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Report: Ebbsfleet too strong for 10-man Chippenham

Report: Ebbsfleet too strong for 10-man Chippenham

Ebbsfleet eased to three points in their National League South opener against 10-man Chippenham on Saturday.

Ice cream van send-off for Jack the Ripple

Ice cream van send-off for Jack the Ripple

Around 15 ice cream vans proceeded through the streets in a fitting tribute to a man described as "simply the best".

Care home expansion approved

Care home expansion approved

Proposals for 23 new bedrooms and a single storey extension in a care home have been given the green light so it can look after more residents.

Driver dies in A2 Royal Mail lorry crash

Driver dies in A2 Royal Mail lorry crash

A driver has died in a crash between a car and a Royal Mail lorry on the A2.

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League even tougher this year

League even tougher this year

Ebbsfleet manager Dennis Kutrieb believes National South will be even stronger this season.

Converted housing to give homeless 'a bit of dignity back'

Converted housing to give homeless 'a bit of dignity back'

Proposals have been submitted to convert another town centre property into short term accommodation for the homeless amid the cost of living crisis.

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Fleet moving on

Fleet moving on

Dennis Kutrieb is confident there will be no play-off final hangover when Ebbsfleet start the new National South season.

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Man taken to hospital after town centre stabbing

Man taken to hospital after town centre stabbing

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the back in a high street.

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Main road floods after water leak

Main road floods after water leak

Southern Water engineers have been called after a town centre road flooded due to a leak

Rural crime spike costs Kent farmers £1.4m

Rural crime spike costs Kent farmers £1.4m

Farms across Kent are suffering a surge in rural crime with one farmer reporting how he's already lost £15,000 this year.

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Gravesend golden girl Fenton defends title

Gravesend golden girl Fenton defends title

Gravesend's Georgia-Mae Fenton defended her Commonwealth Games title in nerveless style to put her mixed emotions from her first night bow behind her.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Giarnni Regini-Moran celebrated his 24th birthday with a pair of silver medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Man jailed after robbing bookmakers with walking stick

Man jailed after robbing bookmakers with walking stick

A man who brandished a walking stick as he robbed bookmakers, duping staff into thinking he had a shotgun, has been jailed.

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Investigation after arsonists set fire to field

Investigation after arsonists set fire to field

Firefighters believe a blaze that destroyed hay bales and cut corn was started deliberately.

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'I'm going home with that gold medal I dreamed about'

'I'm going home with that gold medal I dreamed about'

Gravesend’s Sophie Coldwell helped England to team gold in the triathlon mixed relay final at the Commonwealth Games.

Mixed emotions after team gold for Fenton

Mixed emotions after team gold for Fenton

Gravesend's Georgia-Mae Fenton admitted some mixed emotions after claiming team gold but missing out on her big individual Commonwealth Games target.

Amazing crowd pictures as festival makes triumphant return

Amazing crowd pictures as festival makes triumphant return

These brilliant pictures show revellers having a great time as a popular Kent festival made its long-awaited return.

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Peter Andre headlines Riverside Festival

Peter Andre headlines Riverside Festival

Watch Peter Andre take to the stage at a festival which has returned for the first time since before the pandemic.

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Teen fighting for life after crash

Teen fighting for life after crash

A 19 year-old has suffered life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a garden wall.

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Kent athlete claims Commonwealth marathon gold

Kent athlete claims Commonwealth marathon gold

Athlete Johnboy Smith claimed gold in the wheelchair marathon after capitalising on a rival's puncture.

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