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‘Bitter blow’ as village green bid to stop 435 homes is rejected

‘Bitter blow’ as village green bid to stop 435 homes is rejected

15 September 2024

A three-year battle to have a stretch of disused farmland declared a Village Green has been lost.

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Crash victim flown to hospital

Crash victim flown to hospital

14 September 2024

An air ambulance had to take the casualty of a road accident to a major trauma centre.

Man banned after horror crash: 'How am I going to get home?'

Man banned after horror crash: 'How am I going to get home?'

14 September 2024

A man asked magistrates how he would get home after they banned him from driving following a horror crash which left a woman seriously injured.

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Huge plumes of smoke fill sky during blaze

Huge plumes of smoke fill sky during blaze

14 September 2024

Huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing in the sky near homes last night after a fire broke out in a cabin and quickly spread.

Two arrests after masses of ‘Co-op meat and cheese flogged in the street’

Two arrests after masses of ‘Co-op meat and cheese flogged in the street’

13 September 2024

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing large quantities of meat and cheese and offering it for sale in a busy town centre.

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Prisoner murdered inmate in row over his loud TV and hygiene

Prisoner murdered inmate in row over his loud TV and hygiene

13 September 2024

A prisoner savagely beat a fellow inmate to death after complaining about his poor hygiene and TV being too loud at night.

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Vital lorry driver witness sought after biker’s death

Vital lorry driver witness sought after biker’s death

13 September 2024

Police are trying to trace a lorry driver who is reported to have assisted at the scene of a fatal collision involving a car and a motorbike.

Missing teen with Louis Vuitton backpack ‘may be travelling by train’

Missing teen with Louis Vuitton backpack ‘may be travelling by train’

12 September 2024

Officers are concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who has been reported missing.

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Crime commissioner fears government’s police training scheme a ‘creep towards central control’

Crime commissioner fears government’s police training scheme a ‘creep towards central control’

12 September 2024

Kent’s crime commissioner says the county’s police force already has in place ways of training officers in dealing with persistent issues.

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Residents’ survey entrants could win football tickets

Residents’ survey entrants could win football tickets

12 September 2024

A council is offering a free seven-day workout and a chance to win other prizes to anyone who enters its 2024 Residents’ Survey.

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Drug driver 'lost control' of car before fatal smash

Drug driver 'lost control' of car before fatal smash

12 September 2024

A 32-year-old took eight lines of cocaine and lost control of his car before a fatal crash.

‘It’s a win-win’: MP backs free schools project ‘countering the gender imbalance’

‘It’s a win-win’: MP backs free schools project ‘countering the gender imbalance’

11 September 2024

Girls are being encouraged to consider STEM subjects at schools.

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Major employer cuts 213 jobs from Kent plant

Major employer cuts 213 jobs from Kent plant

11 September 2024

A multinational company will shut its Kent base after 100 years at the site.

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Childhood antique find set to sell for £20k

Childhood antique find set to sell for £20k

11 September 2024

A 500-year-old engraving kept in a cupboard for the past 13 years is set to make thousands for the man who found it when he was just 11 years old.

School closed and 1,000 homes affected by water outage

School closed and 1,000 homes affected by water outage

11 September 2024

A parent has called for action after water outages cause “repeated” interruptions to his daughter’s education.

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Popular dessert cafe to re-open

Popular dessert cafe to re-open

11 September 2024

A dessert parlour which has sat empty in a town centre for years is making a comeback.

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New use for former NatWest branch

New use for former NatWest branch

10 September 2024

A town has a new church with a very musical, multi-cultural congregation.

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Former Kent footballer jailed after leaving girl, 2, with life-changing injuries

Former Kent footballer jailed after leaving girl, 2, with life-changing injuries

10 September 2024

The family of a two-year-old who was left with life-changing injuries branded her attacker a “violent coward” after he was sentenced.

High Court date confirmed for garden village hearing

High Court date confirmed for garden village hearing

10 September 2024

A tiny hamlet will challenge the government and a borough council in the High Court over plans for a 2,000-home garden village.

‘We even found a ukulele under a bed’

‘We even found a ukulele under a bed’

10 September 2024

Staff at a hotel undergoing a £2m renovation have revealed which items guests leave behind - and why they keep coming back.

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