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Candidates learn fate as election counts continue

Candidates learn fate as election counts continue

The results in the county’s two local elections are rolling in.

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Anger over bid to bring extra 100,000 tonnes through controversial recycling plant

Anger over bid to bring extra 100,000 tonnes through controversial recycling plant

The operator of a huge recycling plant built without planning permission wants to increase the amount of waste it will process by 100,000 tonnes.

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Biker's fury as potholes cause £500 damage

Biker's fury as potholes cause £500 damage

A motorcyclist who struck a pothole fears one scattered on the county’s roads could one day throw him from his bike and seriously hurt or kill him.

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‘Care home plans will overload all the GP surgeries in our district’

‘Care home plans will overload all the GP surgeries in our district’

Patient groups are concerned their doctors’ surgeries will not be able to cope with extra demand from new care facilities in the pipeline.

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Exposed: The sick world of TikTok animal abusers

Exposed: The sick world of TikTok animal abusers

Blood-soaked squirrels, rabbits, and pigeons – KentOnline reveals the harrowing actions of those filming themselves killing wildlife with catapults.

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Penthouse and flats plans for one of Kent’s ugliest buildings

Penthouse and flats plans for one of Kent’s ugliest buildings

One of the county’s ugliest buildings could be turned into flats - with a plush rooftop penthouse boasting panoramic views.

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Star-studded former cabaret club on market for £750k

Star-studded former cabaret club on market for £750k

A former hen-do venue which hosted celeb comics including Jim Davidson and Michael Barrymore has been listed on Rightmove.

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The five-star Kent coffee shop where laptops are banned

The five-star Kent coffee shop where laptops are banned

When customers began telling a cafe boss to keep noise down because staff were interrupting Zoom calls his solution was simple – to ban laptops.

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‘They need to stop building homes in Kent for Londoners’

‘They need to stop building homes in Kent for Londoners’

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast guest hits out at vast swathes of the county being built on for people who don’t even live here.

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‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’

‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’

Secret Drinker’s quiet pint gets rudely interrupted in a tucked away town centre pub

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Staff and parents shocked as building’s new owners boot out nursery

Staff and parents shocked as building’s new owners boot out nursery

A nursery – which has been located in community centre for nearly 30 years – has been told to leave by the hall’s new owners.

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Police name three charged after £1m cannabis farm raided

Police name three charged after £1m cannabis farm raided

Three men have been charged after police raided a cannabis farm on an industrial estate estimated to be worth more than £1 million.

‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

A council has negotiated the price for a new fleet of bin lorries down by several million pounds after seeing a quarter break down on a single day.

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Drug dealer caught with large knife and 200 packets ‘down his trousers’

Drug dealer caught with large knife and 200 packets ‘down his trousers’

A county lines dealer has been handed a jail sentence after being caught getting into a cab with a sheathed knife and class A drugs.

Lifeboat rescues five people after boat ‘struck by lightning’

Lifeboat rescues five people after boat ‘struck by lightning’

Five people had to be saved from a yacht “drifting” in the Thames after a lightning bolt hit the ship and wiped out all communications and power.

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Man arrested after counter-terrorism police storm cul-de-sac

Man arrested after counter-terrorism police storm cul-de-sac

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence after a heavy police presence was spotted in a cul-de-sac.

‘Better than Spoons’ restaurant chain confirms Kent opening date

‘Better than Spoons’ restaurant chain confirms Kent opening date

A restaurant chain branded ‘better than Wetherspoons’ has confirmed an official opening date for a new town centre branch.

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'Nightmare' for neighbours as relentless alarm sounds day and night

'Nightmare' for neighbours as relentless alarm sounds day and night

Neighbours of a derelict office block say the sound of a loud alarm relentlessly going off has been making their lives a misery.

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‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade

‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade

A multi-million-pound cardio respiratory ward providing more than 30 new beds has opened to the public.

Children sought for Kent Young Hero award

Children sought for Kent Young Hero award

Youngsters who have shown exceptional bravery are wanted for a new Children’s Award and here’s how to nominate a young hero you know.

‘Outlandish theories’ surrounding future of major town scheme shut down

‘Outlandish theories’ surrounding future of major town scheme shut down

Developers behind a massive regeneration project have squashed social media rumours surrounding the progress of the multi-million pound scheme.

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E-fit released after woman fended off would-be robber

E-fit released after woman fended off would-be robber

Detectives are hunting a man after a woman was attacked in an attempted robbery.

‘My wife died aged 64 after working in hospitals exposed to silent killer’

‘My wife died aged 64 after working in hospitals exposed to silent killer’

A widower of a nurse who died just months after contracting asbestos-related cancer is appealing for information about hospitals she once worked for.

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Bleeding dog rescued from sea after 18-hour search

Bleeding dog rescued from sea after 18-hour search

A bleeding dog was rescued from the sea after a widespread search lasting almost a day.

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Poll says Tories face general election ‘sea change’ in Kent

Poll says Tories face general election ‘sea change’ in Kent

Kent Conservative MPs to lose 13 of 18 seats as county votes in local elections, says new polling.

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‘Race against time’ to rescue five lions and bring them to Kent

‘Race against time’ to rescue five lions and bring them to Kent

A rescue operation is in motion to bring five lions to the UK and rehome them in the county to give them a better life.

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35 stone woman: 'I'd rather die than go on living like this'

35 stone woman: 'I'd rather die than go on living like this'

A chronically disabled woman has said she would rather die than continue to live in the cramped kitchen she calls her “prison”.

‘Bus cuts are an absolute joke - how will people get to work or see GP?’

‘Bus cuts are an absolute joke - how will people get to work or see GP?’

Stagecoach’s controversial decision to slash the number of buses serving vital routes has been branded “an absolute joke”.

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Former medical centre to be turned into housing estate and care home

Former medical centre to be turned into housing estate and care home

Divisive plans to build a 66-bed care home and 86 houses on a former medical site have been approved by council bosses.

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Inside Kent’s latest B&M store

Inside Kent’s latest B&M store

We take an exclusive first look inside a bargain retailer’s new shop ahead of its opening today.

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