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Driver charged after serious A2 crash

Driver charged after serious A2 crash

A driver accused of fleeing the scene of a serious crash has been charged following a police investigation.

Fire at industrial estate after ‘explosions’

Fire at industrial estate after ‘explosions’

Three engines and fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at an industrial premises.

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Fire service to end Channel Tunnel contract

Fire service to end Channel Tunnel contract

Cost-saving measures are forcing Kent’s fire service to cease its contract to provide firefighting cover at the Channel Tunnel.

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Warning issued as Kent braces for 70mph winds and heavy rain

Warning issued as Kent braces for 70mph winds and heavy rain

A weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the whole of Kent with gusts of up to 70mph predicted.

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Alcohol taken from children in crackdown on teen yobs

Alcohol taken from children in crackdown on teen yobs

Two children were arrested and alcohol was seized from others as police clamped down on anti-social behaviour.

Costa Coffee to open inside Sainsbury’s store

Costa Coffee to open inside Sainsbury’s store

A major coffee chain has unveiled plans to open new stores inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets, including a branch in Kent.

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Port’s call to help with long-term strategy

Port’s call to help with long-term strategy

The Port of Dover has opened a six-week public engagement exercise to help formulate a route to future prosperity.

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Attraction-filled farm sold in multimillion-pound deal

Attraction-filled farm sold in multimillion-pound deal

A huge area of Kent farmland hosting family attractions, a popular business park and the world’s largest collection of fruit trees has been sold.

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Care home and supermarket site sold for £2.88m

Care home and supermarket site sold for £2.88m

The site of a proposed care home and the lease of the site of a new supermarket has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal.

Warning over dangers of livestock farming

Warning over dangers of livestock farming

A campaign has relaunched this week urging farm workers to reduce the risk their profession can bring.

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‘If airport fails to take off, will we be left asking “what if?”’

‘If airport fails to take off, will we be left asking “what if?”’

The future of Manston Airport remains in limbo, but will it eventually emerge as a commercial powerhouse or sprawling housing estate?

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20mph signs sabotaged amid residents’ rage over new road scheme

20mph signs sabotaged amid residents’ rage over new road scheme

Vandals have targeted numerous newly-erected 20mph signs with spray paint in a spate of criminal damage across a seaside town.

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‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

‘Bungalow was our retirement dream - but now new-builds are towering over us'

A retired couple say their dream home has been “ruined” by the construction of new-builds towering over their back garden.

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‘Kind and genuine’ factory worker named after fatal crash

‘Kind and genuine’ factory worker named after fatal crash

Tributes have been paid to a man who died after being hit by a BMW just weeks before his 35th birthday.

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Plastic covers for 5, 000 trees left in woodlands

Plastic covers for 5, 000 trees left in woodlands

A group of volunteers is working to clean up thousands of plastic tree covers from a park after the council told them it wouldn’t do it.

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Tesco car park chaos after trolley bays scrapped

Tesco car park chaos after trolley bays scrapped

Baffled shoppers say they have nowhere to leave their trolleys after every bay was removed from a Tesco car park.

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‘Turn old school into 50 homes – just please give us a GP surgery’

‘Turn old school into 50 homes – just please give us a GP surgery’

Residents say they are not against plans drawn up to build homes and flats on a former school site – but they want the medical centre promised.

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‘We all have superstitions, but it’s cause for concern when rituals start ruling your life’

‘We all have superstitions, but it’s cause for concern when rituals start ruling your life’

From knocking on wood to throwing salt over your shoulder, Secret Thinker considers the quirks most of us have – and when they can become a worry.

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Why YouTube ‘auditors’ targeting Kent firms are going viral

Why YouTube ‘auditors’ targeting Kent firms are going viral

So-called ‘auditors’ are a big hit on YouTube – frequently antagonising security guards and police – and we spoke to one to find out why they do it.

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Officers concerned for safety of missing man

Officers concerned for safety of missing man

Officers are growing ‘increasingly concerned’ for a man who was last seen more than a week ago and are appealing for help from the public.

Person found dead in town car park

Person found dead in town car park

A large emergency services response has been reported in a busy town centre following the discovery.

Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

Woman attacked in street suffers ear injury

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a woman’s ear was injured in an attack

Firms to be prosecuted after nuclear power station worker injured

Firms to be prosecuted after nuclear power station worker injured

A nuclear power station worker was seriously injured and now two firms are set to be prosecuted over a health and safety breach.

The Body Shop to shut half its stores – as Kent branch closes for good today

The Body Shop to shut half its stores – as Kent branch closes for good today

A Kent branch of The Body Shop is among seven of the brand’s stores shutting today.

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Council slaps £1.5m price tag on school site after slashing social housing plans

Council slaps £1.5m price tag on school site after slashing social housing plans

An abandoned school site has gone on the market after a council slashed their affordable housing plan to help attract buyers

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Protests at ‘tragedy’ of uni course cuts and job losses

Protests at ‘tragedy’ of uni course cuts and job losses

Students and staff are demonstrating against proposals to slash courses leading to the loss of dozens of jobs across its two campuses.

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Two arrests after serious A2 crash

Two arrests after serious A2 crash

Two suspects have been arrested after a three-car crash on the A2 which left one passenger in a serious condition in hospital.

Hated seafront hoardings to be removed next month

Hated seafront hoardings to be removed next month

Work to remove a stretch of hated seafront hoardings surrounding a now-scrapped development site will begin next month.

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Stinger deployed as mum fled police after smoking ‘spiked’ joint

Stinger deployed as mum fled police after smoking ‘spiked’ joint

A mum dialled 999 believing she had smoked a spiked cannabis joint only to then lead police on a car chase when she thought the officers were fake.

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New brands confirmed for huge shopping centre

New brands confirmed for huge shopping centre

Two new brands are pitching up at a huge shopping centre which has just broke its record for the best year.

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