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Dartford Crossing drivers mistakenly handed £4.1m worth of fines

Dartford Crossing drivers mistakenly handed £4.1m worth of fines

11 November 2024

More than 59,000 fines have been mistakenly handed to motorists using one of the county’s busiest crossings over the course of a year.

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Fears giant digital billboards will be an ‘eyesore and distraction to motorists’

Fears giant digital billboards will be an ‘eyesore and distraction to motorists’

11 November 2024

Concerns have been raised over plans for three new “distracting” digital billboards to be installed in a car park along a busy road.

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‘He wasn’t a ‘druggie’ – experimenting is literally like the flip of a coin’

‘He wasn’t a ‘druggie’ – experimenting is literally like the flip of a coin’

11 November 2024

A mum on a mission to save young lives since the death of her own teenage son continues to tell her tragic story to thousands of schoolchildren.

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One every five days: Number of XL bullies seized and destroyed in Kent revealed

One every five days: Number of XL bullies seized and destroyed in Kent revealed

11 November 2024

The number of XL bullies seized or destroyed in the first six months since the ban has been revealed as campaigners still call for changes to the law.

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‘Sometimes I go back to my car and cry’: Is technology leaving older people behind?

‘Sometimes I go back to my car and cry’: Is technology leaving older people behind?

11 November 2024

From booking GP appointments online to paying for parking on an app, more of Kent’s older generation increasingly feel “locked out” by technology.

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Spurned boyfriend sent abusive messages to ex who dumped him by text

Spurned boyfriend sent abusive messages to ex who dumped him by text

11 November 2024

A spurned lover bombarded his ex with hundreds of abusive messages and calls after she broke up with him via text.

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Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’

Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’

11 November 2024

Nearly 3,000 fines have been issued since a grace period ended on a controversial scheme banning motorists from entering roads near schools.

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Tot in a coma for four days after food poisoning on all-inclusive holiday

Tot in a coma for four days after food poisoning on all-inclusive holiday

10 November 2024

A two-year-old girl suffered blood clots and had to be put in a coma after food poisoning on an all-inclusive holiday with her parents.

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Museum awarded £234k to save unique Second World War records

Museum awarded £234k to save unique Second World War records

10 November 2024

A museum has received lottery funding to create a new exhibition about the floating harbours which helped win the Second World War.

Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

10 November 2024

A community arts centre will have to shut if it cannot raise £10,000 before Christmas.

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Driver crashed on busy roundabout three times drink-drive limit

Driver crashed on busy roundabout three times drink-drive limit

10 November 2024

A motorist who crashed his car into another vehicle on a busy roundabout was found to be more than three times the legal drink-drive limit.

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‘Hundreds of people use it but I think it’s dangerous’

‘Hundreds of people use it but I think it’s dangerous’

10 November 2024

Safety concerns have been raised over the condition of a “dangerous” footbridge, used by hundreds of people each day.

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'I've tried so hard to reopen this pub but owners won’t sell up'

'I've tried so hard to reopen this pub but owners won’t sell up'

10 November 2024

A landlady wanting to take over a closed-down pub believes reopening it is still viable - as plans to redevelop it were rejected for the third time.

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Sadness as garden centre shuts unexpectedly

Sadness as garden centre shuts unexpectedly

10 November 2024

“Desperately sad” garden centre bosses revealed they have been forced to shut after 35 years prompting visitors to voice their sorrow.

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Kent falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

Kent falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

10 November 2024

Towns across the county paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom on Remembrance Sunday.

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Four arrested and cocaine haul seized after armed police descend on harbour

Four arrested and cocaine haul seized after armed police descend on harbour

10 November 2024

Four men have been arrested after armed police descended on a harbour this morning.

Search launched after boy, 16, goes missing from village

Search launched after boy, 16, goes missing from village

10 November 2024

Police searching for a missing teenager have asked the public for help.

Kent’s busiest Spoons set to shut for revamp

Kent’s busiest Spoons set to shut for revamp

10 November 2024

The county’s busiest JD Wetherspoon pub is set to shut for a refurbishment.

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400 homes plan for former landfill

400 homes plan for former landfill

10 November 2024

Plans have been unveiled for a former Biffa site whose land could be ‘contaminated’.

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‘Blaze raged so hard it lit night sky like it was midday’

‘Blaze raged so hard it lit night sky like it was midday’

10 November 2024

The thousands of tourists who visit one of Kent’s most popular seaside towns have little idea of the inferno which forever changed it.

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