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Collapsed Kent firm’s huge factory site could fetch more than £20m

Collapsed Kent firm’s huge factory site could fetch more than £20m

A huge industrial park owned by a defunct fruit packaging company is being sold off by administrators.

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‘Inspirational’ Kent business owner ‘will be missed by so many’

‘Inspirational’ Kent business owner ‘will be missed by so many’

Tributes have been paid to a “true gentleman” who turned his business into one of the most respected in Kent.

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Homes left without water due to ‘technical issues’

Homes left without water due to ‘technical issues’

A water company has apologised and set up water bottle stations for customers experiencing a loss of supply or low pressure due to technical issues.

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Bills to rise as council passes ‘budget of common sense’

Bills to rise as council passes ‘budget of common sense’

Councillors have passed a “budget of common sense” which includes a raft of controversial new parking charges and £700,000 worth of savings.

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Reynolds’ valuable impact

Reynolds’ valuable impact

Fly-half Frank Reynolds has again earned praise from Canterbury Rugby Club head coach Matt Corker.

Kent close to overseas signing

Kent close to overseas signing

Talks are at “an advanced stage” for Kent to make another overseas signing, chief executive Simon Storey has revealed.

Visit to minor injuries after scooter fall revealed girl, 4, had cancer

Visit to minor injuries after scooter fall revealed girl, 4, had cancer

A four-year-old girl who underwent routine x-rays after falling off her scooter was found to have cancer.

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Kitchen blaze sparked after pan of oil caught alight

Kitchen blaze sparked after pan of oil caught alight

Firefighters have warned people not to leave cooking unattended after a pan of oil caught alight.

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Fake grass at brand new playground becomes ‘muddy disaster’

Fake grass at brand new playground becomes ‘muddy disaster’

Parents are asking how a playground carpeted with fake grass has already become a “muddy disaster” after opening just days ago.

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Copper thieves blamed for “devastating” oil river spillage

Copper thieves blamed for “devastating” oil river spillage

Intruders are being blamed for the “devastation” caused after oil leaked from a disused paper mill and into a river, with reports of dead wildlife.

‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

A retired couple say their dream home has been “ruined” by the construction of new-builds towering over their back garden.

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Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a woman’s ear was injured in an attack

Protests at ‘tragedy’ of uni course cuts and job losses

Protests at ‘tragedy’ of uni course cuts and job losses

Students and staff are demonstrating against proposals to slash courses leading to the loss of dozens of jobs across its two campuses.

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Kent hit the Jack-pot with Leaning

Kent hit the Jack-pot with Leaning

Coach Matt Walker has described the signing of vice-captain Jack Leaning as one of the best in charge of Kent.

Nightmare neighbour emptied wheelie bin onto couple’s driveway

Nightmare neighbour emptied wheelie bin onto couple’s driveway

A woman harassed her neighbours by repeatedly ringing their doorbell, smashing a glass pane and emptying her wheelie bin onto their driveway.

Police worker tried to mow down love rival in ‘moment of utter madness’

Police worker tried to mow down love rival in ‘moment of utter madness’

An "angry and jealous" police worker who was caught on camera twice trying to mow down his love rival has been jailed.

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Canterbury show grit in defeat

Canterbury show grit in defeat

Canterbury made a game of it against title-chasing Barnes, losing 29-20 in National League 2 East.

Footage shows dead bird in Kent river devastated by oil spill

Footage shows dead bird in Kent river devastated by oil spill

Villagers say a Kent river has been “devastated” by an oil leak – with upsetting footage showing a dead bird in the water.

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Wildlife dead as investigation into river oil spill continues

Wildlife dead as investigation into river oil spill continues

The Environment Agency has identified an oil leak at one of Kent’s most historic rivers where animals have been reported dead.

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‘Neighbour from hell pulled a gun on me - just because I'm black'

‘Neighbour from hell pulled a gun on me - just because I'm black'

A man has told how his “evil” neighbour pulled a gun on him and threatened to shoot him just because of the colour of his skin.

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