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Teams travel over 1000 miles in £500 cars for charity

Teams travel over 1000 miles in £500 cars for charity

01 October 2024

For the 15th year in a row, groups travelled from England to Rome in themed cars to raise money for a charity.

‘Council’s selling off our youth centre – we need £500k to save it’

‘Council’s selling off our youth centre – we need £500k to save it’

01 October 2024

Fears are intensifying over the future of more than 100 young people amid plans to axe their youth centre.

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Could discovery of rare fungus block bid for new 1,800-home 'village'?

Could discovery of rare fungus block bid for new 1,800-home 'village'?

01 October 2024

A rare fungus once thought to be extinct in the UK could block a new 1,800-home 'village' being built off the A2, campaigners hope.

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‘I got maggots in my foot during stay in hospital’

‘I got maggots in my foot during stay in hospital’

01 October 2024

A pensioner has described the “horrible” moment she discovered her foot was infested with maggots seven days into her stay at a hospital.

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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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