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Business newspaper marks 25 years

Business newspaper marks 25 years

Kent Business, the county’s long-standing monthly business supplement, is celebrating a special anniversary.

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Firefighters called to junction box fire behind houses

Firefighters called to junction box fire behind houses

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a junction box on a rail line just feet from a row of houses.

Fundraiser launched for Tony Smith

Fundraiser launched for Tony Smith

A fundraising campaign has been launched to help a young victim of child cruelty and his new family following his harrowing ordeal.

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Yellow weather warning for Kent

Yellow weather warning for Kent

Icy conditions and snow are coming in time for the weekend.

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Minibuses used by disabled torched

Minibuses used by disabled torched

A charity says it is "devastated" after two of its vehicles were stolen and destroyed by arsonists.

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More council tax bills to rise

More council tax bills to rise

Councillors are expected to push through an increase of almost 6% on council tax charges for people in Medway during a meeting today.

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'No apology' after hospital ward death

'No apology' after hospital ward death

Family of a man who died in hospital only found out their grandfather had suffered a fall on the ward eight months after his death.

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Teacher completes world's coldest race

Teacher completes world's coldest race

A Kent woman battled temperatures of -45C as she completed a 100-mile trek through the Arctic wilderness.

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University staff go out on strike

University staff go out on strike

Lecturers and university staff are taking strike action today over pensions.

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Anger after bulldozer spotted at protected site

Anger after bulldozer spotted at protected site

Drone footage shows clearance work being carried out at the controversial Lodge Hill site - a key spot for endangered nightingales.

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Teen charged after 'gunman' seen at shopping centre

Teen charged after 'gunman' seen at shopping centre

Police have charged a teenager following reports of a person brandishing a gun in a shopping centre.

Electric fault in a cooker blamed for starting fire

Electric fault in a cooker blamed for starting fire

Homeowners are being advised of the importance of having a working smoke alarm following a kitchen fire.

Dessert chain gets ready to open new branch

Dessert chain gets ready to open new branch

Recruitment has started for a national ice cream parlour which is hoping to open this spring.

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Man, 28, added to police Most Wanted list

Man, 28, added to police Most Wanted list

Police are asking the public to assist in the hunt for a man in connection with incidents of serious assault and harassment.

Paratroopers to row across the Atlantic

Paratroopers to row across the Atlantic

Two war veterans are raising money for a Kent charity ahead of a world record attempt later this year.

Arrests made after cannabis worth £34k seized

Arrests made after cannabis worth £34k seized

Four people have been arrested after police seized cannabis worth £34,000 in raids on two homes.

Thug who threatened mum with knife jailed

Thug who threatened mum with knife jailed

A thug who threatened his long-suffering mother with a knife and tried to glass a police officer has been jailed for four a half years.

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Learner driver 'killed passenger while trying to avoid animal'

Learner driver 'killed passenger while trying to avoid animal'

An inexperienced driver killed his fiancee's sister when he lost control of his car on a bend and smashed into a telegraph pole, a court heard.

'Beast from the East' set to roar into Kent

'Beast from the East' set to roar into Kent

Kent is set to be one of the coldest places in the country next week - with an icy blast predicted to bring snow and ice.

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Flowers at school gate for tragic head teacher

Flowers at school gate for tragic head teacher

Dozens of floral tributes have been left outside a school as pupils pay their respects to a "superb" head teacher following his sudden death.

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Phone fraudsters posing as police officers

Phone fraudsters posing as police officers

Kent Police have issued a warning to the elderly and vulnerable following a series of reported scam attempts.

Armed police called to shopping centre

Armed police called to shopping centre

A man has been arrested after armed police were called to a shopping centre following reports of a gun being brandished.

Rail passengers facing Easter disruption

Rail passengers facing Easter disruption

Work to replace drainage and track in a west Kent tunnel is set to cause disruption at the end of March.

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Death of teenage boy 'could have been cry for help'

Death of teenage boy 'could have been cry for help'

A coroner has concluded the death of a 14-year-old boy who hanged himself in his bedroom could have been a cry for help.

Main route set for £125m upgrade

Main route set for £125m upgrade

Drivers are being asked for their views on a multi-million pounds upgrade to one of the county's key arterial roads.

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Officers 'spat at and assaulted' on same day

Officers 'spat at and assaulted' on same day

Police officers were reportedly assaulted twice within a matter of hours.

Fire after three-car crash on motorway

Fire after three-car crash on motorway

Police and firefighters were called after a crash involving three cars on the M2.

'I need money to get back to my boy'

'I need money to get back to my boy'

Police are investigating two burglaries where a woman asked for cash to return to her home-alone son.

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Jobless benefit count up by 600

Jobless benefit count up by 600

The number of people on unemployment-related benefits across Kent rocketed last month as festive work ended and more areas adopted universal credit.

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Car fire on M25

Car fire on M25

Two people have been injured after a car fire on the M25.

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