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Runaway dogs spark delays on M2

Runaway dogs spark delays on M2

Drivers are being warned to expect delays after a section of the M2 was forced to shut– due to dogs on the carriageway.

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Free parking set to stay as council backtracks on plan for charges

Free parking set to stay as council backtracks on plan for charges

A council is going back to the drawing board on plans to scrap two hours free parking following an angry response from residents.

Bid to ditch windmill sell-off plan fails by single vote

Bid to ditch windmill sell-off plan fails by single vote

An attempt to halt proposals to offload eight of the county’s historic windmills has been defeated.

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Why your water bills are set to rise

Why your water bills are set to rise

Water companies have been told to pay back millions to their customers – so why are our bills set to rise?

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Council leaders ‘in denial’ over level of opposition to tip closures

Council leaders ‘in denial’ over level of opposition to tip closures

Top Tories have been accused of burying their heads in the sand by refusing to take plans to close waste centres off the table.

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Fox rescued after getting its head stuck in a fence

Fox rescued after getting its head stuck in a fence

An unlucky fox was left needing to be rescued after it got its head wedged between a fence panel and post.

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A&E upgrade completed in latest phase of £30m project

A&E upgrade completed in latest phase of £30m project

Hospital bosses are celebrating nearing the end of a £30 million project to revamp its A&E with a multi-million rebuild of the department.

Arson charge after fire at police station

Arson charge after fire at police station

A 35-year-old is believed to have walked into a police station and set fire to a rag on the front desk.

‘I worry my son could be enticed into a street gang’

‘I worry my son could be enticed into a street gang’

Parents say planned cuts to youth clubs will leave children with nowhere to go, and that they fear some will turn to crime.

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Teacher tried to touch pupil in bath and made him pull trousers down ‘for punishment’

Teacher tried to touch pupil in bath and made him pull trousers down ‘for punishment’

Exclusive: A former teacher at a Kent private school plied a pupil with alcohol before asking him to sit in his lap, a misconduct hearing was told.

Fleetwood Mac manager auctioning £20k memorabilia collection in Kent

Fleetwood Mac manager auctioning £20k memorabilia collection in Kent

The former manager of Fleetwood Mac is selling off some bits he collected from the famous band he collected over the years.

Calls for crackdown amid huge rise in shoplifting

Calls for crackdown amid huge rise in shoplifting

Councillors say action is needed to protect shopkeepers following a spike in shoplifting in the county.

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Expert fears Kent could go bust next year

Expert fears Kent could go bust next year

A guru is ‘baffled’ at why the government isn’t doing more to help ‘well-run’ councils that have found themselves staring into the financial abyss.

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Pete Doherty ‘was like a magnet to jerks’ to Kent

Pete Doherty ‘was like a magnet to jerks’ to Kent

Pete Doherty has spoken out about the reasons why he left Kent – as he celebrates his longest stretch of “semi-sobriety” since he achieved fame.

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Probe launched against water provider amid supply issues

Probe launched against water provider amid supply issues

An enforcement case has been launched against a water company to investigate if it has failed to maintain an efficient supply system.

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Van fire halts traffic on part of M25

Van fire halts traffic on part of M25

All traffic is being held on part of a busy motorway this morning due to a vehicle blaze.

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Three men jailed for BMW, Mercedes and Range Rover car thefts

Three men jailed for BMW, Mercedes and Range Rover car thefts

Three men who carried out keyless car thefts across the county have been jailed for a total of more than seven years.

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Scaffolding pole and machete ‘used in assault’

Scaffolding pole and machete ‘used in assault’

CCTV has been issued by officers investigating a reported assault involving a scaffolding pole and a machete.

‘Anyone who believes a glorious future awaits us with AI is either very rich or gullible’

‘Anyone who believes a glorious future awaits us with AI is either very rich or gullible’

The rise of AI, the scarcity of poppies, SEN transport and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are all topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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Drivers caught on camera removing safety barriers

Drivers caught on camera removing safety barriers

Motorists looking to save some time on their journey have been caught in CCTV footage ignoring road closure signs and driving through gas works.

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First pictures of how £1m will be spent to create Kent’s first ‘walking town’

First pictures of how £1m will be spent to create Kent’s first ‘walking town’

Intended to make walking and cycling safer, a town’s road network will be transformed with the first images showing how it will look in a £1m project.

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‘I thought they were fighting in the toilets but he was having a heart attack'

‘I thought they were fighting in the toilets but he was having a heart attack'

A door supervisor at a bar jumped into action and revived a man having a heart attack, saving his life.

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‘I tried the cafe loved by my favourite Man United player’

‘I tried the cafe loved by my favourite Man United player’

After finding out a footballing legend was eating at a cafe just a few miles from our reporter’s home, we sent him out to see what the fuss was about.

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‘Our funny, loving, goofy daughter will never be forgotten’

‘Our funny, loving, goofy daughter will never be forgotten’

The parents of a “kind and generous” teenager have told how her seizures led to a heartbreaking diagnosis that changed their lives forever.

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Primary school's lockdown drill 'terrifying for young children'

Primary school's lockdown drill 'terrifying for young children'

Shocked parents say children as young as four had to hide under desks while teachers barricaded classroom doors as part of a school lockdown drill.

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Con artist jailed again just months after release for last scam

Con artist jailed again just months after release for last scam

A fraudster has been jailed for an internet scam advertising quad bikes for sale – just months after being released from prison for similar offences.

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Cyclist dies after crash with car

Cyclist dies after crash with car

Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a cyclist.

Worker dies in construction site tragedy

Worker dies in construction site tragedy

A man has died after sustaining injuries at a construction site for new homes.

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Hilarious fake Christmas council letter sent to shop owners

Hilarious fake Christmas council letter sent to shop owners

A spoof letter purportedly from a Kent council claims shop owners will be breaking the law if they play Christmas songs before December.

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Is it time to find another way, Prime Minister?

Is it time to find another way, Prime Minister?

A Kent MP says it’s time to find another solution to deal with asylum seekers after the Rwanda deal was ruled unlawful by Supreme Court judges.

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