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Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

A Poundland branch in Kent is set to shut its doors just eight months after it opened.

Consultation on proposed parkway station

Consultation on proposed parkway station

Kent County Council wants the public's opinion on the latest plans for a new railway station.

Recovery vehicle crash blocks motorway lane

Recovery vehicle crash blocks motorway lane

Traffic has cleared after a car and recovery vehicle crashed - spreading debris over all three lanes of a motorway.

Flat blaze in town estate

Flat blaze in town estate

Fire crews had to use breathing apparatus to tackle a blazing flat.

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

Cruel thieves target disabled man's dog

A disabled man who has the mental age of six is bereft after thieves stole his beloved dog from his garden.

Fears animals being shot with airguns

Fears animals being shot with airguns

Vets have confirmed pigeon found injured in the street had been deliberately targeted.

I see other people and I think ‘I wish I was like you'

I see other people and I think ‘I wish I was like you'

A homeless man is so overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers in his adopted town he wants to give something back after vandals targeted the area.

Trio treated for breathing in smoke after barge fire

Trio treated for breathing in smoke after barge fire

Three people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on a 100ft barge.

A&E patient 'shut in cupboard'

A&E patient 'shut in cupboard'

A woman says she was shut in a hospital "store cupboard" and forgotten about for almost three hours.

Blaze at caravan park

Blaze at caravan park

A fire which destroyed a static caravan at a farm this morning was being used by a homeless man who had been offered a place to live.

Fines of £2,000 in six months for parking at his own flat

Fines of £2,000 in six months for parking at his own flat

A sales assistant has pleaded with parking wardens to stop acting "like robots" and show humanity to flat residents, after receiving £2,000 in fines.

'Impulsive' decision cost 21-year-old his life

'Impulsive' decision cost 21-year-old his life

A 'bright young man with the world at his feet' suffered fatal head injuries in a crash.

Man charged following 'hit and run' crash and assaults

Man charged following 'hit and run' crash and assaults

A 24-year-old homeless man will appear before magistrates today charged with a series of assaults and an alleged hit and run crash.

Man charged with attempted murder appears in court

Man charged with attempted murder appears in court

A man charged with attempted murder after another man was stabbed in the chest in a late-night assault has appeared in court.

Man injured in forklift accident

Man injured in forklift accident

A scrap yard worker has been injured after an accident involving a forklift.

Riding equipment store destroyed in blaze

Riding equipment store destroyed in blaze

Firefighters spent more than an hour at a fire in an outbuilding used to store horse riding equipment.

Shut-up shop for refurb

Shut-up shop for refurb

A convenience store has been temporarily closed while it undergoes a makeover.

Teen's memorial fund raises more than £18,000

Teen's memorial fund raises more than £18,000

Thousands of pounds has been raised in memory of a 16-year-old angler.

Super Council plans revealed

Super Council plans revealed

Four Kent authorities have agreed to investigate merging into a single body spanning the entire east of the county.

Navy and RAF escorts Russian 'skulking ship of shame'

Navy and RAF escorts Russian 'skulking ship of shame'

A Russian aircraft carrier task group is passing through the English Channel escorted by the Royal Navy and RAF.

Paedophile pensioner jailed

Paedophile pensioner jailed

A sick pervert who subjected five children to a catalogue of abuse over four decades has been handed a long prison sentence.

Hatchet attack felt like 'being struck by lightning'

Hatchet attack felt like 'being struck by lightning'

A man who claims he was "savagely" attacked with a hatchet by his actor cousin says the blows felt like he had been struck by lightning.

Sweet success for Louis

Sweet success for Louis

An entrepreneurial teenager has taken his sweet treats to be tried and tested at a popular farmers market.

VIDEO: Police car and taxi collide

VIDEO: Police car and taxi collide

A dashcam has captured the moment a patrol car collided with a taxi as it pulled out of a police station on an emergency call.

Young woman found dead in student digs

Young woman found dead in student digs

Police were called following the death of a 20-year-old student.

Jail for thug who attacked police officer with knife

Jail for thug who attacked police officer with knife

A violent thug has been locked up for savagely attacking a police officer with a knife.

Sex attacker 'jumped on woman's back in car park'

Sex attacker 'jumped on woman's back in car park'

Two women have relived the moment a knifeman wearing a stocking over his head subjected them to terrifying daytime sex attacks in car parks.

M25 traffic clears after earlier crash

M25 traffic clears after earlier crash

Traffic tailed back for miles after a crash on the M25.

Police chase ends in several patrol cars damaged

Police chase ends in several patrol cars damaged

A police pursuit along a motorway ended in a suspected stolen vehicle hitting several patrol cars - injuring three officers.

Blaze drama as house goes up in flames

Blaze drama as house goes up in flames

An elderly woman was given oxygen after a two-storey house caught fire.

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