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Beach huts damaged as vandals cut padlocks

Beach huts damaged as vandals cut padlocks

Beach hut owners have been told to be on their guard after a number of padlocks were cut.

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Hated seafront hoarding set to finally come down

Hated seafront hoarding set to finally come down

An “enormous” hoarding surrounding an axed seafront development will be taken down early next year, council bosses have revealed.

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Celebrity chef’s woe as restaurant floods two months after opening

Celebrity chef’s woe as restaurant floods two months after opening

A celebrity chef has been left rueing his luck after his new venture flooded – just two months after first opening for business.

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Jury retires to consider baby murder trial verdict

Jury retires to consider baby murder trial verdict

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of a mother and her former boyfriend who stand accused of murdering a baby boy.

Deer with broken neck found trapped in barbed wire

Deer with broken neck found trapped in barbed wire

A group of teenagers have been praised for springing into action to try and save a deer found severely injured in a park.

Children miss school as vital train service cancelled for days

Children miss school as vital train service cancelled for days

Pupils have been missing school as a signalling fault has caused the cancellation of a vital train service, which has not been running since Friday.

Knife-wielding grandad left girlfriend soaked in blood and barricaded flat

Knife-wielding grandad left girlfriend soaked in blood and barricaded flat

A violent bully who stabbed and beat his girlfriend in a revenge attack and callously told police she ‘deserves much worse’ has been jailed.

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Major search operation launched for missing woman

Major search operation launched for missing woman

A major search operation was launched in the early hours after a woman was spotted in the sea.

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Necrophiliac killer David Fuller not caught due to ‘serious failings’ at hospitals

Necrophiliac killer David Fuller not caught due to ‘serious failings’ at hospitals

David Fuller was able to offend for 15 years without being caught due to ‘serious failings’ at the hospitals he worked, an inquiry has found.

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Paedophile teacher loses bakery job after ‘shocked’ bosses learn of past

Paedophile teacher loses bakery job after ‘shocked’ bosses learn of past

A former teacher who fled to France with a 15-year-old girl has lost his job at a Kent bakery after bosses found out about his past.

Swimmers could be ‘dragged underwater’ after damage to tidal pool

Swimmers could be ‘dragged underwater’ after damage to tidal pool

Swimmers have been warned about getting dragged underwater at a popular tidal pool after a sluice gate was damaged in storms.

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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash

Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a collision with two cars.

Council to move into town's tallest building

Council to move into town's tallest building

A cash-strapped council is to move into a town's tallest building – allowing its current HQ to be potentially turned into social housing.

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‘I stripped off to take a dip with Kent’s naked swimmers’

‘I stripped off to take a dip with Kent’s naked swimmers’

Curious about the secret world of naturism or naked and afraid? Reporter Ruth Cassidy braved Kent’s only nude swimming session to investigate…

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Pensioner stalked woman he met in church in bid to seduce her

Pensioner stalked woman he met in church in bid to seduce her

A pensioner stalked a woman he met at a Christian function, sent unwanted letters and gifts to her home and even phoned her workplace.

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Pet ban for couple after dog with horrific injury put down

Pet ban for couple after dog with horrific injury put down

A couple have been banned from owning pets after they left their dog with a “maggot-infested” nose injury that was so severe he had to be put down.

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Rat infestation at hospital kitchen serving 1,500 patient meals a day

Rat infestation at hospital kitchen serving 1,500 patient meals a day

Exclusive: Cameras have been installed in a hospital kitchen to monitor a rat infestation, KentOnline can reveal.

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Teachers continue strike over safety fears and pupil behaviour

Teachers continue strike over safety fears and pupil behaviour

Teachers fearing for their safety at a troubled secondary school are continuing to strike in an ongoing row over pupil behaviour and violence.

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The backstreet boozer which has defied the odds to stay open

The backstreet boozer which has defied the odds to stay open

A couple are toasting their success after pulling pints at the same pub for three decades while more than 30 boozers nearby have closed their doors.

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'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'

'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'

Not all of a Brexit-themed Banksy can be saved following the demolition of the building it appeared on, council bosses have revealed.

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Police warn driver speeding at 85mph on motorway ‘Consider it your lucky day’

Police warn driver speeding at 85mph on motorway ‘Consider it your lucky day’

Police told a speeding driver travelling at 85mph on a motorway to “consider it their lucky day” after they were overtaken by an even faster car.

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Man hit by car taken to London hospital with serious injuries

Man hit by car taken to London hospital with serious injuries

A pedestrian aged in his 20s was taken to a London hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car.

Hotel guest’s horror at finding mould in shampoo dispenser

Hotel guest’s horror at finding mould in shampoo dispenser

A hotel guest has expressed his disgust after finding “furry” mould in a shampoo dispenser.

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Two arrested after sheep ‘blown up with firework’

Two arrested after sheep ‘blown up with firework’

A college says it is ‘appalled’ after an attack on a sheep allegedly carried out by two of its students.

Kent animal park slashes opening hours

Kent animal park slashes opening hours

Bosses at an animal park have cut the site’s opening hours to just three days a week over the next four months.

Traffic on A2 slow after crash

Traffic on A2 slow after crash

Traffic along a major road is slow following an accident earlier this afternoon.

Cows to be culled after more test positive for disease

Cows to be culled after more test positive for disease

Farmers have been urged to stay vigilant after more cows were found with the bluetongue virus in Kent.

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Comedy film shot at Kent hotel

Comedy film shot at Kent hotel

A Grade II-listed building has been used for a comedy feature film, which is set to be pitched to several streaming services.

‘They have used the reserves already...once those are gone, they’re gone’

‘They have used the reserves already...once those are gone, they’re gone’

A local government chief has echoed warnings sounded by Kent that councils are at financial breaking point.

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Opening date for new cafe bar by Cosy Club owners

Opening date for new cafe bar by Cosy Club owners

The owners of Cosy Club have revealed the opening date for a cafe-bar taking over inside a former Debenhams store.

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