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Cathedral to provide shelter for homeless this winter

Cathedral to provide shelter for homeless this winter

15 October 2024

Homeless people will be allowed to bed down in the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral for the first time this winter.

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Cash set aside to protect ‘forgotten’ 900-year-old wall

Cash set aside to protect ‘forgotten’ 900-year-old wall

15 October 2024

A national monument overrun with plants after years of neglect is set to be preserved following a hard-fought campaign.

Boss of award-winning restaurant takes on pub next door

Boss of award-winning restaurant takes on pub next door

15 October 2024

A businessman who came to the UK as a student has shared the secret of his restaurant’s success and explained why he bought the pub next door.

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The 'danger junction' near school with 11 crashes in four years

The 'danger junction' near school with 11 crashes in four years

15 October 2024

A busy crash-hit junction near a school is set to be redesigned after funding for improvements was confirmed.

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‘Please support us!’

‘Please support us!’

14 October 2024

A Kent station needs votes to win a prestigious competition ahead of rivals from other counties in the South East.

Heroic children call 999 after mum collapses at home

Heroic children call 999 after mum collapses at home

14 October 2024

Two young children called the emergency line for their mum after she fell at home in excruciating pain and was drifting in and out of consciousness.

Delivery van ‘stolen’ with parcels inside while driver on rounds

Delivery van ‘stolen’ with parcels inside while driver on rounds

14 October 2024

A delivery driver was quickly reunited with her stolen van after reporting the incident to the police.

Chilled ‘wine-bar’ vision as pair take over troubled country pub

Chilled ‘wine-bar’ vision as pair take over troubled country pub

14 October 2024

Pub licensees who oversaw the reversal in fortunes of a town’s backstreet boozer have now been tasked with working their magic on another hostelry.

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Three men charged over alleged cocaine and cannabis supply

Three men charged over alleged cocaine and cannabis supply

14 October 2024

Three men have been charged on suspicion of supplying cocaine and cannabis after cash, electronic scales and quantities of the drugs were found.

Former award-winning cookery school to go on sale

Former award-winning cookery school to go on sale

14 October 2024

The former home of a popular cookery school – which once beat Jamie Oliver to a top award – is set to be sold within weeks.

Netflix star hails 'game-changer' Kent attraction

Netflix star hails 'game-changer' Kent attraction

14 October 2024

An actor and rapper has shared pictures from his “blessed” family weekend at a top Kent attraction, which he hailed a “game changer”.

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Emergency services launch river search for man

Emergency services launch river search for man

14 October 2024

The coastguard, fire brigade and police are continuing last night’s search of a river after concerns were raised over the welfare of a man.

'People stop me in the street and say my son was murdered'

'People stop me in the street and say my son was murdered'

14 October 2024

The mother of a man found dead in a Morrisons car park is “still looking for answers” - as even strangers come up to her and insist he was murdered.

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Ship carrying explosive cargo still anchored off Kent after almost three weeks

Ship carrying explosive cargo still anchored off Kent after almost three weeks

13 October 2024

A ship laden with potentially explosive cargo remains at anchor off the Kent coast - despite being due in Malta on Friday.

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Husband ‘can’t wait’ to have wife back despite her plotting to murder him

Husband ‘can’t wait’ to have wife back despite her plotting to murder him

13 October 2024

A terminally-ill man whose wife is behind bars for plotting to kill him says he intends to stay alive long enough so “she can come back home”.

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Major gas replacement work delayed due to ‘engineering difficulties’

Major gas replacement work delayed due to ‘engineering difficulties’

13 October 2024

Work to replace deteriorating gas pipes along a main road has been delayed due to “engineering difficulties”.

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‘Facebook hackers stole our memories, then they came for our identities’

‘Facebook hackers stole our memories, then they came for our identities’

13 October 2024

Two mothers have spoken of their torment after falling victim to hackers who hijacked their social media accounts and harvested their digital lives.

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‘RingGo’s parking system is unfit for purpose - I’ve been unfairly fined’

‘RingGo’s parking system is unfit for purpose - I’ve been unfairly fined’

13 October 2024

A fun day out turned into “an enormous amount of stress” after a mother was given a parking ticket despite paying over the phone.

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‘Stunning views, incredible history - it should be classed as a Wonder of the World’

‘Stunning views, incredible history - it should be classed as a Wonder of the World’

13 October 2024

We visited the Kent landmark many Brits think should be classed as one of the Wonders of the World, rivalling the Taj Mahal and Christ the Redeemer.

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Grandmother’s alarm after hedgehogs ‘killed by rat poison’

Grandmother’s alarm after hedgehogs ‘killed by rat poison’

12 October 2024

A grandmother has sounded the alarm after five hedgehogs were killed after reportedly eating rat poison.

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