inappropriately' towards teenage girl

03 October 2017
Man 'acting inappropriately' towards teenage girl

Police are hunting a man who was reported to be 'acting inappropriately' when he approached a teenage girl at a bus stop.

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Knife terror at grammar school

02 October 2017
Knife terror at grammar school

An 11-year-old boy has been excluded from a grammar school after threatening fellow pupils with a knife.

Council scraps fur mayoral robe

02 October 2017
Council scraps fur mayoral robe

A council will back down over plans to buy a mayoral robe made with real fur, amid pressure from animal rights campaigners.

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Funding of £80,000 secured for historic Leas Lift

29 September 2017
Funding of £80,000 secured for historic Leas Lift

A new company set up to get the Leas Lift up and running again has secured £80,000 for the project.

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Top restaurant paid ill customer £3,000

27 September 2017
Top restaurant paid ill customer £3,000

An award-winning restaurant has denied responsibility for a man ending up in hospital with suspected food poisoning - despite paying him thousands.

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Duo arrested over gun threat fears

25 September 2017
Duo arrested over gun threat fears

Armed police arrested two men following reports someone had been threatened with a gun.

Low food hygiene score for top restaurant

22 September 2017
Low food hygiene score for top restaurant

An award-winning restaurant has been given two out of five stars for hygiene, after inspectors discovered ‘unsafe’ cooking procedures.

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Drunk attacked partner days before wedding

22 September 2017
Drunk attacked partner days before wedding

A man hit his fiancee just days before their wedding, cutting her face with his engagement ring, a court heard.

Man found dead on beach

20 September 2017
Man found dead on beach

A man in his 80s has been found dead on a Kent beach in one of two major incidents on Kent's shores today.

Huge emergency response on beachfront

20 September 2017
Huge emergency response on beachfront

Police, ambulances and forensics have swarmed on a beach in Kent.

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'I'm scared of him - I'm scared of walking down the street'

19 September 2017
'I'm scared of him - I'm scared of walking down the street'

A spurned husband threatened to kill his ex-partner after she finished with him by text message, a court heard.

Lorry sheds huge chunk of metal onto motorway slip road

18 September 2017
Lorry sheds huge chunk of metal onto motorway slip road

A lorry shed its load on a busy slip road, causing a huge piece of metal to block the carriageway.

'Low suicide risk' teenager found dead

18 September 2017
'Low suicide risk' teenager found dead

A teenage girl with a promising future killed herself just days after mental health teams said there was no immediate risk of her taking her life.

Fur row mayor: 'My robe is old and smelly'

13 September 2017
Fur row mayor: 'My robe is old and smelly'

A mayor who is getting a new robe opposes plans to use real fur - but says his current one is "old, smelly and horrible when it rains".

Raid spate sees seven homes targeted overnight

11 September 2017
Raid spate sees seven homes targeted overnight

A string of burglaries in which a car, money and electrical equipment were snatched as people slept in their homes have been linked by police.

Woman sexually assaulted in alleyway

10 September 2017
Woman sexually assaulted in alleyway

Police are hunting a man following a sexual assault on a woman in an alleyway.

Row over 'inexcusable' mayoral robe made with real fur

10 September 2017
Row over 'inexcusable' mayoral robe made with real fur

A council is considering shelling out £1,430 for an “inexcusable” mayoral robe made with real fur, sparking a backlash from animal rights campaigners.

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