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Motorway closed due to burst water main

Motorway closed due to burst water main

A motorway has been closed to make emergency repairs to a burst water main.

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Primary school rated ‘outstanding’ across board by Ofsted

Primary school rated ‘outstanding’ across board by Ofsted

A primary school formerly rated ‘good’ has recieved a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors.

BMW to be destroyed after driver banned

BMW to be destroyed after driver banned

A court has ordered the destruction of a BMW after a man was banned from driving following a high-speed police chase.

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Thousands oppose plans for ‘outrageous destruction’ of ancient woodland

Thousands oppose plans for ‘outrageous destruction’ of ancient woodland

A massive campaign by a woodland conservation charity is building against the expansion of a ragstone quarry.

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‘We used to be the Garden of England; now we are its patio’

‘We used to be the Garden of England; now we are its patio’

A councillor has lamented the loss of farmland providing a green buffer between two towns, as work starts on building 250 homes there.

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Historic family remembered in naming of estate

Historic family remembered in naming of estate

A new housing development’s name will give a nod to the Normans.

Driver caught doing 108mph in a 50 zone

Driver caught doing 108mph in a 50 zone

A driver has been caught doing more than double the speed limit after reaching 108mph.

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Protesters hopeful of U-turn over village green sell-off

Protesters hopeful of U-turn over village green sell-off

A council leader has offered villagers a glimmer of hope for the future of a precious green space earmarked for housing.

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Woman taken to hospital after two-car crash

Woman taken to hospital after two-car crash

A woman has been taken to hospital after a car overturned in a collision on a busy main road.

Holiday park and stables plan for former garden centre

Holiday park and stables plan for former garden centre

Villagers have voiced their opposition to plans to convert a former garden centre into a holiday park amid traffic and overdevelopment fears.

Man suffers serious injuries in suspected ‘hit and run’

Man suffers serious injuries in suspected ‘hit and run’

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was taken to hospital after being struck by a car which failed to stop.

Hennon back to the drawing board

Hennon back to the drawing board

Snodland’s George Hennon will be weighing up his next move after the first setback since he returned to the ring.

‘My car was dragged six feet up the road’

‘My car was dragged six feet up the road’

A man was angry to return home and find his car had been dragged up the road and is now on the hunt for answers.

Village pays tribute to Aussie Spitfire hero

Village pays tribute to Aussie Spitfire hero

A village will once again commemorate the death of a Second World War fighter pilot who died when his plane crashed in fields in Kent in 1944.

Park visitors told ‘keep dogs on leads’ after attacks on swans

Park visitors told ‘keep dogs on leads’ after attacks on swans

A country park has urged visitors to keep pets on leads after reports of nesting swans being chased and attacked by dogs.

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Son took own life after learning mum was David Fuller victim

Son took own life after learning mum was David Fuller victim

A young man took his own life after being told his late mother was a victim of necrophiliac David Fuller.

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Homes still ‘off limits’ after gas explosion

Homes still ‘off limits’ after gas explosion

Several residents have been unable to return home after a fire and gas explosion tore through properties.

Teen, 17, arrested for ‘throwing stones at people’ using lake

Teen, 17, arrested for ‘throwing stones at people’ using lake

Several teenagers have been arrested after a dispersal order was issued.

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Adoptive mum of abused baby calls for child cruelty registers

Adoptive mum of abused baby calls for child cruelty registers

She has called for the list after reports the father of her adoptive son, who abused him so much he needed his legs amputated, was nearly released.

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Everything for the motor fan at car rally

Everything for the motor fan at car rally

A classic transport rally will feature vehicles that are more than a century old – and hundreds of newer ones.

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