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Plans submitted for new Marks and Spencer superstore

Plans submitted for new Marks and Spencer superstore

The opening of a Marks and Spencer superstore at a retail park has taken a step closer after plans were submitted.

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Cleaners expose hidden art of TV great

Cleaners expose hidden art of TV great

A forgotten piece of artwork by Clangers and Bagpuss creator Oliver Postgate has been rediscovered after being hidden from view for 25 years.

Car overturns in A2 crash

Car overturns in A2 crash

A car has overturned in a crash on the A2, leading to long tailbacks.

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Bid to end 'period poverty'

Bid to end 'period poverty'

Some schoolgirls could soon benefit from free tampons and sanitary towels as a bid is launched to end "period poverty".

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Domino's wants to open new store in Kent

Domino's wants to open new store in Kent

A pizza chain has asked the council for permission to fill an old bank.

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Budget hotel chain plans 12 more hotels across county

Budget hotel chain plans 12 more hotels across county

Travelodge chain is hoping to take business from rival Premier Inn with a dozen new Kent hotels

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Child hit by car

Child hit by car

Police and ambulance crews were called after a child was knocked down by a car.

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Eight in every 10 calls to Kent 999 phone line 'not emergencies'

Eight in every 10 calls to Kent 999 phone line 'not emergencies'

Just two out of every 10 "urgent" calls to Kent police were a 999 emergency, it's been revealed.

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Council gags 28 staff members

Council gags 28 staff members

Almost 30 district council workers in a Kent district have been gagged in five years, Kentonline has learned.

Driver released after fatal crash

Driver released after fatal crash

A lorry driver has been released while enquiries continue following a crash where a pedestrian was killed.

Terror attacks behind cathedral visitor slump

Terror attacks behind cathedral visitor slump

A drastic fall in visitor numbers to Canterbury Cathedral has been blamed on uncertainty following recent terror attacks.

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Man taken to hospital with crash injuries

Man taken to hospital with crash injuries

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a pedestrian.

Woman freed from crash

Woman freed from crash

Paramedics are said to have treated a woman who was freed from a two-vehicle crash by removing the roof of a vehicle.

Man jailed after trying to set fire to car with baby inside

Man jailed after trying to set fire to car with baby inside

An "extremely dangerous" man is behind bars after trying to set fire to a car with a baby and two women inside.

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Reliving the Roaring Twenties

Reliving the Roaring Twenties

Taste the high life at a hotel courtyard which has been refurbished back to its 1920s glory when it hosted high society parties.

Cancer bride's wedding wish

Cancer bride's wedding wish

A community is rallying around a young woman with an incurable brain tumour who wants to marry her childhood sweetheart.

Plastic drinking straws to vanish from shelves

Plastic drinking straws to vanish from shelves

A supermarket chain has announced new measures to be brought in to crack down on the amount of packaging in its 13 Kent stores.

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New builds destroyed by blaze

New builds destroyed by blaze

A fire has ripped through three newly built homes leaving families homeless.

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Farmers forced to take drastic action

Farmers forced to take drastic action

Unseasonal weather has been affecting farmers in Kent at a time when they have already faced "huge difficulties".

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Shortage of pre-school places in Kent

Shortage of pre-school places in Kent

Children are struggling to get pre-school places after the government offered to fund 30 hours per child.

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Person falls from bridge

Person falls from bridge

A road has been closed in both directions while police and paramedics deal with a major incident.

CCTV image released following robbery

CCTV image released following robbery

Police have renewed an appeal for information after a shop worker was allegedly assaulted during a raid.

Top job at 'troubled' school up for grabs

Top job at 'troubled' school up for grabs

A Kent school is looking for its sixth head after its last one quit at Easter and is offering a salary of around £100,000.

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A2 closed in both directions after lorry crash

A2 closed in both directions after lorry crash

Part of the A2 has been closed in both directions after an accident involving a lorry and two cars.

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Two arrested after train station closed

Two arrested after train station closed

Rail services had to be suspended after a man and woman allegedly refused to come down from a bridge over the tracks.

Three arrested and charged in connection with robbery

Three arrested and charged in connection with robbery

Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery.

Drug dealer discovered after rushed to hospital

Drug dealer discovered after rushed to hospital

A dealer who was admitted unconscious to hospital has been jailed after police found drug in his pocket as they tried to identify him.

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Masked men rob victim under a viaduct

Masked men rob victim under a viaduct

A man has been reportedly assaulted by two masked men who robbed him for cash.

Man dies after being hit by lorry

Man dies after being hit by lorry

A man has been arrested after a pedestrian in his 40s died when he was hit by a lorry.

Council investments in spotlight after £15m losses

Council investments in spotlight after £15m losses

County councillors have called for a report on the authority's investment in companies after it was revealed they have made large losses.

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