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Spitfires secure comfortable success over Surrey

Spitfires secure comfortable success over Surrey

Jack Leaning led from the front as Kent Spitfires eased past hosts Surrey in a Metro Bank One-Day Cup contest which also featured a dream debut cameo.

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Another Commonwealths silver for Charlotte

Another Commonwealths silver for Charlotte

There has been more Commonwealth Youth Games joy for teenage Canterbury runner Charlotte Henrich.

Bin strike march called off as workers consider pay offer

Bin strike march called off as workers consider pay offer

Striking binmen will no longer march through a city centre today after a Kent council agreed to meet workers' pay demands.

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'We'll pay you what you want - but you can’t knock off early anymore’

'We'll pay you what you want - but you can’t knock off early anymore’

After a month of bin strikes a Kent council has agreed to meet workers’ pay demands – but only if staff agree they can no longer finish early.

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Uni blunder leaves approximately 200 nurses unqualified

Uni blunder leaves approximately 200 nurses unqualified

A university has told stunned student nurses they are not fully qualified.

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Family link as teenager added to Kent’s 50-over squad

Family link as teenager added to Kent’s 50-over squad

A 17-year-old all-rounder is set to join his uncle in Kent Spitfires’ Metro Bank One-Day Cup squad this summer.

Parkinson’s chance to reboot

Parkinson’s chance to reboot

Matt Parkinson’s move to Kent is not just a fresh start on the field - it’s a change of scenery for the leg-spinner off it.

The story behind the ‘famous green shop on the corner’

The story behind the ‘famous green shop on the corner’

A fairtrade shop which began as a boot fair stall 40 years ago, and sells weird and wonderful products from across the world, is still going strong.

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Spitfires suffer second One Day Cup defeat

Spitfires suffer second One Day Cup defeat

Kent Spitfires suffered a second Metro Bank One Day Cup group A defeat in four days after losing by 125 runs to Lancashire at Blackpool on Wednesday.

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Man charged with fraud after bankcard theft

Man charged with fraud after bankcard theft

A man has appeared in court charged with fraud and going equipped to steal after a bike and bankcard were stolen.

New ‘unnecessary’ cycle paths branded ‘death trap’

New ‘unnecessary’ cycle paths branded ‘death trap’

New city centre routes for cyclists, said to pit bikers against pedestrians, have been blasted by residents and a campaign group.

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Commonwealths silver for Charlotte

Commonwealths silver for Charlotte

Teenage runner Charlotte Henrich is celebrating after she earned a Commonwealth Youth Games medal.

Bin strikes could rumble on for four more weeks

Bin strikes could rumble on for four more weeks

Bin workers could strike for a further four weeks as a council says it will accept recycling mixed with general waste.

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No hiding place for Nathan

No hiding place for Nathan

Nathan Gilchrist’s return from injury has to be in the limelight - but Kent won’t rush him back.

‘Our £30m development will change the face of high street forever’

‘Our £30m development will change the face of high street forever’

The man behind the ambitious redevelopment of a former department store has spoken exclusively about the project as demolition work is set to begin.

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Spitfires duo could return for One Day Cup matches

Spitfires duo could return for One Day Cup matches

Daniel Bell-Drummond and Tawanda Muyeye could feature for Kent Spitfires during their One Day Cup title defence.

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‘We’re not very popular - until people want their food!’

‘We’re not very popular - until people want their food!’

A takeaway delivery rider admits some workers “drive like lunatics” amid claims they are turning a Kent high street into the “wild west”.

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Work begins on swimming pool overhaul

Work begins on swimming pool overhaul

Bosses behind improvement projects at two leisure centres and swimming pools believed to be costing £8.6 million have issued an update on the works.

‘We want to be playing smart, positive and fearless cricket’

‘We want to be playing smart, positive and fearless cricket’

Interim Kent head coach Simon Cook described their woeful run chase against Leicestershire as “timid” on Sunday.

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Report: Kent suffer big defeat at Beckenham

Report: Kent suffer big defeat at Beckenham

Kent Spitfires were comprehensively beaten by Leicestershire Foxes in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Beckenham on Sunday.

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