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Bad water quality stalls house-building across county

Bad water quality stalls house-building across county

Poor water quality levels at an internationally-important nature reserve have caused councils to put the brakes on determining housing plans.

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Probe launched after historian's controversial interview

Probe launched after historian's controversial interview

A probe has been launched following an interview in which a historian claimed slavery was not genocide due to the survival of "so many damn blacks".

No more £3.6m car park on beauty spot

No more £3.6m car park on beauty spot

Unpopular plans to build a £3.6 million car park on water meadows have been binned.

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New walk-through testing site opens

New walk-through testing site opens

A walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened today for people displaying symptoms.

Bowler Thomas leaves Kent

Bowler Thomas leaves Kent

Kent have announced the departure of pace bowler Ivan Thomas.

Woman 'sexually assaulted' near theatre

Woman 'sexually assaulted' near theatre

A man has been arrested after a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted near a popular attraction.

The story of the historic pub turned strip club

The story of the historic pub turned strip club

From starting life as the Lilypot in the 17th Century to its final fling as a strip club - this Kent pub certainly had a lively history.

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Former uni worker jailed for knifepoint sex attack bid

Former uni worker jailed for knifepoint sex attack bid

A former university worker forced a young woman to strip naked at knifepoint during a plot to sexual assault her.

Restaurant's £75 takeaway Christmas dinners

Restaurant's £75 takeaway Christmas dinners

A restaurant twice voted Kent's best is to offer takeaway festive recipe boxes as it closes on Christmas Day for the first time.

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Haggett leaves Kent

Haggett leaves Kent

Kent have announced the departure of all-rounder Calum Haggett.

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Search for new pub tenant after sex offender boss leaves

Search for new pub tenant after sex offender boss leaves

Owners of a village pub are seeking a new tenant after the previous boss convicted of having child abuse videos on his iPhone left the business.

Garden centre ordered to remove 70 caravans

Garden centre ordered to remove 70 caravans

The managers of a garden centre have lost their planning appeal to keep a caravan storage facility.

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E-scooter trial gets green light

E-scooter trial gets green light

Up to 100 e-scooters will be soon be available to use after a year-long trial was given the green light.

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Missing man found safe

Missing man found safe

Police have ended the search for a missing 59-year-old man after locating him safely.

Second 'transphobia' row sparks calls for party to expel MP

Second 'transphobia' row sparks calls for party to expel MP

Campaigners are calling for an MP to be kicked out of her party after being embroiled in a second transphobia row in as many months.

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Kent's spider home invasion hotspot

Kent's spider home invasion hotspot

Arachnophobes in a part of Kent may be sleeping with their lights on after it was named as one of the most vulnerable to spider home invasions.

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City reveals its first school case of Covid-19

City reveals its first school case of Covid-19

A group of teenagers at a secondary school are isolating after a classmate tested positive for Covid-19.

'We are truly sorry for the shameful way the Church has acted'

'We are truly sorry for the shameful way the Church has acted'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has published a letter of apology after a damming report by church sex abuse investigators.

Pub vandalised after boss found with child abuse videos

Pub vandalised after boss found with child abuse videos

Villagers have condemned the "small-minded idiots" who vandalised a pub after its boss was convicted for having child abuse videos on his iPhone.

Terror threat security upgrade for police station

Terror threat security upgrade for police station

An 8ft boundary fence made from galvanised steel will be erected at a police station in response to the country’s terrorism threat level.

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