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Egg farm could become industrial estate

Egg farm could become industrial estate

20 November 2024

Changes in consumer choice are forcing a Kent egg-producer to abandon caged chicken farming.

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Opposition to plans for traveller site on green belt land

Opposition to plans for traveller site on green belt land

20 November 2024

An application has been submitted to turn a section of green belt land into a traveller site, sparking fears about noise, rubbish and rats.

Shocking video shows moment worker run over by forklift truck

Shocking video shows moment worker run over by forklift truck

20 November 2024

A company has been fined £400,000 after an employee was left with life-changing injuries after he was struck by a forklift at work.

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Girl, 8, donates nine crates of supplies to foodbank after making her own leaflet

Girl, 8, donates nine crates of supplies to foodbank after making her own leaflet

20 November 2024

A “determined” young girl has shocked a charity by donating more than 120kg of food after creating her own handwritten leaflet appeal by herself.

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‘I said anything I could to get him to step away from the edge’

‘I said anything I could to get him to step away from the edge’

20 November 2024

A heroic stranger talked a grandad out of jumping off a railway bridge by “saying anything I could think of”.

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‘This Christmas market is truly magical - but there’s just one problem’

‘This Christmas market is truly magical - but there’s just one problem’

20 November 2024

Canterbury Cathedral is hosting a Christmas market for the first time in 200 years - but was it worth the wait? Our reporter went along to find out.

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‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’

‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’

19 November 2024

A musician who played his acoustic guitar during an eight-hour operation to remove a brain tumour says it was a “fascinating” experience.

Vandal-hit town centre water tower for sale

Vandal-hit town centre water tower for sale

19 November 2024

An historic building that’s fallen into a state of disrepair and has planning permission to become luxury flats is for sale with a £500k price tag.

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Award for medic who ‘created order out of chaos’ after pub stabbing

Award for medic who ‘created order out of chaos’ after pub stabbing

19 November 2024

A paramedic has been recognised for her courage and quick thinking after a person was stabbed.

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'Worrying accounts' of long journeys for pupils in 'education cold spot'

'Worrying accounts' of long journeys for pupils in 'education cold spot'

19 November 2024

Parents are being urged to join a campaign calling for a new secondary school for pupils who are being taught miles from where they live.

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Tonne of cannabis worth more than £1m seized

Tonne of cannabis worth more than £1m seized

19 November 2024

Officers responding to reports of suspicious activity uncovered over a tonne of cannabis during searches of a van and a property.

Pensioner charged with murder of 81-year-old woman

Pensioner charged with murder of 81-year-old woman

19 November 2024

A pensioner has been charged with murder after the death of an 81-year-old woman.

Missing boy, 14, found safe and well

Missing boy, 14, found safe and well

19 November 2024

Officers have located a missing 14-year-old boy after the public shared the appeal.

Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

19 November 2024

There are fears a village could be swallowed up by “mammoth” plans for the largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent.

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‘Fireworks paralysed my dog and we had to put her down’

‘Fireworks paralysed my dog and we had to put her down’

19 November 2024

A pet owner is ‘heartbroken’ after having to euthanise her five-year-old dog which had become paralysed following an unexpected fireworks display.

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‘Unexpected £45k fee is a kick in the teeth,’ says football club boss

‘Unexpected £45k fee is a kick in the teeth,’ says football club boss

19 November 2024

A grassroots football club looking to transform their ground to help them grow say a new council bill is “too much to ask”.

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‘WHSmith and Argos left and now we cannot survive’

‘WHSmith and Argos left and now we cannot survive’

19 November 2024

The owners of a gift store have announced it is closing down following the departure of multiple big-name brands from its town.

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Bomb disposal truck spotted in town centre

Bomb disposal truck spotted in town centre

18 November 2024

People were being told to take a different route after a bomb squad was called to a Kent high street.

Giant gingerbread advent calendar appears in shop window

Giant gingerbread advent calendar appears in shop window

18 November 2024

The 3m tall “Festive Windough” display has been made by an international baking firm and took 14 days to build.

'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

18 November 2024

A woman who has never smoked says she was shocked to be told she had terminal lung cancer despite being “fit and healthy”.

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