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Action group set up to fight homes plan

Action group set up to fight homes plan

Residents in a village are determined to fight plans for 1,000 homes in their area.

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Making mountains out of sand

Making mountains out of sand

An art project will see hundreds of sand mountains created on a Kent beach this weekend.

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Kent MPs join Brexit rebellion

Kent MPs join Brexit rebellion

Some of the county's MPs backed a motion which means parliament will try to come up with alternative proposals for leaving the EU.

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Dover TAP in force

Dover TAP in force

A temporary traffic control system is in use to prevent town congestion.

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Anger over bid to swap rank for disabled bays

Anger over bid to swap rank for disabled bays

Cab drivers have blasted plans to turn a high street’s only taxi rank into a disabled parking bay during the daytime.

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Cupboards bare at town's Food Bank

Cupboards bare at town's Food Bank

A spike in demand has left the cupboards bare at a busy foodbank.

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Damning care home inspection branded ‘bureaucratic claptrap’

Damning care home inspection branded ‘bureaucratic claptrap’

A luxury care home has been put in special measures for a string of failings uncovered by inspectors.

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HGV clampdown could continue

HGV clampdown could continue

A HGV clamping trial has been hailed a success - and is set to be continued permanently.

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Couple celebrate anniversary in style thanks to kmfm

Couple celebrate anniversary in style thanks to kmfm

A woman can't believe her luck after winning a seven night stay in Tenerife.

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Fears Brexit will mean more child asylum seekers

Fears Brexit will mean more child asylum seekers

Health chiefs have expressed concerns that Brexit could lead to an increase in the number of vulnerable asylum seeker children reaching Kent.

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Two-car crash shut road

Two-car crash shut road

Paramedics treated a man at the scene of a crash which shut a busy A-road.

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Police give telling off after 'altercation'

Police give telling off after 'altercation'

Police had to be called out to speak to two men involved in an altercation.

New £1m pub set to open in place of Indian restaurant

New £1m pub set to open in place of Indian restaurant

An Indian restaurant will be returned to a pub in a £1m transformation - more than a decade after the last pint was pulled.

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Betting syndicate's downfall could affect thousands

Betting syndicate's downfall could affect thousands

A horse racing syndicate, run by a former police officer, remains the subject of a fraud probe.

Police swoop on stolen birds

Police swoop on stolen birds

A man has admitted handling stolen showbirds worth thousands of pounds.

Homeless man given accommodation

Homeless man given accommodation

A homeless man who made headlines after he was rescued during a cold snap by a stranger has been placed into accommodation, a council has confirmed.

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'Shocking' behaviour by coach driver

'Shocking' behaviour by coach driver

A driver with 52 passengers used a mobile phone at the wheel.

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Man charged with attempted murder

Man charged with attempted murder

An attempted murder charge has been made after a man suffered head injuries in a serious assault.

Burglar breaks into play centre

Burglar breaks into play centre

A burglar forced his way into a children's play centre last night.

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MP on board with campaign to update town’s historic station

MP on board with campaign to update town’s historic station

Rail bosses are being urged to make sure a town's "dilapidated" railway station is restored so it is fit to welcome people after years of neglect.

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Exclusive: Video shows shopkeeper battle gunman in armed raid

Exclusive: Video shows shopkeeper battle gunman in armed raid

A dramatic video has emerged showing a brave shop worker hurling crates of energy drink at a gunman who stormed in demanding cash.

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Tapir becomes world record holder

Tapir becomes world record holder

A 41-year-old tapir at a wildlife park has been written into the history books as a world-record holder.

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Street attack victim determined to talk again

Street attack victim determined to talk again

An assault victim left with life-changing injuries after a fight near a nightclub wants to talk again after being hospitalised for more than a year.

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Man with gun in attempted robbery

Man with gun in attempted robbery

A shop has been targeted by a man said to be armed with a gun.

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Judge blasts online knife pictures

Judge blasts online knife pictures

A judge has blasted the culture of posting photos of knives on social media as he sentenced a teen to a year in a young offenders' institute.

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Landlord to sell rest of property empire for £90m

Landlord to sell rest of property empire for £90m

A controversial landlord is aiming to sell off the last of his property empire to a housing association in a deal thought to be worth £90 million.

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Uni to 'raise concerns' over event banning gay partners

Uni to 'raise concerns' over event banning gay partners

A university will be pressing the Archbishop of Canterbury over a religious conference which excludes same-sex couples.

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Work to transform dingy underpass underway

Work to transform dingy underpass underway

A regeneration project will see a dingy underpass transformed into a art trail to improve the safety and attractiveness of the site.

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Rebuild plans revealed for fire-ravaged Morrisons store

Rebuild plans revealed for fire-ravaged Morrisons store

Exciting plans to rebuild and improve a supermarket - which was destroyed by a blaze last year - have been unveiled.

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