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‘It felt like the longest off-season ever’

‘It felt like the longest off-season ever’

It’s pre-season friendlies time for Ebbsfleet, the new players have settled in and boss Danny Searle can’t wait to get going.

Bridge set for series of overnight closures

Bridge set for series of overnight closures

Motorists are being warned to plan their journeys as a well-used bridge is set to be closed overnight for repairs.

Fleet start with long away trip

Fleet start with long away trip

Ebbsfleet will start the new National League campaign with a long away trip.

£27k spent on task force to clean chewing gum off street

£27k spent on task force to clean chewing gum off street

Around £27,000 is to be spent by one council to get rid of the chewing gum blighting the borough’s streets.

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Searle happy to play the long game

Searle happy to play the long game

Ebbsfleet boss Danny Searle won’t make hasty signings with time on his side before the new season gets under way.

Vacant town centre bank on the market

Vacant town centre bank on the market

The lease on the former home of a town centre bank is up for sale less than a month after it relocated to bigger premises.

‘Dad was one bite from death after XL Bully attack’

‘Dad was one bite from death after XL Bully attack’

A man says his dad is lucky to be alive after an XL Bully attacked him from behind, leaving severe injuries to his arms and legs.

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The Bootleg Beatles headline fresh from Glastonbury

The Bootleg Beatles headline fresh from Glastonbury

The world’s biggest Beatles tribute act headlined a free Kent festival at the weekend alongside some other top performances.

‘Our traveller site is like a prison - it’s unlivable’

‘Our traveller site is like a prison - it’s unlivable’

We speak to the people living in a traveller site about the struggles they face.

Man threatened to stab officer and racially abused him

Man threatened to stab officer and racially abused him

A man has appeared in court after he threatened to stab a police officer in the neck and also hurled racist slurs at him.

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Long-standing Tory loses seat after 19 years

Long-standing Tory loses seat after 19 years

Labour has taken the Gravesham seat - defeating Tory Adam Holloway who held it from 2005.

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Councillors trade barbs in ‘honours’ row

Councillors trade barbs in ‘honours’ row

Former councillors at one council have missed on honorary titles after their nominations were blocked by serving members who branded them “shabby”.

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Teacher caught drinking wine in car on lunch break banned

Teacher caught drinking wine in car on lunch break banned

A primary school teacher who was caught drinking from a bottle of wine in her car during her lunch break has been banned from the profession.

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‘Doggy afternoon tea by the lake - Bone Appétit!’

‘Doggy afternoon tea by the lake - Bone Appétit!’

Our reviewer took her border terrier to try out a hotel’s new canine culinary experience — don’t worry, we review the food for “humans” too!

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‘It’s a fantastic time to get involved’: Tennis club celebrates centenary

‘It’s a fantastic time to get involved’: Tennis club celebrates centenary

A tennis club which started as a sports group for paper mill workers is celebrating its 100th birthday.

Fires still burning for Kate

Fires still burning for Kate

Meopham’s Olympic pentathlon champion Kate French admits the pull of another Games bid was too great to resist.

Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

Aerial image shows progress of new £92m riverside housing project

Work to build an almost 600-home development as part of Kent’s new garden city has reached its halfway point.

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Several arrests made as police raid suspected brothels

Several arrests made as police raid suspected brothels

Multiple suspects have been arrested and charged after a series of coordinated warrants were carried out in an investigation into suspected brothels.

‘Our spectacular view will be obliterated by monstrous winery taller than the Berlin Wall’

‘Our spectacular view will be obliterated by monstrous winery taller than the Berlin Wall’

Controversial plans to build a winery at a vineyard within yards of people’s back gardens have been blasted as a “blot on the landscape”.

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Flowers left for biker killed in embankment crash

Flowers left for biker killed in embankment crash

Flowers and beer cans have been left at the scene of a crash where a motorcyclist in his 60s was killed.

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