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Crashed train set for ‘complex’ recovery

Crashed train set for ‘complex’ recovery

A stricken train which came off the tracks and crashed into undergrowth could be removed in the next few days.

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‘It’s been a crazy year’: Kent influencer scoops top gong at first-ever TikTok awards

‘It’s been a crazy year’: Kent influencer scoops top gong at first-ever TikTok awards

A social media star who regularly documents her travels and work as a make-up artist online has spoken of her whirlwind path to internet fame.

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‘We’re absolutely thrilled’: Bargain brand set to open at former Wilko in time for Christmas

‘We’re absolutely thrilled’: Bargain brand set to open at former Wilko in time for Christmas

A major discount store hoping to attract more shoppers to a high street is set to take root inside a vacant Wilko unit.

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Fight to save ‘heart of the village pub’ taken to Parliament

Fight to save ‘heart of the village pub’ taken to Parliament

A local-led campaign to raise money to get a popular village boozer reopened and save it from demolition has reached Westminster.

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Win a £250 meal for four at your favourite Shepherd Neame pub

Win a £250 meal for four at your favourite Shepherd Neame pub

We’re giving away a delicious meal for four, including drinks, at your choice of Sheps’ pubs and hotels across Kent, worth £250.

Firefighters remain in city centre for second day after Debenhams inferno

Firefighters remain in city centre for second day after Debenhams inferno

Emergency services are at the scene of huge blaze for a second day as a teenage boy arrested on suspicion of arson remains in custody.

Hit-and-run crash causes delays on M20

Hit-and-run crash causes delays on M20

Police are looking for a driver who left the scene of a crash on the M20, which sparked long delays.

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Bag the best Christmas books

Bag the best Christmas books

Will you find thrillers, festive stories or real-life tales under the Christmas tree? Here’s the best books to gift someone this year.

‘My life is over!’: Paedophile exposed live on Facebook

‘My life is over!’: Paedophile exposed live on Facebook

A man who engaged in sexually explicit chats with someone he believed to be a nine-year-old girl was exposed by online paedophile ‘hunters’.

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‘Our flat block isn’t fit for purpose - and our bin room attracts a drug addict’

‘Our flat block isn’t fit for purpose - and our bin room attracts a drug addict’

Householders living at a block of new flats claim they are blighted by a long list of maintenance and security issues despite soaring service charges.

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Plans for 187 waterside homes set to get green light

Plans for 187 waterside homes set to get green light

A scheme that would complete the multi-million-pound redevelopment of a former mill is set to go ahead but smells from a creek are causing concerns.

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The number of e-scooters seized by police where you live

The number of e-scooters seized by police where you live

The number of e-scooters being seized by police is rising but in some parts of Kent it remains in single figures.

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‘The scale of this project is devastating - it’s far too big’

‘The scale of this project is devastating - it’s far too big’

Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against plans for Kent’s biggest solar farm amid fears the scheme will cause “irreversible damage”.

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‘We’re bringing dark and dingy pub back to life!’

‘We’re bringing dark and dingy pub back to life!’

The owner of a town centre pub branded “dark and dingy” hopes a revamp will help shake off its unflattering reputation.

Uni staff told in video call 400 jobs could go to save £20m

Uni staff told in video call 400 jobs could go to save £20m

More than a quarter of jobs at a university could be slashed in a bid to save £20 million, KentOnline can reveal.

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Land transfer paves way for major school expansion

Land transfer paves way for major school expansion

A large parcel of land has exchanged hands to allow a “much-loved” primary school to expand and add hundreds of new places.

‘Bionic Lord’ might stand to be Mayor of Kent if government shakes up councils

‘Bionic Lord’ might stand to be Mayor of Kent if government shakes up councils

Former MP Craig Mackinlay has “not discounted” standing for elected mayor in Kent if the government introduces sweeping reforms to local government.

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‘Flasher’ accused of stabbing police officer with scissors while resisting arrest

‘Flasher’ accused of stabbing police officer with scissors while resisting arrest

A suspected flasher allegedly tried to kill a police officer by "ferociously and repeatedly" stabbing him with a pair of large scissors.

University ‘greatly saddened’ after student’s body found on campus

University ‘greatly saddened’ after student’s body found on campus

A university says it is “greatly saddened” by the death of a student whose body was found on its campus.

Boxing Day Dip cancelled as beach hit with no-swim warning

Boxing Day Dip cancelled as beach hit with no-swim warning

A Boxing Day swimming event that brings in thousands of spectators has been cancelled because of poor water quality.

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Uncertainty over £25m development after huge fire at derelict store

Uncertainty over £25m development after huge fire at derelict store

The fate of the development of an abandoned Debenhams remains up in the air following a huge fire which has seen firefighters battle flames for hours.

‘Too many pubs have closed - we didn't want to see another one go’

‘Too many pubs have closed - we didn't want to see another one go’

A pub closed because of a leaky roof will reopen next week after its new owners decided the area had lost too many good boozers already.

Van engulfed by flames near busy roundabout

Van engulfed by flames near busy roundabout

Thick black plumes of smoke could be seen coming from a road near a roundabout after a van went up in flames.

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‘Phone crooks swindled £4,000 from me - they were so convincing’

‘Phone crooks swindled £4,000 from me - they were so convincing’

A pensioner has sounded the alarm after scammers posed as IT professionals and conned him out of £4,000 during one telephone call.

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Teenage boy taken to hospital after ‘hit and run’

Teenage boy taken to hospital after ‘hit and run’

A teenage boy was taken to hospital after a reported hit-and-run near a train station

Closing down sales begin at Kent Homebase stores

Closing down sales begin at Kent Homebase stores

Closing down sales have begun at Homebase stores across Kent after the brand fell into administration

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Two horses stolen and ‘led to the pub’ found - but one still missing

Two horses stolen and ‘led to the pub’ found - but one still missing

Police investigating a “devastating” break-in at a family’s stables have recovered two stolen horses but say one foal remains missing.

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Flats plan for former nightclub scrapped amid concerns over housing market

Flats plan for former nightclub scrapped amid concerns over housing market

Plans to turn an abandoned nightclub into flats have been scrapped as developers claim the housing market “isn’t particularly strong”.

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‘I was fined for flouting term-time rule during school holidays’

‘I was fined for flouting term-time rule during school holidays’

A man has been fined for driving down a School Street during a half-term holiday because it was a teacher training day.

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‘I was there from day one – aviation merger in Kent was best thing that ever happened’

‘I was there from day one – aviation merger in Kent was best thing that ever happened’

An engineer turned historian has told KentOnline of his experience working at one of the county’s largest hi-tech employers as it turns 25.

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