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Driver escapes serious injury as Range Rover plunges into river

Driver escapes serious injury as Range Rover plunges into river

A driver was lucky to escape serious injury after his Range Rover left the road and ploughed into a river.

Police called to multi-storey car park amid concern for teenage girl

Police called to multi-storey car park amid concern for teenage girl

Emergency services were called to a multi-storey car park over concerns for a teenage girl.

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

Mortuary and church hit market in final phase of hospital homes scheme

A mortuary and church hit the market for almost £1m in the final stage of a former hospital’s long-awaited overhaul.

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Severe M25 delays after ‘large liquid leak’ at the Dartford Tunnel

Severe M25 delays after ‘large liquid leak’ at the Dartford Tunnel

There are severe delays on the M25 owing to a spillage during overnight works which has caused “extensive damage” to the road surface.

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Chaos fears over beach hut plan in village unchanged ‘since Victorian days’

Chaos fears over beach hut plan in village unchanged ‘since Victorian days’

Residents fear a village that has remained unchanged “since Victorian days” will be swamped by traffic if plans to install more beach huts go ahead.

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From chickens to children - what are the noises angering Kent’s neighbours?

From chickens to children - what are the noises angering Kent’s neighbours?

There were 9,000-plus noise complaints in Kent last year - but with children playing and babies crying among the gripes are we becoming less tolerant?

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‘GP surgery couldn’t deal with my autism - so they kicked me out’

‘GP surgery couldn’t deal with my autism - so they kicked me out’

A furious mum feels discriminated against after being removed from a GP practice list because “they could not deal with” aspects of her autism.

Kent’s spectacular fireworks displays

Kent’s spectacular fireworks displays

It’s almost time to ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ as Kent’s skies light up with fantastic fireworks displays and bonfire nights.

Landlady accused customer of winking at her husband then left her needing surgery

Landlady accused customer of winking at her husband then left her needing surgery

A jealous landlady accused a customer of winking at her husband - and then attacked her when she later found her asleep behind the bar.

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NHS Trust to fork out £250K on rebrand despite performance concerns

NHS Trust to fork out £250K on rebrand despite performance concerns

A health trust is to rebrand itself but councillors have hit out at the move amid struggles to reach targets for reducing waiting times.

Supermarket and flats planned for former dance school

Supermarket and flats planned for former dance school

Plans have been submitted to convert a former dance studio into a retail store and four flats.

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Family search woodland as concerns grow for missing dad

Family search woodland as concerns grow for missing dad

A family “fear the worst” after a missing dad-of-seven was last seen leaving a pub and has not made contact for days.

Military charity gets government backing

Military charity gets government backing

The Royal British Legion Industries has been given a £1m grant towards more accommodation for veterans in Kent.

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Dad caught on Ring doorbell kicking in door of his children’s home

Dad caught on Ring doorbell kicking in door of his children’s home

The moment a dad-of-two kicked in the front door of his former partner’s home was caught on her doorbell camera.

‘It's 55 years since a man walked on the moon, yet we can't fix a flooded towpath’

‘It's 55 years since a man walked on the moon, yet we can't fix a flooded towpath’

Walkers, runners and dog owners are getting fed up of splashing through water after more than a year of flooding along a popular towpath.

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‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

New housing approved on two sites will add 160 homes to an “overdeveloped” village which is earmarked to take hundreds more.

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Racist thug adopted boxing stance and said 'c'mon, c'mon' to Aldi security guard

Racist thug adopted boxing stance and said 'c'mon, c'mon' to Aldi security guard

A racist thug adopted a boxing stance and said “c'mon, c'mon” to an Aldi security guard escorting him from a store.

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Motorists warned as ‘distressed’ stag almost hit by cars

Motorists warned as ‘distressed’ stag almost hit by cars

Motorists are being warned to watch out for a large stag spotted in areas the animals are “never seen”.

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Thug bent officer’s fingers back after refusing to end phone call

Thug bent officer’s fingers back after refusing to end phone call

A thug bent a police officer’s fingers back and tried to headbutt him as he was being arrested at his home.

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Air ambulance lands in park during emergency response to ‘medical incident’

Air ambulance lands in park during emergency response to ‘medical incident’

An air ambulance landed in a park after a medical incident sparked a large emergency services response.

‘Beautiful tribute’ to man much-loved on pub scene after death at 57

‘Beautiful tribute’ to man much-loved on pub scene after death at 57

Pub bosses have paid a ‘beautiful tribute’ to a much-loved regular following his death, aged 57.

Cocaine-taking dad caught with drugs and knife while drink-driving avoids prison

Cocaine-taking dad caught with drugs and knife while drink-driving avoids prison

A dad-of-two caught with a knife in his Mercedes after he was spotted on CCTV taking cocaine has avoided prison.

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Large house seriously damaged after fire breaks out

Large house seriously damaged after fire breaks out

Dozens of firefighters were called to a serious house blaze this morning.

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Fears 136 new homes on gas holder site ‘could pollute water supply’

Fears 136 new homes on gas holder site ‘could pollute water supply’

Plans for 136 homes on the site of two former gas holders have raised concerns over a pollution threat to a town’s water supply.

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Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief

Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief

Council roads chief Neil Baker says that foreign lorry drivers are partly to blame for the state of the county’s potholed roads.

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‘I was in the wrong car park for 11 seconds too long and was fined £60!’

‘I was in the wrong car park for 11 seconds too long and was fined £60!’

An OAP fined for overstaying a car park’s five-minute grace period by seconds has branded the £60 penalty “crazy” after failing to have it overturned.

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Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on

Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on

Most motorists hit with fines over London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fines are still refusing to pay one year on as City Hall ramps up its enforcement.

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‘New McDonald’s will help stop crashes on motorway’

‘New McDonald’s will help stop crashes on motorway’

Service station bosses claim approved plans for a new McDonald’s drive-thru will help prevent crashes on one of Kent’s busiest motorways.

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Concern grows for missing man last seen days ago

Concern grows for missing man last seen days ago

Police want to track down a missing man who walks with a limp after he was last seen days ago.

Inside the ‘unrecognisable’ leisure centre after £8m revamp

Inside the ‘unrecognisable’ leisure centre after £8m revamp

A leisure centre’s £8 million transformation four years in the making is finally complete, with bosses celebrating the reopening of the popular venue.

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