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Care home rated 'inadequate' over concerns for health and safety

Care home rated 'inadequate' over concerns for health and safety

A care home has been downgraded after inspectors found that health conditions and safety risks were not being well managed.

Retirement flats plan at former police station gets go-ahead

Retirement flats plan at former police station gets go-ahead

Plans for a new retirement complex at the site of a former police station have been unanimously approved.

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Popular bike shop threatened with closure after 60 years

Popular bike shop threatened with closure after 60 years

Owners of a bike shop that's been serving customers for six decades plan to retire but hope a buyer can be found to prevent the business from closing.

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Wright: I wondered if it was worth it but now I love football again

Wright: I wondered if it was worth it but now I love football again

Former Gillingham midfielder Josh Wright has fallen back in love with football following his summer move to Ebbsfleet.

Gymnast Fenton going to World Championships

Gymnast Fenton going to World Championships

Gravesend's Georgia-Mae Fenton has been named in the British squad for next month's World Artistic Championships in Liverpool.

Man appears in court accused of high street rape

Man appears in court accused of high street rape

A man has appeared in court charged on suspicion of a string of offences including kidnap and attempted rape.

Crowds whisked back to the 1940s

Crowds whisked back to the 1940s

A park was transformed into scenes from the 1940s for an annual living history weekend of wartime dancing, re-enactment shows and vehicles.

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Former police station's future set to be decided after 14-year wait

Former police station's future set to be decided after 14-year wait

Plans for 75 retired living apartments have taken a step closer to replacing a town's former police station which has been empty for years.

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Arsonist blew up ex's shed

Arsonist blew up ex's shed

An arsonist who blew up his ex-partner's shed has been jailed.

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Tragedy as boy hit by lorry dies

Tragedy as boy hit by lorry dies

A four-mile stretch of a major Kent route has been sealed off following the tragic death of a boy hit by a lorry.

Maria shows the way

Maria shows the way

Maria Ruberto continues to show the boys how it’s done in her karting field.

Mum's heartbreaking mission to exhume tragic baby

Mum's heartbreaking mission to exhume tragic baby

A mum whose tragic baby was buried is desperate to exhume her body so she can be cremated and her ashes brought home.

Commitment is key for Ebbsfleet

Commitment is key for Ebbsfleet

Manager Dennis Kutrieb is warning in-form Ebbsfleet “the world could look completely different” if they allow themselves to now become complacent.

Flats plan for former bowling green

Flats plan for former bowling green

A bowling green next to a rugby club could be turned into a complex of 62 retirement flats.

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Historic ship returns after four years

Historic ship returns after four years

The world's last seagoing paddle steamer has arrived back in waters off the county after four years.

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Fleet keeper Cousins stays switched on

Fleet keeper Cousins stays switched on

Goalkeeper Mark Cousins has revealed how he maintains his focus during games after Ebbsfleet's rampant start to the season.

Man left petrol bomb on victim's car

Man left petrol bomb on victim's car

A man has been jailed after he harassed his victim for more than five months.

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Max gets England call

Max gets England call

Meopham teenager Maxime Carolan’s rapid progress in volleyball shows no signs of slowing down.

Wheelchair user fell from ramp after cars blocked bus stop

Wheelchair user fell from ramp after cars blocked bus stop

A wheelchair user was flung from his chair as he got off a bus because cars were blocking the pavement.

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School children lay flowers for the Queen

School children lay flowers for the Queen

More floral tributes have been left at the foot of a statue of Queen Elizabeth II over the weekend following her state funeral.

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