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Children’s handmade club badge to be displayed at Stones ground

Children’s handmade club badge to be displayed at Stones ground

A group of youngsters were invited to meet Maidstone’s FA Cup heroes after creating a large replica badge for the team.

More than 300 pothole insurance claims in one month

More than 300 pothole insurance claims in one month

Kent’s crumbling roads saw a year-on-year increase in pothole reports as well as the highest number of insurance and drainage inquiries in years

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Footage of missing pensioner released by police two weeks on from disappearance

Footage of missing pensioner released by police two weeks on from disappearance

Two weeks on from the disappearance of an 82-year-old man from a Kent railway station, police have released CCTV of him at a popular shopping centre.

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Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

New figures published by Kent County Council have laid bare the rise in cost of providing home to school transport.

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Iconic statue set for a brand new look

Iconic statue set for a brand new look

Volunteers are getting together to create a cape, ship replicas, and more to celebrate a dockyard’s 40th anniversary.

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Planning chiefs welcome controversial 70 homes village estate

Planning chiefs welcome controversial 70 homes village estate

Councillors have unanimously approved plans for a housing scheme locals fear will overcrowd nearby roads and public services.

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'There's now two huge sinkholes - the whole road could collapse!'

'There's now two huge sinkholes - the whole road could collapse!'

Terrified residents near two large sinkholes fear the voids are expanding and the section of road will entirely collapse.

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‘Stop wasting public money in senseless battle against our oyster farm’

‘Stop wasting public money in senseless battle against our oyster farm’

The boss of a historic shellfish company has urged campaigners to end what he describes as a “senseless” battle to dismantle its oyster farm.

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Council plans to tear roof off closed town centre car park

Council plans to tear roof off closed town centre car park

The top floor of a closed town centre car park could be torn off in a last-ditch effort to reopen the site, council bosses have revealed.

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Dog walker almost crushed by huge tree reported ‘dangerous’ two years ago

Dog walker almost crushed by huge tree reported ‘dangerous’ two years ago

A tree which came down in a storm and struck a dog walker was deemed “dangerous” more than two years ago but nothing was done, say angry residents.

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‘I experienced so much loss I was numb’

‘I experienced so much loss I was numb’

A father who lost four family members in a short space of time is encouraging men to find ways to share their grief.

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‘I have been born and bred to be landlady of this pub’

‘I have been born and bred to be landlady of this pub’

From a toddler running around the bar to landlady of the boozer, a girl who grew up in a pub has taken over the reins from her parents.

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‘I knew chances of winning The Apprentice were slim – but my business boomed’

‘I knew chances of winning The Apprentice were slim – but my business boomed’

Making history in an all-female semi-final and losing out over a paper skeleton, we speak to two former Apprentice candidates ahead of the new series.

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kmfm now most listened-to commercial radio station in Kent

kmfm now most listened-to commercial radio station in Kent

New figures reveal KentOnline’s sister station has a weekly audience of 168,200 people, listening for a record-breaking 1.494 million hours.

‘They had everything to live for – we wish they had opened up to us’

‘They had everything to live for – we wish they had opened up to us’

Two women who have lost loved ones to suicide tell their stories in the hope it will encourage others struggling to open up.

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‘This used to be town’s roughest pub – but it’s such a classy venue now’

‘This used to be town’s roughest pub – but it’s such a classy venue now’

When our reporter was last inside this building, the “air of menace” led to a swift exit – but his recent visit couldn’t have been more different.

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‘We don't need expensive houses - we need affordable starter homes’

‘We don't need expensive houses - we need affordable starter homes’

Kent's disappearing farmland, a society in crisis, the Rwanda plan and the war on drivers are among topics debated on this week's letters page.

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Why did so many Kent businesses close in January?

Why did so many Kent businesses close in January?

It’s been a brutal start to the year for Kent firms, with 17 closing for good. But is it really, as one owner claims, “impossible to stay afloat”?

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Ford driver ‘just drove off’ after pensioner fatally struck while crossing

Ford driver ‘just drove off’ after pensioner fatally struck while crossing

A witness to a fatal crash has described to a court the moment he saw a pedestrian ‘fly into the air’ as a hit-and-run trial gets underway.

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.

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70,000 drivers caught speeding last year

70,000 drivers caught speeding last year

Parents evening and “needing a wee” are part of the excuses people used for speeding on Kent’s roads as new figures are revealed.

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‘Lazy’ parking at Kent supermarket sparks huge debate

‘Lazy’ parking at Kent supermarket sparks huge debate

‘Lazy’ parking at a Kent supermarket has sparked a huge debate online – with people suggesting the drivers are not at fault.

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Former care home to house asylum-seeking children

Former care home to house asylum-seeking children

A former care home is to be converted into a reception centre for teenage refugees.

Council look to reverse ‘dog’s breakfast’ traffic project

Council look to reverse ‘dog’s breakfast’ traffic project

Kent’s transport chief has branded a new traffic scheme in Herne Bay a “dog’s breakfast” and pledged to explore how it can be reversed.

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‘We need more lights to stop kids fly-kicking doors’

‘We need more lights to stop kids fly-kicking doors’

Residents living in a trouble-hit park are calling for action after yobs repeatedly fly-kicked their front doors over five months.

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Work to start 'imminently' on £21m abandoned Christian camp development

Work to start 'imminently' on £21m abandoned Christian camp development

A developer is set to break ground in their latest move to revamp an abandoned Christian holiday camp into a £21 million retirement village.

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Hundreds of jobs at risk at KCC

Hundreds of jobs at risk at KCC

Hundreds of jobs at Kent County Council are at risk as the authority continues to look at ways to cut costs.

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Cameras to catch drivers using shortcut

Cameras to catch drivers using shortcut

A new camera system to stop hundreds of drivers wrongly using a bus lane shortcut could be introduced to a town centre.

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Emergency service response after customer dies at harbour

Emergency service response after customer dies at harbour

Emergency services were scrambled to a busy harbour after a shopper died suddenly.

Debris from landslide to be left in road amid 'public safety concerns'

Debris from landslide to be left in road amid 'public safety concerns'

Debris and trees from a landslide will be left strewn across the road while an investigation over the damage and “public safety concerns” takes place.

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