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Two drug dealer arrests just hours apart

Two drug dealer arrests just hours apart

Heroin and cannabis were among the drugs seized by police in two arrests.

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MP disappointed by surgery closure

MP disappointed by surgery closure

A surgery which has served villagers for more than three decades is finally set to close, despite two years of campaigning to keep it open.

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Man hit by car taken to hospital

Man hit by car taken to hospital

A man is receiving medical attention at a hospital after he was hit by a car.

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Work starts on expanding major Kent shopping centre

Work starts on expanding major Kent shopping centre

Fifty new shops are being added to the Ashford Designer Outlet in a £90m scheme to almost double its size.

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Armed police search home for gun

Armed police search home for gun

Firearms officers and sniffer dogs descended on a home in a three-hour search for a suspected handgun.

Boy hit by bus to be flown to hospital

Boy hit by bus to be flown to hospital

An air ambulance has landed in a Kent town after a boy was reportedly hit by a bus.

Council leader pays tribute to MP's work as councillor after she leaves her post

Council leader pays tribute to MP's work as councillor after she leaves her post

Leader of Medway Council praised MP’s contribution as a councilor after resigning following her appointment as government whip.

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Hunt for missing elderly woman on hold

Hunt for missing elderly woman on hold

Search teams have spent hundreds of hours around Kent looking for Gloria Stringer but admit they are running out of information.

Kent MPs reject Farage call for second Brexit vote

Kent MPs reject Farage call for second Brexit vote

A plea by the former UKIP leader for another referendum on the whether the UK should quit the EU has been condemned by the county's MPs

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Could Kent port get new pier and harbour?

Could Kent port get new pier and harbour?

Ferry pioneer has launched push for new multi-million pound pier and harbour to regenerate area and boost tourism.

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Dropped cigarette costs man £630

Dropped cigarette costs man £630

A man taken to court for refusing to pay a fine for dropping litter says the ordeal has driven him to become a smoker.

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New leadership for problem school

New leadership for problem school

Management of a school where only 20% of pupils met the expected standard at the end of Key 2 has been transferred to another body.

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The worst place in Kent for fly-tipping is revealed

The worst place in Kent for fly-tipping is revealed

Local authorities in Kent spent more than £1 million cleaning up illegally dumped rubbish across the county last year.

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Women 'preyed' on vulnerable man

Women 'preyed' on vulnerable man

Two women have been jailed after being found guilty of stealing from a pensioner.

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Don't exercise 'too hard'

Don't exercise 'too hard'

Experts have warned of the dangers of overtraining at the gym.

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Kent reacts to Trump's cancelled visit

Kent reacts to Trump's cancelled visit

The US President has revealed he will not be visiting London to open his country's new embassy.

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Four arrested over attempted burglary

Four arrested over attempted burglary

Four teenagers have been detained on suspicion of trying to break into a house.

House goes up in flames

House goes up in flames

Three fire engines were called to the scene of a fire in a residential street.

Emergency services called to chimney fire

Emergency services called to chimney fire

Paramedics and fire crews attended a blaze in the chimney of a house.

MP resigns as local councillor

MP resigns as local councillor

Kent MP Kelly Tolhurst has stepped down from her role as a local councillor after being appointed as a government whip.

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Man spotted on carriageway

Man spotted on carriageway

The emergency services have been called after concerns for a man on a carriageway.

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Girl, 12, grabbed in abduction bid

Girl, 12, grabbed in abduction bid

A 12-year-old girl managed to push a strange man away and run to safety after he tried to take her by the arm in an abduction attempt.

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Body found in search for missing man

Body found in search for missing man

A body has been found during the search for a man who was reported missing.

Charge after man stabbed and woman punched in raid

Charge after man stabbed and woman punched in raid

Police have charged a man after a woman was punched in the face and a man stabbed in the shoulder twice during a burglary in a flat.

No evidence offered over road death

No evidence offered over road death

A pensioner accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist on a notorious road has walked free from court after the prosecution offered no evidence.

Persistent pervert jailed for breaching order

Persistent pervert jailed for breaching order

A serial sex offender has been jailed after entering a private garden without permission.

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Bailiffs sent to Dart Charge debtors 200,000 times

Bailiffs sent to Dart Charge debtors 200,000 times

Motorists who forgot to pay their Dart Charge were visited by bailiffs more than 200,000 times last year.

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Man pummelled in face after row

Man pummelled in face after row

Police are hunting a group of men who repeatedly punched a man in the face following an argument.

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Teen admits causing crash deaths

Teen admits causing crash deaths

A 19-year-old man faces jail after admitting being responsible for a crash which killed two men and left four people seriously injured.

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Charmer who plundered family's life savings jailed

Charmer who plundered family's life savings jailed

A heartless charmer tricked a kindly family into caring for him by pretending to have cancer - before plundering their life savings.

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