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‘Living with a stammer is a daily struggle – it can leave me in agony’

‘Living with a stammer is a daily struggle – it can leave me in agony’

01 October 2024

A 24-year-old, who has had a stammer for her whole talking life, has spoken out about the daily struggles that she faces.

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‘Our final Halloween house will go out with a bang’

‘Our final Halloween house will go out with a bang’

01 October 2024

A “slightly mad” alarm engineer is creating well-loved Halloween attraction in his front garden for the last time.

Missing girl found after police appeal

Missing girl found after police appeal

30 September 2024

A teenage girl who was last seen on Saturday and was the subject of a police appeal for help to find her has been found safe.

Kent pensioners could be missing out on benefits worth nearly £70m

Kent pensioners could be missing out on benefits worth nearly £70m

30 September 2024

Nearly £70 million of pension credit payments are going unclaimed in Kent, according to the leader of the county’s largest local authority.

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Café opens on historic pier for pop-up event

Café opens on historic pier for pop-up event

30 September 2024

The original passenger entrance rooms at a town’s historic pier have been transformed into a large café as part of a pop-up event this autumn.

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Stranger helps leg-break runner over finish line

Stranger helps leg-break runner over finish line

30 September 2024

A first-time 10k runner was helped to the finish line by a fellow participant after breaking her leg during the race.

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Another blaze at fire-hit former club

Another blaze at fire-hit former club

30 September 2024

A vacant former community club has been hit by fire for the third time.

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Leisure centre with axe throwing shuts suddenly after ‘challenging summer’

Leisure centre with axe throwing shuts suddenly after ‘challenging summer’

30 September 2024

A leisure centre has officially closed following a “challenging summer”.

Heartbreak as town’s florist shuts after 60 years

Heartbreak as town’s florist shuts after 60 years

30 September 2024

A florist has shut its doors after more than six decades in a town after rising costs made it “impossible” to continue operating.

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Kitesurfers ‘devastated’ at beauty spot ban after ‘birds disturbed’

Kitesurfers ‘devastated’ at beauty spot ban after ‘birds disturbed’

30 September 2024

Devastated kitesurfers have been banned from a coastal Kent beauty spot they had used for more than 20 years after “disturbing birds”.

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Plans revealed for solar park the size of 78 football pitches on farmland

Plans revealed for solar park the size of 78 football pitches on farmland

30 September 2024

Plans are in the works for a solar farm the size of 78 football pitches near a Kent village.

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Yob stabbed bouncer at nightclub after knifing man at least four times

Yob stabbed bouncer at nightclub after knifing man at least four times

30 September 2024

A man who lashed out “indiscriminately” with a knife during a nightclub brawl asked a judge to show him leniency so he could be “a better dad”.

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Mum’s anger as son with learning disabilities turned away from toddler screening

Mum’s anger as son with learning disabilities turned away from toddler screening

29 September 2024

A mother is furious after her adult son with learning disabilities was told by cinema staff that he can’t attend a screening for toddlers.

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Woman receives prize from pub 25 years after winning competition

Woman receives prize from pub 25 years after winning competition

29 September 2024

A bride who won a pub competition as a child will finally receive her prize, 25 years on.

Couple’s popular wine bar goes on market for £525k

Couple’s popular wine bar goes on market for £525k

29 September 2024

The owners of a popular seaside micropub and wine bar are calling time on their working life but hope somebody else will take it on.

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New slip road ‘to open within months’

New slip road ‘to open within months’

29 September 2024

Developers have revealed the planned completion date for a controversial slip-road taking traffic to a dual-carriageway through a new-build estate.

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‘I’ve fostered asylum-seeker children, this rising hostility worries me’

‘I’ve fostered asylum-seeker children, this rising hostility worries me’

29 September 2024

A foster carer who has looked after asylum-seeker children has spoken out about the “worrying” increase in hostility towards them.

‘Miracle’ as horror crash biker survives cardiac arrests, broken bones and sepsis

‘Miracle’ as horror crash biker survives cardiac arrests, broken bones and sepsis

29 September 2024

A mum says her “heart was ripped out” after her biker son suffered injuries in a crash so severe he was not expected to survive.

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No end in sight for ‘absolute disaster’ one-way system

No end in sight for ‘absolute disaster’ one-way system

29 September 2024

A controversial one-way system branded “absolutely ridiculous” faces further delays with works stalled for more than two years.

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Charlton Athletic challenge helps schoolgirl left disabled after school bus crash

Charlton Athletic challenge helps schoolgirl left disabled after school bus crash

28 September 2024

A friend of a girl left with life-changing injuries after a bus crash has won thousands of pounds to help her recovery with a footballing feat.

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