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Woman who ran over and killed OAP after failing to stop at Give Way junction spared jail

Woman who ran over and killed OAP after failing to stop at Give Way junction spared jail

24 September 2024

A courier struck and killed a clergyman with her van as he made his way to a retreat for respite from caring for his dementia-stricken wife.

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Landlady told police: ‘I couldn’t let stabbing victim in - he had a gun and I’ve got kids’

Landlady told police: ‘I couldn’t let stabbing victim in - he had a gun and I’ve got kids’

23 September 2024

A man stabbed outside a pub was denied entry to the boozer as a bystander closed the door on him after the landlady saw he was clutching a gun.

Tragic teen was electrocuted and struck by train, inquest hears

Tragic teen was electrocuted and struck by train, inquest hears

23 September 2024

A much-loved 18-year-old who died at a railway station was electrocuted on a live line before later being struck by a train, an inquest has heard.

Gridlock as major route shuts suddenly

Gridlock as major route shuts suddenly

23 September 2024

Drivers have been facing lengthy delays after a major route was shut forcing traffic to grind to halt.

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‘It's money in the bin!': Empty buses on the Park & Ride losing £30k a month

‘It's money in the bin!': Empty buses on the Park & Ride losing £30k a month

23 September 2024

A mothballed Park & Ride site reopened to much opposition is causing more pollution than it prevents and losing almost £30,000 a month.

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Sculptor responds to controversy surrounding ‘creepy’ artwork

Sculptor responds to controversy surrounding ‘creepy’ artwork

22 September 2024

An artist behind a sculpture of a woman submerged in a river says he did not intend for it to be divisive, after calls for it to be removed.

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‘It’s a full military operation’: More than 300 people queue outside tattoo shop

‘It’s a full military operation’: More than 300 people queue outside tattoo shop

22 September 2024

A huge queue formed outside a tattoo parlour as the business offered £20 flash sale.

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Dentist promises 6k extra NHS appointments a year if expansion bid approved

Dentist promises 6k extra NHS appointments a year if expansion bid approved

22 September 2024

A dentist looking to tackle the ‘massive demand’ for care and a long waiting list is hoping to expand into a residential property next door.

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Flats developer says promised payments to council now ‘unaffordable’

Flats developer says promised payments to council now ‘unaffordable’

22 September 2024

A developer says stumping up £60k it pledged to a council - which approved its plans to build a block of flats - is now “unaffordable”.

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Wetland approved despite fears it 'could contaminate local water supply'

Wetland approved despite fears it 'could contaminate local water supply'

22 September 2024

Plans to create a wetland to mitigate wastewater polluting a river and nature reserve have been approved amid drinking water contamination fears.

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‘Absolutely daft’ slip road faces more delays

‘Absolutely daft’ slip road faces more delays

21 September 2024

A long-awaited slip-road off the A2 branded “absolutely daft” by critics faces more delays – six years after it was first approved.

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Images released after man ‘punched to floor’ in underpass

Images released after man ‘punched to floor’ in underpass

21 September 2024

An investigation has been launched and CCTV images of a man released after an alleged assault in an underpass.

Knifeman had ‘no reaction’ to shots fired by victim during fatal pub stabbing

Knifeman had ‘no reaction’ to shots fired by victim during fatal pub stabbing

20 September 2024

A witness to a fatal stabbing told police the knifeman "did not react at all" to shots being fired at him from a BB gun wielded by his victim.

Dessert cafe chain announces shock closure

Dessert cafe chain announces shock closure

20 September 2024

A dessert restaurant is set to permanently close amid plans to convert it into a fish and chip restaurant and takeaway.

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Josh Widdicombe to tour first stand-up show in five years

Josh Widdicombe to tour first stand-up show in five years

20 September 2024

The comedian will visit three Kent venues on the huge nationwide tour. Here’s how to get tickets.

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£1 million bridges will allow wild bison to cross footpaths

£1 million bridges will allow wild bison to cross footpaths

20 September 2024

Footbridges together costing a million pounds are being built so bison can cross public footpaths to roam further afield in Kent.

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River turned into ‘conveyor belt of rubbish’

River turned into ‘conveyor belt of rubbish’

19 September 2024

A rare and precious chalk stream is being “disgracefully abused” volunteers say, after hauling out fly-tipping.

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Savage attack by woman’s dog left man needing surgery

Savage attack by woman’s dog left man needing surgery

19 September 2024

A financial consultant has avoided jail after her dog savagely attacked a dad, who was left with blood “pumping out of his wounds”.

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Beloved and unwell brown bear to undergo historic surgery

Beloved and unwell brown bear to undergo historic surgery

19 September 2024

A popular brown bear from Kent suffering with seizures will undergo rare surgery, never before carried out in the UK.

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Dying words of dad fatally stabbed outside pub heard in court

Dying words of dad fatally stabbed outside pub heard in court

18 September 2024

The dying words of a dad fatally stabbed outside a village pub have been played to jurors on the second day of a murder trial.

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