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Kent Conservative MP unveils plans to hike National Insurance for the over-50s

Kent Conservative MP unveils plans to hike National Insurance for the over-50s

MP plans to hike National Insurance payments by 1% for over-50s to plug a £2.5 billion hole in social care budget with a Universal Care Entitlement.

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Mill reaches important milestone

Mill reaches important milestone

A windmill has reached its 150th anniversary and volunteers are celebrating.

Pass the Dutchie at music festival

Pass the Dutchie at music festival

Eighties stars Musical Youth will perform at a county music festival more than 30 years after their worldwide hit.

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Potholes cause £700-worth of damage

Potholes cause £700-worth of damage

A BMW driver is fighting Highways England for compensation after his wheels were repeatedly damaged driving on the A2.

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'This is devastating for dad'

'This is devastating for dad'

An elderly man faces becoming housebound or moving to a care home after he was refused permission to install new steps to his front door.

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Alison Colwell, Principal at Ebbsfleet Academy, to quit

Alison Colwell, Principal at Ebbsfleet Academy, to quit

A strict school principal is to leave, claiming dysfunctional parents are 'dooming their children to failure'.

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Protest march over 10,000-home scheme

Protest march over 10,000-home scheme

Protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against a controversial garden town plan.

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Green light for town's first 24-hour gym

Green light for town's first 24-hour gym

Eye-catching plans for an American firm to open a 24-hour fitness centre have been approved.

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Mum launches clothes range for autistic son

Mum launches clothes range for autistic son

A mother tired of the disapproving comments her five-year-old with autism receives has designed a clothing range to alert people to his behaviour.

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Brexit could cost Conservatives during local elections on Thursday

Brexit could cost Conservatives during local elections on Thursday

A Kent MP has acknowledged that the Conservatives are likely to lose ground in this week's council elections.

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'They've ripped the heart out of the high street'

'They've ripped the heart out of the high street'

Shoppers have reacted today as an M&S store closes after 82 years.

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Man hurt in violent house raid

Man hurt in violent house raid

A man was attacked in his own home by two violent intruders who burst into the property in the early hours.

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Car hits house and telegraph pole

Car hits house and telegraph pole

A road has been left partially blocked in both directions after a car hit a telegraph pole and a house.

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Protesters fake being dead outside shops

Protesters fake being dead outside shops

Environmental campaigners held a "die-in" outside shops this afternoon.

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Carpet blocks road

Carpet blocks road

Traffic was left queuing after a roll of carpet found its way onto a carriageway today.

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Home form was worst in years

Home form was worst in years

Steve Lovell's departure as Gillingham manager comes on the back of their worst home record since the club's Championship days.

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Mum 'intimidated' by political campaigners at school gates

Mum 'intimidated' by political campaigners at school gates

A mum-of-two has spoken out after political campaigners outside her daughter's school left her feeling "intimidated".

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Car ploughs into Domino's Pizza

Car ploughs into Domino's Pizza

A car has ploughed into a Domino's Pizza branch in front of horrified customers. See our exclusive pictures.

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Museum interested in jewellery found in field

Museum interested in jewellery found in field

The jewellery piece was found during a metal detecting session in a field in Elham, and has since been verified as being made in the 7th century.

Alex's four-hour midnight clean-up after travellers

Alex's four-hour midnight clean-up after travellers

Travellers have been causing problems pitching up at numerous parks but one young man was determined not to let them ruin things for others.

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Last day open for M&S store

Last day open for M&S store

A Kent high street will bid farewell to an iconic British brand after 82 years today.

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Man robbed of his mobile phone

Man robbed of his mobile phone

Thugs creep up on a man and assault him and then rob him of his mobile phone.

Thugs with slingshots kill ducks

Thugs with slingshots kill ducks

Thugs have killed several ducks with a slingshot on a section of river near a park.

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Winner has £1,000 delivered to her door tonight

Winner has £1,000 delivered to her door tonight

The winner of kmfm's '£1k Question' competition will spend her cash on a holiday and her home.

Multi-vehicle pile up causing delays

Multi-vehicle pile up causing delays

Several cars have crashed on the A2 near Gravesend and the incident is causing delays for motorists.

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Gills sack Lovell

Gills sack Lovell

Gillingham Football Club has announced it has sacked its manager this afternoon.

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Cinema earmarked for Debenhams site

Cinema earmarked for Debenhams site

Major makeover plans have been revealed for a Kent town, including a cinema earmarked for its doomed Debenhams store.

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'Please stop threatening me'

'Please stop threatening me'

The trial of a man accused of murder took a dramatic turn after a woman phoned the police after reading a KentOnline report on the alleged killing.

New leisure and housing complex to have 100% affordable homes

New leisure and housing complex to have 100% affordable homes

More details have emerged behind a much-anticipated leisure and housing complex which has long been shrouded in secrecy.

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Council take over shopping centre

Council take over shopping centre

A town centre shopping centre has been acquired by a council as part of a multi-million pound deal.

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