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'It's just a matter of time before someone gets killed'

'It's just a matter of time before someone gets killed'

Worried residents say a village road is "like an open rally course" with reckless drivers hurtling along at 60mph.

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School staff isolating after positive Covid test

School staff isolating after positive Covid test

Two members of staff at a secondary school are self-isolating for 14 days after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Lads holiday ended in tragedy

Lads holiday ended in tragedy

Friends who were with a teenager when he died after a quad bike crash on holiday in Greece have criticised the level of medical care he received.

Cash boost for Kent attractions running out of steam

Cash boost for Kent attractions running out of steam

Two railways and a grotto made of shells are among the attractions to receive much-needed funding.

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'Every time the phone rings I wonder if this is the call'

'Every time the phone rings I wonder if this is the call'

Exclusive: Sarah Wellgreen's mother has spoken out about her tragic loss on the second anniversary of her daughter's disappearance.

Fundraiser launched for counselling as children's mental health plummets

Fundraiser launched for counselling as children's mental health plummets

A youth organisation is looking to raise funds for young people who have had their mental health affected by the ongoing pandemic.

Homes to be built 'overlooking schools' despite crime fears

Homes to be built 'overlooking schools' despite crime fears

New homes and a block of flats will be built next to two schools - despite concerns over crime, anti-social behaviour and an “overbearing” design.

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Police search called off two years after murder

Police search called off two years after murder

Two years after the murder of Sarah Wellgreen police have called off their active efforts to find her, but volunteers have vowed to keep searching.

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'To go through it during lockdown is even more lonely'

'To go through it during lockdown is even more lonely'

As Baby Loss Awareness Week begins, these brave mums are urging others to share their experiences to help combat the crushing loneliness.

10 Brexit lorry parks confirmed - including two in one Kent town

10 Brexit lorry parks confirmed - including two in one Kent town

The government has revealed it will use TWO lorry parks in one Kent town when the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of the year.

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Would you go to work in this pub?

Would you go to work in this pub?

Feeling bitter about having to work from home because of the coronavirus pandemic? This pub has come up with an idea to lighten your spirits...

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A coo for homes protestors?

A coo for homes protestors?

Villagers fighting plans to build a 2,000-home garden village have found an unlikely ally - the turtle dove.

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Man charged with murder after pensioner assaulted

Man charged with murder after pensioner assaulted

A man has been charged with murder after a 77-year-old died in hospital following an assault on the steps of a hotel.

Couple accused of 'people smuggling' in campervan

Couple accused of 'people smuggling' in campervan

A couple with a combined age of 139 have been charged after eight Albanians were allegedly found in their motorhome in Coquelles.

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Plans for Covid test centre turned Brexit lorry park revealed

Plans for Covid test centre turned Brexit lorry park revealed

A Brexit lorry park that is set to replace a huge Covid testing centre would hold 256 HGVs for two years, government plans have revealed.

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Restaurant's £75 takeaway Christmas dinners

Restaurant's £75 takeaway Christmas dinners

A restaurant twice voted Kent's best is to offer takeaway festive recipe boxes as it closes on Christmas Day for the first time.

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Man dies after crash with lorry

Man dies after crash with lorry

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after it emerged a man injured in a crash with a lorry has died.

Race to find bone marrow match for sick girl

Race to find bone marrow match for sick girl

A heartbroken mother is pleading with people to join the bone marrow register to help find a donor match for her seriously ill daughter.

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Fears junction upgrades may cut into protected countryside

Fears junction upgrades may cut into protected countryside

Planned changes to major junctions could mean encroaching on an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Dismay as milk for primary school children stolen

Dismay as milk for primary school children stolen

Children as young as two are having to go without milk after a crate containing 150 cartons was stolen from outside a school's gates.

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Shop worker attacked for asking customer to wear mask

Shop worker attacked for asking customer to wear mask

A shop worker was pushed up against a counter, grabbed around the neck and sworn at by a customer after asking him to wear a mask.

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Plans for Kent's most polluted road 'tinker at edge' of problem

Plans for Kent's most polluted road 'tinker at edge' of problem

A council has revealed its latest scheme to reduce pollution at a notorious hotspot, but the reaction has been mixed.

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Pictures of cinema in the early 2000s

Pictures of cinema in the early 2000s

We take look at a Kent branch of Cineworld in happier times at the turn of the millennium.

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Kent Police issue first face mask fine

Kent Police issue first face mask fine

A woman has been fined £100 after she became verbally abusive to an officer who told her to put her mask on.

'My grandparents saw bomber come down'

'My grandparents saw bomber come down'

Help is needed to pin down the details of five wartime plane crashes before memory fades.

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Events that will save the festive season

Events that will save the festive season

While many Christmas markets and pantomimes have been cancelled, there are still plenty of ways to get festive in Kent this year.

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'I am incredibly grateful that he is alive'

'I am incredibly grateful that he is alive'

A mother whose son suffered life-changing injuries in a swimming pool accident tells of the battles that lie ahead.

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New cinema still set to open despite 'difficult industry'

New cinema still set to open despite 'difficult industry'

The delay of James Bond has forced Cineworld bosses to shut up shop, but plans for another chain to open are still going ahead.

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Plans emerge for 'eco' mansion with views over the Channel

Plans emerge for 'eco' mansion with views over the Channel

A planning application for a modern 'eco' mansion set in the hills have been submitted to the council.

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'They're refusing to hand over my degree over £17'

'They're refusing to hand over my degree over £17'

A former law student has been left in limbo after a university withheld his degree over a £17 bill for damage which he says wasn't his fault.

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