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'Bitter-sweet' moment after road campaign success

'Bitter-sweet' moment after road campaign success

A carer’s two-year mission to make a road safe after an elderly lady was killed, has finally been realised.

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Fraudsters' bid to get cut-price deal

Fraudsters' bid to get cut-price deal

A 40-year-old driver who fell victim to a cunning car scam is warning other motorists to beware.

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From Queen to the ‘mix cave’

From Queen to the ‘mix cave’

A recording studio with a difference has established itself as a focal point for the music scene in part of Kent.

Clifftops taped off by police

Clifftops taped off by police

Police and coastguard crews are on clifftops this evening following reports of a distressed woman.

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Police chief bashes Piers with papoose picture

Police chief bashes Piers with papoose picture

Kent's police and crime commissioner has weighed into the debate over the masculinity of wearing baby-carrying straps.

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Drone used in search for missing 10-year-old

Drone used in search for missing 10-year-old

Police used a drone in the search for a missing 10-year-old before he was found this evening.

Push for more fast trains from Kent to London

Push for more fast trains from Kent to London

A town council is to join forces with Kent MPs and the county council to push for more fast trains to the capital.

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Man's skull fractured in street attack

Man's skull fractured in street attack

Police hope mobile phone footage exists of an attack which has left a man with fractures to his skull and cheek.

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Air ambulance lands at community centre

Air ambulance lands at community centre

Air ambulance medics were called to an incident this morning.

Fury over faulty CCTV

Fury over faulty CCTV

Councillors say the situation regarding CCTV in need of replacement is 'out of control'

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Armed police arrest man and seize weapon

Armed police arrest man and seize weapon

Pictures show the moment armed police descended on a town after a man was seen with a weapon.

Car stopped with EIGHT people in it

Car stopped with EIGHT people in it

Police officers who pulled over a car with eight people in it also discovered a knife, drugs and a bat.

'We should decide if there's fracking in Kent'

'We should decide if there's fracking in Kent'

County councillors have challenged a government move to streamline applications for fracking sites, arguing local authorities know best.

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Man hurt in crash near hospital

Man hurt in crash near hospital

The driver of a car suffered injuries after hitting a lamppost this morning.

Erect statue of playwright....outside McDonald's

Erect statue of playwright....outside McDonald's

A larger-than-life statue of a 16th century playwright could be erected in a busy high street.

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Beacons shine light on trench defences

Beacons shine light on trench defences

Take a look at how Kent planned to defend itself if the Germans invaded during the First World War.

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Co-op to end 23-year wait for local shop

Co-op to end 23-year wait for local shop

The wait is almost over for residents who have been waiting 23 years for a shop to be built on their estate after plans for a Co-op were confirmed.

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Hundreds of thousands join Brexit march

Hundreds of thousands join Brexit march

Organisers of today's People's March claim 700,000 people turned out, while Scotland Yard said it could not estimate the size of the crowds.

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Special mum braved diabetes 'torture'

Special mum braved diabetes 'torture'

Tributes have been paid to a mum who was “special in every way” after she lost her battle against diabetes.

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MP in spotlight over Saudi role

MP in spotlight over Saudi role

Rehman Chishti is facing calls to pay back more than £40,000 he received as an advisor to an organisation based in Saudi Arabia.

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The proof was in the pudding

The proof was in the pudding

A lorry driver was left feeling like a silly sausage after he was caught smuggling millions of cigarettes in a delivery van packed with black pudding.

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Another way to get your local news

Another way to get your local news

KentOnline readers can now keep up to date with the county's latest news as part of a free entertainment service being launched on trains.

Costume ban makes uni 'a laughing stock' claim students

Costume ban makes uni 'a laughing stock' claim students

A proposed ban on students wearing cowboy and vicar outfits for fancy dress will turn the University of Kent into “a laughing stock”, it is feared.

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Town centre road to finally reopen

Town centre road to finally reopen

Part of the new A2 which has been shut for several months will reopen on Monday.

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Conflicting speed signs confuse motorists

Conflicting speed signs confuse motorists

Drivers are being left puzzled by conflicting speed limit signs on a busy stretch of road.

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Man risked 'enormous destruction' at petrol station

Man risked 'enormous destruction' at petrol station

A man who repeatedly tried to set fire to a petrol station while high on drugs and alcohol has been locked up indefinitely.

Pictures emerge of Diana

Pictures emerge of Diana

Charming snaps have emerged of Princess Diana being greeted by adoring fans on one of her visits to Kent.

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Sinkhole road finally set to reopen

Sinkhole road finally set to reopen

A main road which has been closed for five months after a giant sinkhole emerged will finally reopen this weekend after £1m of works.

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Winter is coming... again

Winter is coming... again

Game of Thrones stars will descend on Kent once again as next year as Thronefest returns for a second outing.

Man sprayed with molten metal

Man sprayed with molten metal

A man is in a stable condition after paramedics, police and the air ambulance were called to a factory following an industrial accident.

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