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Painstaking restoration of 114-year-old boat resembling beer logo

Painstaking restoration of 114-year-old boat resembling beer logo

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame is helping with the £80,000 restoration of an old fishing boat resembling the logo on one of its most popular beers.

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Child takes knife into primary school

Child takes knife into primary school

A blade was seized by police after being taken into a primary school by a child.

Faversham biker ends promising weekend in the dirt at Brands Hatch

Faversham biker ends promising weekend in the dirt at Brands Hatch

Finn Smart-Weeden pushed his bike a little too hard as he returned to racing for the first time this year.

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MP silent over £3,250-a-month rent claims

MP silent over £3,250-a-month rent claims

A Kent MP has been accused of 'outrageous contempt' for constituents after refusing to answer questions about her £3,250-a-month rent expenses.

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Three injured and road closed after crash

Three injured and road closed after crash

Three people have been injured in a multi-car crash.

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MP claims £3,250 a month towards rent

MP claims £3,250 a month towards rent

One of the county's MPs has claimed £26,000 in expenses towards rent costs in just eight months, it has been revealed.

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Trains unable to run after power supply fault

Trains unable to run after power supply fault

There was disruption to train services and replacement bus were in operation following a rail power supply fault between two towns.

Hallelujah! Tin church music venue saved by £49k grant

Hallelujah! Tin church music venue saved by £49k grant

A popular music venue identified by industry figures as a site in danger of shutting down has received a massive cash injection.

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Staff perform hit sea shanty to celebrate pubs re-opening

Staff perform hit sea shanty to celebrate pubs re-opening

Shepherd Neame staff have come together to perform their own version of a hit sea shanty, made famous on Tik Tok.

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Tributes paid to popular Kent actor

Tributes paid to popular Kent actor

Actor Paul Ritter who starred in Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner has died after a battle with a brain tumour.

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Outrage over bid for late-night pizza takeaway in town square

Outrage over bid for late-night pizza takeaway in town square

A bid to turn a former restaurant into a pizza takeaway operating until 2am has been blasted as 'highly inappropriate' for a historic town centre.

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Villages 'under siege' by housing developments

Villages 'under siege' by housing developments

Two villages left 'under siege' by major housing schemes and heavy traffic have written up a plan to help protect their parishes.

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'Disastrous' traffic control to end ahead of 10-week road closure

'Disastrous' traffic control to end ahead of 10-week road closure

Traffic control by police at one of Kent's busiest junctions will finally end tonight - just days before more cars are diverted there for 10 weeks.

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Four-vehicle crash after 'careless driving'

Four-vehicle crash after 'careless driving'

A man has been issued a report for careless driving after a four-vehicle crash on the A2.

Vision to refurb one of Kent's biggest attractions

Vision to refurb one of Kent's biggest attractions

Bosses at a well-loved swimming pool are hoping to soon spearhead a big refurbishment - starting with gaining funding for an outdoor shade.

Long delays on M2

Long delays on M2

A road closure on the M2 is causing long delays.

GPs see dip in vaccine take-up after blood clot fears

GPs see dip in vaccine take-up after blood clot fears

Just 30% of patients at a Kent GP practice accepted vaccine offers following 'unhelpful' reports about the safety of the AstraZeneca jab.

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Popular market worker dies after Covid battle

Popular market worker dies after Covid battle

A much-loved grandmother and town stalwart who was well-known through the huge range of jobs she held has sadly died from coronavirus.

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Marsh family sing live on Comic Relief

Marsh family sing live on Comic Relief

A family famous for their lockdown-themed twists on classic songs have moved from performing in their living room to singing live on the BBC.

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Singing family from Kent to appear on Comic Relief

Singing family from Kent to appear on Comic Relief

A musical family from Kent who have set YouTube alight with their melodies during the pandemic will star on BBC One on Red Nose Day.

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