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Celebrate the New Year with a £250 meal at your favourite Shepherd Neame pub

Celebrate the New Year with a £250 meal at your favourite Shepherd Neame pub

Kick off 2025 with a delicious meal for four, including drinks, at your choice of Sheps’ pubs and hotels across Kent.

EastEnders and Love Island stars to play in charity match for brave boy fighting cancer

EastEnders and Love Island stars to play in charity match for brave boy fighting cancer

TV stars from EastEnders and Love Island and are to play in a charity football match for a brave boy fighting cancer.

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Town landmark covered in bird poo to be ‘salvaged’

Town landmark covered in bird poo to be ‘salvaged’

A clock tower covered in bird poo is to chime for the first time since the 1980s as part of a multimillion-pound redevelopment of a railway works.

Under fire MP tells podcast he’d make controversial housing decision again

Under fire MP tells podcast he’d make controversial housing decision again

In this week’s Kent Politics Podcast, new MP Kevin McKenna explains why he intervened in controversial plans to build 8,000 homes.

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‘We are all one step away from being homeless’

‘We are all one step away from being homeless’

A “lifeline” charity is in need of donations to support those without a warm bed, enough food and a shoulder to lean on this Christmas.

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‘We don’t want to break the rules’: Travelling Showpeople win fight to remain on green belt

‘We don’t want to break the rules’: Travelling Showpeople win fight to remain on green belt

A Travelling family who have been entertaining audiences in Kent for around 100 years have won their battle to continue living next to the M25.

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Woman who stabbed teen with scissors: ‘I was too drunk to remember!’

Woman who stabbed teen with scissors: ‘I was too drunk to remember!’

A drunk woman so intoxicated she could not remember stabbing a teenager in the back with kitchen scissors claimed she acted in self-defence.

‘I tried so hard to love this medieval inn overlooking the village green - but I just couldn’t’

‘I tried so hard to love this medieval inn overlooking the village green - but I just couldn’t’

It’s a pub packed with character, history oozing out of every crevice and has a cosy log burner - so why was Secret Drinker still not happy?

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Kent to receive huge £54m pothole blitz funding

Kent to receive huge £54m pothole blitz funding

A war on potholes is to get under way next year with Kent to receive more funding than any other region in the south east.

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Air ambulance lands after crash on major A-road

Air ambulance lands after crash on major A-road

Paramedics were called after a van crashed into a bridge on a main road.

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Air ambulance lands near Asda

Air ambulance lands near Asda

An air ambulance has taken off from a park following an incident near a supermarket.

Rail delays after medical emergency on train

Rail delays after medical emergency on train

Rush-hour rail services have been delayed after a passenger fell ill on board a train.

Teen threatened to kill post office worker in terrifying armed robbery

Teen threatened to kill post office worker in terrifying armed robbery

A 19-year-old found with cash stuffed down the side of his sofa after raiding a post office says he did it to repay a drug debt.

‘This is slumification’: Plans to replace shop row with ‘bulky’ flats refused

‘This is slumification’: Plans to replace shop row with ‘bulky’ flats refused

A proposal to rejuvenate a run down part of town with new flats has been turned down amid fears it will just “aggravate” existing problems.

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Warning after baby seal spotted at beach

Warning after baby seal spotted at beach

Owners are being asked to keep their dogs on leads after a baby seal was found on a beach.

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Owners confirm plan to redevelop former Pontins site

Owners confirm plan to redevelop former Pontins site

An abandoned holiday camp could be redeveloped into a “holiday destination” as bosses discuss the site’s future.

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Devastated son heartbroken after parents’ ashes stolen

Devastated son heartbroken after parents’ ashes stolen

A devastated son has pleaded for the return of his mother’s and stepfather’s ashes after they were stolen from his van.

Plans to extend popular seaside boardwalk get green light

Plans to extend popular seaside boardwalk get green light

A popular seafront boardwalk is to be extended by 100 metres after plans were given the green light.

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How much your water bill is going up in Kent - with many set to pay £200 more

How much your water bill is going up in Kent - with many set to pay £200 more

Water bills will rise for everyone in Kent - and some residents will be paying £200 more in five years’ time.

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Leaders ‘realistic’ over plans to scrap their councils

Leaders ‘realistic’ over plans to scrap their councils

Government plans to revolutionise the council structure in Kent has been met with “pragmatic realism” by the county’s 14 local authority leaders.

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School closed as 118 homes left without power

School closed as 118 homes left without power

A primary school has been forced to close and 118 homes left without power following an underground fault.

Heartbreak as town centre icon dies

Heartbreak as town centre icon dies

An Elvis superfan who was a well-known character in his hometown has been remembered fondly by hundreds following his death.

Waterfront homes plan approved despite lack of developer cash for community

Waterfront homes plan approved despite lack of developer cash for community

Plans for nearly 200 waterfront homes on the site of a former council headquarters have been give the go-ahead despite a lack of money for services.

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‘Violent’ man bit stranger’s thumb during home invasion on day of release

‘Violent’ man bit stranger’s thumb during home invasion on day of release

An “untrustworthy” man who carried out random and unprovoked attacks on two people in their homes upon his release has been sent back to jail.

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Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ equality pioneer who was ‘always willing to help others’

Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ equality pioneer who was ‘always willing to help others’

A trailblazer who dedicated his life to supporting victims of racial harassment has died aged 84.

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Bargain hunters queue for hours for Poundstretcher opening

Bargain hunters queue for hours for Poundstretcher opening

The launch of a new major discount store in a town drew much excitement as hundreds queued to get inside and grab a “good bargain”.

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'I wasn't sure I'd be able to run at all - now I'll represent Team GB'

'I wasn't sure I'd be able to run at all - now I'll represent Team GB'

A hospital consultant living with a rare disease which left her doubting if she would ever be able to run again is set to represent Team GB.

‘New law will stop water companies dumping sewage into Kent rivers’

‘New law will stop water companies dumping sewage into Kent rivers’

A Kent MP has backed a bill he believes will better hold water companies to account over the dumping of sewage in the county’s largest river.

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Person dies after crash on busy road

Person dies after crash on busy road

The ambulance service has confirmed a person died at the scene of a crash on a busy route.

Family devastated after Kent farmer dies in restaurant tragedy

Family devastated after Kent farmer dies in restaurant tragedy

A retired fruit farmer who died after choking on food at a restaurant had “a good life”, says his grieving family.

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