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Kent sees surge in electric cars

Kent sees surge in electric cars

Are there enough charging points in Kent to power the growing number of electric cars... and would you own an eco vehicle?

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Leadership at youth jail praised

Leadership at youth jail praised

Progress has been made at an under-fire Kent jail, despite the loss of several key staff, say inspectors.

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Solar farm plan details branded 'grotesque'

Solar farm plan details branded 'grotesque'

Villagers say they've been told solar panels at the site of what could become Britain's biggest solar farm could be as high as their houses.

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Masked knifeman flees supermarket after robbery bid

Masked knifeman flees supermarket after robbery bid

A knifeman wearing a balaclava threatened supermarket staff with an eight-inch blade and demanded cash from the till before fleeing empty-handed.

Traditional dance proving a hit

Traditional dance proving a hit

Growing numbers of men and women in Kent are taking part in Banghra dancing.

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Kent marks National No Smoking Day

Kent marks National No Smoking Day

As the costs of cigarettes continue to rise the NHS is encouraging people to kick the habit once and for all.

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Faulty pipes set for fix after pumping sewage into sea

Faulty pipes set for fix after pumping sewage into sea

Work has begun to fix misconnected pipes that are pumping waste water from toilets, kitchens and bathrooms into the sea.

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Thieves take 15 sewing machines during break-in

Thieves take 15 sewing machines during break-in

A family have been left “devastated” after thieves broke into a family-run sewing shop in a town centre.

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Fire crews tackle thatched house blaze

Fire crews tackle thatched house blaze

Six fire engines were sent to a blaze which broke out at a two-storey 16th-century thatched house.

Health bosses quizzed over nerve agent threat

Health bosses quizzed over nerve agent threat

The safety of Kent's key areas were put under the spotlight amid fears of a nerve agent attack.

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Meat cleaver attacker jailed

Meat cleaver attacker jailed

A thug has been put behind bars for four attacks, one with a meat cleaver which left his victim with a fractured skull.

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Parsons Green: device 'not meant to explode'

Parsons Green: device 'not meant to explode'

The man on trial for last year's tube attack said he did not intend to kill.

Petition to extend crossing payment window

Petition to extend crossing payment window

A petition to increase the length of time drivers have to pay their Dart Charge has been set up by a disgruntled motorist.

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Facebook bans Britain First page

Facebook bans Britain First page

A Facebook page used by far right leaders has been taken down - just days after they were convicted in Kent of religious harassment.

Driver owes £20k in parking fines

Driver owes £20k in parking fines

A council has vowed to hunt down a motorist who has racked up a staggering £20,000 in parking fines - one of the biggest sums in the country.

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The Beast is back...

The Beast is back...

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow... and it affects the whole of Kent.

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Carnival stalwart steps down after 27 years

Carnival stalwart steps down after 27 years

It is all change at a 125-year-old Kent carnival as chairman resigns after new queen is crowned.

Cold case murder suspect released

Cold case murder suspect released

Detectives investigating a 2007 cold case murder have released an image of the victim, as the suspect is released.

Man's faced 'slashed with a knife' in pub attack

Man's faced 'slashed with a knife' in pub attack

A man's face was slashed in a pub when he asked regulars to finish their drinks.

Flats evacuated as car goes up in flames

Flats evacuated as car goes up in flames

A block of flats had to be evacuated during the early hours of this morning after a blaze in the underground car park.

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Specialist divers search for missing dad

Specialist divers search for missing dad

Police have drafted in specialist divers to search for a father-of-three who disappeared while exploring a shipwreck off the Kent coast.

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Man punched by stranger as he walked with wife

Man punched by stranger as he walked with wife

A man was left seriously hurt after being punched by a man he did not know as he walked with his wife, and hitting his head on the pavement.

Appeal after biker seriously hurt in 'hit-and-run'

Appeal after biker seriously hurt in 'hit-and-run'

Police want witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a head-on crash with a car - whose driver allegedly fled the scene.

Half of HIV patients in Kent diagnosed late

Half of HIV patients in Kent diagnosed late

GPs in Kent are diagnosing HIV in half of cases in Kent late, meaning patients do not discover they have the virus until it is in the latter stages.

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Raise a glass to a feast of fizzing festivals across the county

Raise a glass to a feast of fizzing festivals across the county

A gin festival featuring some 100 different gins kicks off a fizzing season of new food and drink festivals across Kent this weekend.

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Pervert confronted on doorstep by paedophile hunters

Pervert confronted on doorstep by paedophile hunters

A pervert who sent vile messages to a member of a vigilante group posing as a 13-year-old girl has been jailed following a doorstep confrontation.

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Delays clear after four-car motorway crash

Delays clear after four-car motorway crash

Traffic has cleared after an earlier crash involving four cars on the M2 caused travel chaos.

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Kent date for megastars Craig David and Rita Ora

Kent date for megastars Craig David and Rita Ora

Music megastars Craig David and Rita Ora will play a one-off, outdoor gig in Kent this summer, it has been announced.

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Churchill's cigar butt could sell for £700

Churchill's cigar butt could sell for £700

It was once in the hands of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, and now, a half-smoked cigar butt is going up for auction.

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Council u-turn on bus cuts

Council u-turn on bus cuts

Kent County Council has halted plans to cut dozens of bus routes that would have saved the authority £4m over two years.

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