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Missing person found after large-scale riverside search

Missing person found after large-scale riverside search

Streets were cordoned off close to the River Thames as emergency services joined in the search for a missing person.

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Resident’s home ‘forcefully sold’ over unpaid council tax bill

Resident’s home ‘forcefully sold’ over unpaid council tax bill

A council has forced the sale of a property to recover £36,000 it says it was owed in council tax.

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‘It’s the end of an era’: Sadness as store to close after nearly 100 years

‘It’s the end of an era’: Sadness as store to close after nearly 100 years

A family-owned furniture store is calling it quits in a town and is hosting a huge closing down sale.

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Standing ovation for tearful teen’s speech about fleeing Ukraine

Standing ovation for tearful teen’s speech about fleeing Ukraine

Councillors gave a teenage Ukrainian student a standing ovation for his moving speech about leaving his homeland.

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Goalscoring start for newly-signed Ebbsfleet striker

Goalscoring start for newly-signed Ebbsfleet striker

Ebbsfleet United’s new striker was on the scoresheet in a win over West Ham at the weekend- a day after signing for the club.

Let the Games begin: Kent’s Olympic stars

Let the Games begin: Kent’s Olympic stars

The wait is almost over as the 34th Olympic Games get under way in Paris this week.

Firefighters put out blaze after BBQ catches alight overnight

Firefighters put out blaze after BBQ catches alight overnight

Fire crews were called to three separate incidents overnight including a garden blaze caused by a BBQ.

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Violent abuser ‘purposefully’ rammed police car after threatening ex with knife

Violent abuser ‘purposefully’ rammed police car after threatening ex with knife

A knife-wielding abuser who put his ex-partner in fear of her life “purposefully rammed” a police car and caused it to be written off when confronted.

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Man who pretended to be teen to get indecent pictures of children jailed

Man who pretended to be teen to get indecent pictures of children jailed

A 30-year-old who groomed multiple young girls with a fake online persona has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Better safe than sorry

Better safe than sorry

Ebbsfleet boss Danny Searle is prepared to start the new season without one of his key men if need be - in favour of long-term fitness.

New secondary school head promises to ‘get it right’

New secondary school head promises to ‘get it right’

A secondary school has appointed a new head teacher who says he has ambitious plans to move it on to “greater success”.

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School for children with autism celebrates ‘good’ Ofsted

School for children with autism celebrates ‘good’ Ofsted

Pupils at a school for children with autism said they are very happy and enjoy learning there following an Ofsted inspection.

Teen detained under the Mental Health Act after women hurt at gurdwara

Teen detained under the Mental Health Act after women hurt at gurdwara

A teenager has been detained after being charged with making threats to kill and threatening a person with a bladed weapon at a place of worship.

Fleet’s squad spirit pleases boss Searle

Fleet’s squad spirit pleases boss Searle

Manager Danny Searle is delighted with his Ebbsfleet squad's healthy competition for places.

Fleet bring in new defender

Fleet bring in new defender

Ebbsfleet manager Danny Searle has made his eighth new signing of the summer.

Pedestrian flown to London hospital after being hit by lorry

Pedestrian flown to London hospital after being hit by lorry

A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a lorry.

Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

Blueprint for new ‘city centre’ around international railway station approved

Ambitious plans to regenerate an area around a railway station and create a new “civic heart” for Britain’s newest garden city have been approved.

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Fears 160 acres of farmland could become housing quashed

Fears 160 acres of farmland could become housing quashed

Three farms which went on the market, sparking fears they would be sold and used for housing, have been bought and saved from development.

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New MP to continue fight for funding for collapsed road

New MP to continue fight for funding for collapsed road

A newly elected MP hopes to finally help a road re-open more than a year after it collapsed.

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Another bid to demolish pharmacy and build flats

Another bid to demolish pharmacy and build flats

Plans to knock down a pharmacy and replace it with a four-storey block of flats and a smaller chemist are back on the table after being thrown out.

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