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Lack of firepower exposed

Lack of firepower exposed

Off-colour Canterbury suffered a third successive defeat at the weekend - and they could face a battle to beat the drop.

'He couldn't even get leave to go to his own wedding'

'He couldn't even get leave to go to his own wedding'

Doctors have been denied leave to attend their own weddings, forced to use bins as chairs and left unable to use consulting rooms at Kent hospitals.

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Rooftop restaurant bid for former Burton building

Rooftop restaurant bid for former Burton building

A long-neglected high street building once home to Burton and Dorothy Perkins could soon be transformed into a rooftop restaurant.

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Drink-driving bar worker crashed after overtaking ambulance

Drink-driving bar worker crashed after overtaking ambulance

A woman who drove her car after drinking two large glasses of wine, overtook an ambulance, hit a kerb and ended up on a roundabout.

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Danny has worldwide appeal

Danny has worldwide appeal

A magazine has ranked a “shocked” former Canterbury Golf Club head professional 51st on their list of the 100 most influential people in world golf.

Weather warning issued as temperatures tumble across Kent

Weather warning issued as temperatures tumble across Kent

People are being urged to take extra care overnight as falling temperatures are expected to lead to freezing conditions across Kent.

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'Horrendous' bid to turn historic building into ‘modern’ nail bar

'Horrendous' bid to turn historic building into ‘modern’ nail bar

Plans to turn a historic high street building into a nail bar with a “more modern and appealing” shopfront have been blasted as “horrendous”.

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‘We found ancient Egyptian artefact while tidying up!’

‘We found ancient Egyptian artefact while tidying up!’

Stunned librarians stumbled across a 3,500-year-old tool “hiding away in a store room” while they were tidying up.

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Thug punched police officers after smashing Range Rover windows

Thug punched police officers after smashing Range Rover windows

A thug who was spotted punching the window of a Range Rover, later punched two police officers, one on the forehead and another in the throat.

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Gates at crime-hit park set to stay shut at night

Gates at crime-hit park set to stay shut at night

A scheme cracking down on weekend crime inside a trouble-hit park appears set to be made permanent.

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1,500 bins missed each week across Kent

1,500 bins missed each week across Kent

Shocking figures obtained by KentOnline reveal as many as 1,500 bins across are being missed across the county each week.

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'We're in shock - we all thought he was indestructible'

'We're in shock - we all thought he was indestructible'

A family has paid tribute to an 86-year-old former pub landlord who collapsed after a shift at a supermarket.

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Drones hover over road to track biker yobs

Drones hover over road to track biker yobs

Police drones have been hovering over parts of a Kent town as part of a crackdown on unruly bikers.

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Man exposes himself along busy road in broad daylight

Man exposes himself along busy road in broad daylight

An investigation has been launched after a man exposed himself along a busy route in broad daylight.

Former home of Cathedral Deans on market for £2.75m

Former home of Cathedral Deans on market for £2.75m

An "exceptional and intriguing" historic house where the Deans of Canterbury Cathedral once retreated to the countryside has been put up for sale.

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Kent chair hits out at social media attacks

Kent chair hits out at social media attacks

Chairman Simon Philip is saddened to see Kent fans engaging in “ad hominem attacks” on social media.

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Angry alcoholic threw bin at police car outside hospital

Angry alcoholic threw bin at police car outside hospital

A man who was angry he'd been made homeless threw a bin at a police car.

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Cash stolen after bank card theft near high street

Cash stolen after bank card theft near high street

Police have released images of two people they would like to speak to after a man had his bank card stolen.

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Hosts rue errors after slow start

Hosts rue errors after slow start

It was a National League 2 East afternoon to forget for Canterbury against Barnes.

Is this the most misunderstood man in Kent?

Is this the most misunderstood man in Kent?

Having been criticised by colleagues as well as Nigel Farage, Rod Liddle and Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Kent council leader tells us why he is misunderstood.

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