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Fleet bring in loan defender

Fleet bring in loan defender

Ebbsfleet have signed another defender on loan from League 1 Wycombe.

Two locked-up after homeless man ‘lured into alleyway and stabbed’

Two locked-up after homeless man ‘lured into alleyway and stabbed’

A teenager has been jailed for 18 years for the attempted murder of a homeless man who was lured into an alleyway and attacked.

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Shocking moment man caught on camera beating cowering Labrador

Shocking moment man caught on camera beating cowering Labrador

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The RSPCA is investigating after a ‘distressing’ video emerged online of a man hitting his dog multiple times at a park.

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‘I started dieting at eight’: Bake Off’s Laura Adlington on secret eating and fighting trolls

‘I started dieting at eight’: Bake Off’s Laura Adlington on secret eating and fighting trolls

A plus-size reality TV star has vowed to never diet again as she opens up on her battles with food and her bid to promote greater body positivity.

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Plans for £9bn Thames crossing become ‘Britain’s longest ever’

Plans for £9bn Thames crossing become ‘Britain’s longest ever’

Plans to build a road tunnel between Kent and Essex have become Britain’s longest ever, prompting concern over the state of the planning system.

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Defeat a blow in relegation fight

Defeat a blow in relegation fight

Gravesend missed the chance to inflict damage on fellow Regional 2 South East strugglers Sidcup, losing 26-17.

Villagers’ joy as plans to build home in pub car park rejected

Villagers’ joy as plans to build home in pub car park rejected

Homeowners and local councillors who objected proposals to build a four-bedroom house in a pub car park have welcomed the news it will not go ahead.

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‘Scandalous’ flats plans for bowling green approved

‘Scandalous’ flats plans for bowling green approved

Plans to build a four-storey, 62-bedroom retirement home on the site of a former bowling have been approved.

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Only Fools and Horses star reveals huge McDonald’s parking fine

Only Fools and Horses star reveals huge McDonald’s parking fine

A Kent actor who was in Only Fools and Horses has told of his five-year battle with McDonald’s which has resulted in a parking fine of almost £3,000.

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Gran appeals for help after bungalow ransacked

Gran appeals for help after bungalow ransacked

A widow is appealing for help to track down a burglar caught on CCTV as he broke into her bedroom.

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Kutrieb happy to sacrifice style for substance

Kutrieb happy to sacrifice style for substance

Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb has no issues with winning ugly - if that’s what it takes to stay in the National League.

Historic borough market to be run by new operator

Historic borough market to be run by new operator

A new operator, which already runs two successful businesses in Kent, will be taking over the reins to help a town centre market thrive.

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Weekend win can be the first step on the road to safety

Weekend win can be the first step on the road to safety

Captain Chris Solly says Ebbsfleet’s display against Wealdstone gives every reason to believe they can avoid National League relegation.

‘I was just trying to be eco-friendly but ended up with bugs in my rice’

‘I was just trying to be eco-friendly but ended up with bugs in my rice’

An M&S shopper says he’s been “put off” after he found weevils in risotto rice he bought from Bluewater.

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Popular farm matriarch remembered

Popular farm matriarch remembered

The matriarch of a popular family farm has been remembered as a “lovely lady” in tributes following her death.

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‘They’re living on a demo site’: Work stops on ex-armed forces housing

‘They’re living on a demo site’: Work stops on ex-armed forces housing

Ex-forces veterans say they are being forced to watch on as other people live in their ‘ageing’ homes despite being told they had to be knocked down.

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Adoptive dad found guilty of two-year-old’s death

Adoptive dad found guilty of two-year-old’s death

A dad accused of causing the death of his two-year-old adopted daughter before creating a false alibi has been found guilty.

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'KCC will regret cuts to youth services'

'KCC will regret cuts to youth services'

A retired NHS and local government worker who founded a healthy living programme says Kent County Council will regret cutting youth services.

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Good samaritan ‘robbed’ when he stopped to help someone

Good samaritan ‘robbed’ when he stopped to help someone

A man is set to appear in court after it is alleged he threatened and robbed another who had stopped to help someone.

Gravesend dig deep for two in a row

Gravesend dig deep for two in a row

It’s back-to-back wins for Gravesend in Regional 2 South East - but they had to work for it.

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