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Neighbours win £270,000 in postcode lottery

Neighbours win £270,000 in postcode lottery

21 June 2021

A Kent street is rejoicing after eight neighbours won thousands on the People's Postcode Lottery.

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Indian restaurant planned for empty town centre unit

Indian restaurant planned for empty town centre unit

21 June 2021

A planning application has revealed that a new Indian restaurant might be taking up a spot in a town centre.

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Council bans play equipment over 'fire risk'

Council bans play equipment over 'fire risk'

21 June 2021

Disappointed neighbours living in a council-owned block of flats have hit out after being told to remove play equipment from their communal garden.

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Family of teen who died in Zante quad bike accident campaign for safer holidays

Family of teen who died in Zante quad bike accident campaign for safer holidays

21 June 2021

A mum of a teenager who died after a quad bike crash during his first lads' holiday says she is continuing to raise awareness of risks abroad.

Images show inside Kent's former fireworks factory

Images show inside Kent's former fireworks factory

21 June 2021

These pictures show all that remains of an an abandoned manufacturing base which one produced pyrotechnic displays for Disney and the Royals.

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'Students won't have to live in ghettos due to 935 flats plan'

'Students won't have to live in ghettos due to 935 flats plan'

20 June 2021

A huge approved development reaching heights of six-storeys will help get students out of residential 'ghettos', it has been claimed.

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'Unfit for purpose' communal bins are here to stay

'Unfit for purpose' communal bins are here to stay

20 June 2021

Calls from residents to scrap controversial communal bins have intensified but a council says they are to stay.

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Former nightclub could become flats

Former nightclub could become flats

20 June 2021

A private school has sold off an abandoned flour mill to a property developer following two years of negotiations.

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How much do our childhood sweets cost today?

How much do our childhood sweets cost today?

20 June 2021

How much are you willing to pay for a taste of nostalgia? The cost of some of our favourite sweets has been doubling and tripling in recent years.

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'You don't know anything, and you don't have anyone'

'You don't know anything, and you don't have anyone'

20 June 2021

On World Refugee Day, we speak to a young refugee and the volunteer mentor who has helped him adjust to a new life here in Kent.

Carer swiped thousands from dementia couple's bank account

Carer swiped thousands from dementia couple's bank account

19 June 2021

A 29-year-old mum has pleaded guilty after £12,000 was stolen from the bank account of a vulnerable couple she was caring for.

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'People think men don’t get breast cancer, but we do’

'People think men don’t get breast cancer, but we do’

18 June 2021

A Kent dad who has battled an unusual cancer three times is urging chaps to check their chests for symptoms.

Footprints of last dinosaurs to walk the UK found in Kent

Footprints of last dinosaurs to walk the UK found in Kent

18 June 2021

The footprints of the last dinosaurs ever to walk on UK soil have been found in Kent.

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Psychic ferret predicts shock result for England game

Psychic ferret predicts shock result for England game

18 June 2021

A two-year-old ferret at an RSPCA centre in Kent has made a shock prediction ahead of England's group stage game against Scotland.

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'Her dog killed my cat and bit me - but she just walked away'

'Her dog killed my cat and bit me - but she just walked away'

18 June 2021

A dad has told how he pulled his family's beloved cat from the jaws of a dog that wandered onto his driveway - before its walker left the scene.

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'Hero caught me as a baby as I fell from third floor window'

'Hero caught me as a baby as I fell from third floor window'

18 June 2021

A woman has laid flowers at the grave of the man who saved her life 54 years ago.

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Homes on 'Millionaires' Row' estate almost complete

Homes on 'Millionaires' Row' estate almost complete

18 June 2021

Construction work on a countryside housing estate is nearing completion, with one of the homes on the market for £1.4 million.

Mass walk-in jab centres to open

Mass walk-in jab centres to open

17 June 2021

Over-18s will have the chance to get a walk-in Covid jab this weekend when two mass vaccination centres open.

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MP demands change to protect cliff-top homes

MP demands change to protect cliff-top homes

17 June 2021

An MP has called on the government to scrap a designation that prevents anti-erosion measures being put along a crumbling cliff.

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'Can I have a P please Bob?'

'Can I have a P please Bob?'

17 June 2021

We take a look back at legendary 1980s quiz show Blockbusters, presented by former Kent schoolboy Bob Holness.

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