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Pop royalty Cheryl Baker joins star-studded cast in search of new Kent home

Pop royalty Cheryl Baker joins star-studded cast in search of new Kent home

Eurovision winner Cheryl Baker will feature in a new spin-off series looking for a new home after she put her Kent cottage on the market.

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Woman threatened with petrol bomb by ‘unhinged’ ex-boyfriend

Woman threatened with petrol bomb by ‘unhinged’ ex-boyfriend

A warehouse worker who threatened to kill his ex and bombarded her with vile messages has been jailed for almost three years.

Village wall smashed by lorry amid calls for HGV ban

Village wall smashed by lorry amid calls for HGV ban

There are fresh calls for lorries to be banned from using a main road after a HGV smashed into a village wall.

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Royal Mail sorting office extends opening hours to tackle backlog

Royal Mail sorting office extends opening hours to tackle backlog

A Royal Mail sorting office is temporarily opening for longer to cope with a build-up of post after weeks of delayed deliveries.

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Waste dumped in byway thought to be asbestos

Waste dumped in byway thought to be asbestos

A litter picker has been left shocked after discovering what she believes is a hazardous material dumped at a nature reserve.

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Princess of Wales reunited with abuse survivor

Princess of Wales reunited with abuse survivor

There was a familiar face in the form of a young abuse survivor from Kent waiting for the Princess of Wales when she opened a children’s surgery unit.

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Hundreds object to homes plan on former airfield

Hundreds object to homes plan on former airfield

Planners are set to approve an application for 65 homes despite more than 450 letters of objection.

‘Let’s make a stand’ to stop biggest loss of woodland in decades

‘Let’s make a stand’ to stop biggest loss of woodland in decades

A Conservative-run council has been asked to think again over its response to a threat to ancient woodland from a quarry extension.

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We put delay-stricken Royal Mail to the test with Christmas challenge

We put delay-stricken Royal Mail to the test with Christmas challenge

We're sending Percy the Potato on a festive adventure – will he reach his destination or spend a lonely Christmas at the sorting office?

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Village set to lose another pub

Village set to lose another pub

Planning officers are recommending councillors agree to the conversion of a village pub to housing, even though it is listed as a community asset.

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‘What on earth’s going on with our post?’

‘What on earth’s going on with our post?’

Missed appointments, cards going AWOL and a Gills season ticket arriving three months late – we lift the lid on Royal Mail delays.

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Country house wedding venue wins award

Country house wedding venue wins award

A Grade I-listed country house steeped in history has been praised at the Kent Wedding Awards.

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Casino ticket helped unravel people smuggler’s lies

Casino ticket helped unravel people smuggler’s lies

A man who smuggled four Albanians into the UK in a campervan has been jailed.

Woman with facial injuries found in street

Woman with facial injuries found in street

Members of the public called police after finding an injured woman in a town street.

Troubled flat shut by police after ‘criminal behaviour’

Troubled flat shut by police after ‘criminal behaviour’

A property linked to reported anti-social behaviour and harassment has been closed after a court order was issued.

‘Indecent image’ sent to grammar school students during cyber attack

‘Indecent image’ sent to grammar school students during cyber attack

A grammar school has sent out a warning to parents after its internal email system was hacked.

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Race to buy 500-year-old pub which starred in The Larkins

Race to buy 500-year-old pub which starred in The Larkins

Villagers have been given six months to come up with the cash to buy their local after the landlord decided to sell up.

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150 homes scheme would ‘cut council’s housing waiting list’

150 homes scheme would ‘cut council’s housing waiting list’

A developer is arguing that without a valid local plan a borough council cannot reject its proposal for 150 homes in the countryside.

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Pensioner stalked woman he met in church in bid to seduce her

Pensioner stalked woman he met in church in bid to seduce her

A pensioner stalked a woman he met at a Christian function, sent unwanted letters and gifts to her home and even phoned her workplace.

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‘Tell us where you feel in danger’

‘Tell us where you feel in danger’

A council has launched a survey as the first stage in plans to help women feeler safer on the streets.

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