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Two treated after bedroom blaze

18 August 2021
Two treated after bedroom blaze

Paramedics treated two residents for smoke inhalation after faulty electrical equipment started a bedroom fire.

MP calls for public inquiry into plans for 10,000 homes

18 August 2021
MP calls for public inquiry into plans for 10,000 homes

A Kent MP has written to the housing secretary asking for a public inquiry into "concerning and unacceptable" plans for nearly 10,000 homes.

Pub 'sorry' after visitors fined £100 in parking camera fiasco

17 August 2021
Pub 'sorry' after visitors fined £100 in parking camera fiasco

A popular family pub has been forced to apologise after customers were left with a £100 fine due to a parking camera mishap.

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Alpacas and pool would put glamping site on map

16 August 2021
Alpacas and pool would put glamping site on map

A glamping site with a petting zoo and heated pool could significantly boost tourism in one part of Kent, it is hoped.

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Family's hell amid gossip loved one was murdered

13 August 2021
Family's hell amid gossip loved one was murdered

The family of a 27-year-old old man had to endure wild gossip that he had been murdered, an inquest into his death has heard.

Shop staff get body cameras after terrifying gang abuse

13 August 2021
Shop staff get body cameras after terrifying gang abuse

Police have upped patrols and shop staff have been given body cameras after gangs of yobs began tormenting an estate in Kent.

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Police probe bizarre cat-napping

12 August 2021
Police probe bizarre cat-napping

A family have thanked people for their help in getting their beloved elderly pet returned after being stolen from their garden.

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Nando's to open at troubled complex peri-peri soon

11 August 2021
Nando's to open at troubled complex peri-peri soon

After month's of waiting the opening date of one Kent town's first Nando's has been revealed.

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Dad killed in crash after celebrating daughter's graduation

11 August 2021
Dad killed in crash after celebrating daughter's graduation

The parents of a 45-year-old father-of-four who was killed in a crash have spoken of their shock and paid tribute to their "bubbly and popular" son.

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Fraudster stole £69k from employers

10 August 2021
Fraudster stole £69k from employers

A Kent woman has admitted stealing more than £69,000 from her employers.

Gas works to finish week early

09 August 2021
Gas works to finish week early

Gas works which were causing problems on the Isle of Sheppey are set to finish ahead of schedule.

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Olympics inspires table tennis veteran aged 90

08 August 2021
Olympics inspires table tennis veteran aged 90

Britain has been doing great in the Olympics which has brought memories flooding back to 90-year-old table tennis veteran Alan Woolven.

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'Nurses say he'll be paralysed if he moves too fast'

05 August 2021
'Nurses say he'll be paralysed if he moves too fast'

A Kent grandad who faces a lengthy stay in hospital after crashing his bike faces being paralysed if he moves too fast, nurses have told him.

Emergency incident by cliffs was a hoax

05 August 2021
Emergency incident by cliffs was a hoax

A call made to 999 claiming a person had fallen from a cliff and sparked a huge emergency response was a hoax, police have confirmed.

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Free haircuts offered to homeless

04 August 2021
Free haircuts offered to homeless

A Kent hairdresser is teaming up with a charity to give homeless people in the borough free haircuts once a month.

Family's heartbreak after cat mauled by dog and left to die

03 August 2021
Family's heartbreak after cat mauled by dog and left to die

A heartbroken family whose cat was mauled by a dog have hit out at its owners for leaving their beloved pet to die in the street.

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Council to demand meeting with Southern Water over sewage scandal

03 August 2021
Council to demand meeting with Southern Water over sewage scandal

A Kent council is demanding a meeting with Southern Water after it was found to have dumped 21 billion litres of raw sewage off the Kent coast.

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Former soldier cleared of causing mum's death in crash

30 July 2021
Former soldier cleared of causing mum's death in crash

A former Gurkha soldier who served in the Falklands war has been cleared of causing the death of his mother following a head-on collision.

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15 people treated after chemical leak

30 July 2021
15 people treated after chemical leak

An emergency response saw part of an industrial estate cordoned off as police, ambulance and the fire service treated people after a leak.

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Cut-price summer activities announced for Swale

29 July 2021
Cut-price summer activities announced for Swale

Many youngsters in the borough will be able to take part in cut-price activities this summer thanks to a new council programme.

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