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'These houses will destroy our wildlife – and we'll lose the fabulous views'

'These houses will destroy our wildlife – and we'll lose the fabulous views'

Neighbours fear they will “lose their fabulous views” after plans for eight new houses were given the green light.

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'They ransacked our house in broad daylight – it’s devastating’

'They ransacked our house in broad daylight – it’s devastating’

A woman has told how ruthless burglars raided her home in broad daylight – and stole £12,000 of precious jewellery.

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Win £100 to spend at your favourite pub or restaurant

Win £100 to spend at your favourite pub or restaurant

Nominate your foodie favourites in the first Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards and be entered into our prize draw to win £100.

‘You can earn £120k a year - it’s bloody good money’

‘You can earn £120k a year - it’s bloody good money’

A Kent man who started work at Buckingham Palace at 16 and was running an estate for a billionaire at 22 is now recruiting butlers around the world.

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'You get hit, spat at and called the most horrible names under the sun'

'You get hit, spat at and called the most horrible names under the sun'

Sick days among Kent Police officers are at a six-year high with the majority taking time off due to mental health issues and stress.

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Fire-ravaged pub’s reopening delayed

Fire-ravaged pub’s reopening delayed

The owners of a Grade-II listed pub destroyed in a blaze say plans to open this winter have been pushed back.

‘It's great they're doing something with it, but 10 flats is too many!'

‘It's great they're doing something with it, but 10 flats is too many!'

Plans to transform a rundown former care home into 10 flats have been approved, despite fears over parking and intensity.

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Gritters prepped as -5C temperatures forecast in Kent

Gritters prepped as -5C temperatures forecast in Kent

Gritters are getting ready to treat the roads overnight as the temperature is predicted to drop below zero.

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‘As the first flake fell, every child prayed their school would close’

‘As the first flake fell, every child prayed their school would close’

We had a paltry sprinkling of snow this week – but back in the day we got no weather warnings; as kids we just prayed our schools would shut.

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Brewery launches search for 400-year-old pub’s next tenant

Brewery launches search for 400-year-old pub’s next tenant

A village pub recently in the headlines for being targeted by ‘dine and dashers’ is looking for new licensees to take over its running.

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Dad-of-two, 31, who had the ‘biggest heart’ dies suddenly

Dad-of-two, 31, who had the ‘biggest heart’ dies suddenly

The devastated partner of a 31-year-old who died in his sleep has paid tribute to him.

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‘Don’t destroy lives’: Mum’s plea after daughter, 10, killed by drug-driver

‘Don’t destroy lives’: Mum’s plea after daughter, 10, killed by drug-driver

A mother facing her third Christmas without her daughter after she was killed by a driver high on cocaine has issued a plea this festive season.

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'The road can't cope with more traffic this development would create!'

'The road can't cope with more traffic this development would create!'

Residents living opposite land where a 67-bedroom care home is proposed say the road cannot cope with the extra traffic the development would create.

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We put delay-stricken Royal Mail to the test with Christmas challenge

We put delay-stricken Royal Mail to the test with Christmas challenge

We're sending Percy the Potato on a festive adventure – will he reach his destination or spend a lonely Christmas at the sorting office?

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Lucky listener wins £2k in kmfm ‘Cash for Christmas’ competition

Lucky listener wins £2k in kmfm ‘Cash for Christmas’ competition

Only lucky kmfm listener has started the weekend £2,000 better off after winning big during a particularly festive breakfast show.

Warning to farmers after spate of ‘abhorrent’ sheep killings

Warning to farmers after spate of ‘abhorrent’ sheep killings

Police are investigating a spate of suspicious sheep killings which has seen eight of the animals mutilated in a week.

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More teacher strikes loom at trouble-hit academy

More teacher strikes loom at trouble-hit academy

Strikes by teachers who fear for their safety at a troubled secondary school are expected to continue despite talks held.

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Warning that Kent could follow big cities into bankruptcy

Warning that Kent could follow big cities into bankruptcy

A senior Conservative has issued a grim reminder of the authority's financial predicament less than a day after another major council went bust.

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Calls for security guards or closure of crisis-hit school

Calls for security guards or closure of crisis-hit school

The government has been urged to take immediate steps to protect children at a troubled school – bringing in security guards if necessary.

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Thug’s drinking ban after assault to begin on return from weekend in Amsterdam

Thug’s drinking ban after assault to begin on return from weekend in Amsterdam

A judge ordered a man who left a clubber with a suspected broken skull to give up booze – only to delay it until he returns from Amsterdam.

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‘One-of-a-kind’ footballer dies two days before 21st birthday

‘One-of-a-kind’ footballer dies two days before 21st birthday

A young footballer described as a born leader with a heart of gold has died suddenly aged 20.

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Teacher who tried to touch pupil in bath banned for life

Teacher who tried to touch pupil in bath banned for life

A former teacher at a prestigious private school who plied a pupil with alcohol before asking him to sit on his lap has been banned.

Christmas market huts covered in loo roll

Christmas market huts covered in loo roll

A bystander has told of the moment she saw three ‘cheerful women’ unload trollies of loo roll over Christmas market stalls.

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Dismay as ‘racist remarks’ detective avoids sack

Dismay as ‘racist remarks’ detective avoids sack

A Kent charity has questioned how a police detective found to have used racist language was allowed to keep his job.

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Woman dies after being hit by car outside hospital

Woman dies after being hit by car outside hospital

A woman in her 80s has died just over a week after being hit by a car outside a hospital.

Gridlock clears near shopping centre after two crashes

Gridlock clears near shopping centre after two crashes

There were long queues on the A2 in both directions after separate collisions.

A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash

A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash

An A-road was closed in both directions for three hours following a crash involving two cars.

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Body found in woodland

Body found in woodland

Police have confirmed a man has been found dead near a park.

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Camber Sands Pontins will not be used to house asylum seekers

Camber Sands Pontins will not be used to house asylum seekers

A budget seaside holiday park will not be used to house asylum seekers, it has been confirmed.

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IKEA pick-up points to open in Kent

IKEA pick-up points to open in Kent

IKEA and Tesco are teaming up to offer three pick-up points for the Swedish retailer in the county.

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