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'I can't live like this anymore - I don't want a hole in my roof at Christmas'

'I can't live like this anymore - I don't want a hole in my roof at Christmas'

A furious woman told how water filled with leaves and feathers pump through her wrecked ceiling despite pleading with her landlord.

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Canterbury coach’s pride at derby double

Canterbury coach’s pride at derby double

Coach Matt Corker praised Canterbury Rugby Club’s in-form players as they completed a National League 2 East derby double over Tonbridge Juddians.

Dad and son superglued ‘horrific’ wounds of dog maimed in fox hunt

Dad and son superglued ‘horrific’ wounds of dog maimed in fox hunt

A father and son who superglued the wounds of a dog seriously injured in a fox hunt have been banned from keeping animals.

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'Devastation' as hospice shop turfed out of garden centre after 12 years

'Devastation' as hospice shop turfed out of garden centre after 12 years

A charity shop supporting terminally ill patients is being kicked out of its home of 12 years “at very short notice”.

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Another one! DPD van impaled by anti-terror bollards

Another one! DPD van impaled by anti-terror bollards

Anti-terror bollards have once again caught an unsuspecting motorist out – this time impaling a DPD delivery van.

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'Laughing yobs' kill pigeon with slingshot

'Laughing yobs' kill pigeon with slingshot

Two giggling youngsters shot down and killed a pigeon with a slingshot in a busy park, horrifying an onlooking couple.

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Touching moment zoo boss’ daughter feeds gorillas she’s known from birth

Touching moment zoo boss’ daughter feeds gorillas she’s known from birth

The daughter of the chairman of The Aspinall Foundation feeds two gorillas she’s known since birth in a sweet video shared on social media.

‘Our new restaurant will be nine times bigger – but it’s worth the risk!’

‘Our new restaurant will be nine times bigger – but it’s worth the risk!’

A father-and-son duo say expanding their popular restaurant into a new venue nine times as big is a huge risk – but one worth taking.

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'She may be gone, but her memory lives on in making people smile at Christmas'

'She may be gone, but her memory lives on in making people smile at Christmas'

A dad is ensuring the memory of his late wife lives on by decorating his conifer trees every year for Christmas and making people smile.

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First bison conceived in Kent woodland is born

First bison conceived in Kent woodland is born

A bison calf conceived and born at a reserve has been described as a “joyous addition”, as a project to boost the number of the mammals continues.

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Pub forced to shut after kitchen blaze

Pub forced to shut after kitchen blaze

Three people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a city pub.

Flood alert as river’s water levels rise

Flood alert as river’s water levels rise

A flood alert has been issued for parts of Kent – whilst a dormant river’s rising water level continues to be monitored.

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Crawley enjoys winning T20 return Down Under

Crawley enjoys winning T20 return Down Under

Kent batsman Zak Crawley helped lead The Perth Scorchers to victory on his return to the T20 Big Bash League in Australia.

Account of couple's fatal bridge crash 'most tragic I've heard'

Account of couple's fatal bridge crash 'most tragic I've heard'

A coroner has ruled the elderly parents of TV presenter Phil Spencer died in an accident, after their car toppled off a bridge and into a stream.

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Huge emergency response as crash closes main road

Huge emergency response as crash closes main road

A major road has been shut due to a crash which has prompted a strong emergency services response.

Thieving carer who targeted elderly weeps as judge jails her

Thieving carer who targeted elderly weeps as judge jails her

A heartless carer who pawned precious jewellery she had stolen from elderly people with dementia while working night shifts has been jailed.

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We went out on police patrol on one of busiest nights of the year

We went out on police patrol on one of busiest nights of the year

We joined specialist police officers patrolling the streets of Kent on a busy December Saturday.

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Woman in dock over crash death of ‘true gentleman’

Woman in dock over crash death of ‘true gentleman’

A woman has denied responsibility for the death of a well-known clergyman killed in a road collision.

Villages braced as dormant river’s water levels rise

Villages braced as dormant river’s water levels rise

Defences are set to be put out as villages brace for water levels rising from a normally dormant river.

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Canterbury dig deep for bragging rights

Canterbury dig deep for bragging rights

Canterbury held on to take the National League 2 East spoils at Tonbridge Juddians’ expense.

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