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Princes Parade protests step up

20 October 2017
Princes Parade protests step up

The showdown over a controversial beachfront housing estate and leisure centre in Hythe is escalating, after a parish council refused to back the plan

Dribbling drunk head-butts police officer

19 October 2017
Dribbling drunk head-butts police officer

A dribbling drunk smacked a woman in the face inside a pub before head-butting a police officer while trying to flee the scene.

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Baby-faced thug called disabled woman 'flea ridden'

19 October 2017
Baby-faced thug called disabled woman 'flea ridden'

A baby-faced thug called a woman in a wheelchair ‘flea ridden’ in a tirade of abuse, then threatened to bottle her if she called the police.

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GP crisis deepens as doctors at busy surgery retire

19 October 2017
GP crisis deepens as doctors at busy surgery retire

Kent's GP shortage intensified this week with news that two long-standing doctors at a surgery with 10,000 patients on its books are to retire.

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Teenagers arrested in connection with school raid

17 October 2017
Teenagers arrested in connection with school raid

A pair of teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of raiding a Kent primary school.

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.

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