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Mum stabbed in street feared she would die in front of her children

Mum stabbed in street feared she would die in front of her children

A mum feared she would die in front of her children after being stabbed five times in a residential street.

Popular family bakery to close after 13 years

Popular family bakery to close after 13 years

A family-run market deli and bakery has decided to close after more than a decade in the community.

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Three-month road closure hits castle coffers

Three-month road closure hits castle coffers

The chief executive at one of Kent's favourite tourist attractions has told how a prolonged road closure has ‘detrimentally’ affected business.

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‘We need Christmas lights to get people in our town centres’

‘We need Christmas lights to get people in our town centres’

As one of the county’s biggest councils pulls the plug on having Christmas lights, others have vowed to keep the “hugely beneficial” displays.

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‘We were expecting a lifetime of memories - an Abi cold cot meant we had two precious days with our baby’

‘We were expecting a lifetime of memories - an Abi cold cot meant we had two precious days with our baby’

Technology developed by a Kent company has helped hundreds of bereaved parents spend precious time with their baby.

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Starmer sketches out his route to victory but is he winning over support in Kent?

Starmer sketches out his route to victory but is he winning over support in Kent?

The Labour leader laid down his vision at conference today having been disrupted by a protestor.

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Trained barrister ‘beaten to death with gavel and laptop’

Trained barrister ‘beaten to death with gavel and laptop’

A qualified barrister living rough was brutally beaten to death with a wooden gavel and laptop, a murder trial has heard.

Crunch meeting for hospital trust over £50m deficit

Crunch meeting for hospital trust over £50m deficit

A debt-ridden NHS trust which serves 70,000 patients in Kent is to hold talks over its finances, where it will discuss “tough decisions.”

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Suspect accused of strangling woman in afternoon park attack

Suspect accused of strangling woman in afternoon park attack

A suspect is said to have attacked and strangled a woman in a town centre park during the afternoon.

‘How has this country become so poor that Christmas lights are a luxury too far?’

‘How has this country become so poor that Christmas lights are a luxury too far?’

The axing of Christmas lights – while making financial sense – is a sad reflection of the decline of public life, says columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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Panattoni plans third major Kent location after £150m investment

Panattoni plans third major Kent location after £150m investment

A major logistics real estate developer has revealed it has bought another site in the county as it ramps up its investment.

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How Kent became last outpost of the freak show

How Kent became last outpost of the freak show

It’s easy to think freak shows died out in Victorian London – but they lived on and Kent would host them well into the 20th century.

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Government to boost ‘key road schemes’ in Kent with HS2 money

Government to boost ‘key road schemes’ in Kent with HS2 money

The government has identified other road schemes that could be in line for a share of the money being saved by scrapping HS2.

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‘House prices are putting GPs off living here’

‘House prices are putting GPs off living here’

There are calls for cheaper housing to try and entice doctors to help with a GP crisis.

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Man broke friend’s jaw in pub loo for ‘chatting up his bird’

Man broke friend’s jaw in pub loo for ‘chatting up his bird’

A man had his jaw broken by a friend in a violent attack in pub toilets after being accused of “chatting up his bird”.

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‘People with living children get to speak about them everyday – so why shouldn’t we?’

‘People with living children get to speak about them everyday – so why shouldn’t we?’

Three mums who have experienced baby loss share their heartbreaking stories in Abigail’s Footsteps podcast to mark Baby Loss Awareness week.

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Social club’s home to be demolished after more than 100 years

Social club’s home to be demolished after more than 100 years

The home of a social club more than 100 years old is set to be bulldozed – despite controversial plans to develop the site being rejected.

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TV show DIY expert lucky to be alive after flat fire

TV show DIY expert lucky to be alive after flat fire

A specialist floor layer who worked on TV’s 60 Minute Makeover is lucky to be alive after fire ripped through his flat.

Kent projects receive funding aimed at suicide prevention

Kent projects receive funding aimed at suicide prevention

Eleven projects aimed at preventing suicide, reducing self-harm and saving lives are being announced as a way of marking World Mental Health Day.

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Kent village records highest temperature in UK

Kent village records highest temperature in UK

A village in Kent reached 26C today, making it the highest recorded temperature in the UK for the past three days.

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Moped rider in his 20s dies after car crash

Moped rider in his 20s dies after car crash

A moped rider has been killed after a crash involving a car on a busy main road.

Emergency declared as Kent prison ‘reaches capacity’

Emergency declared as Kent prison ‘reaches capacity’

Prisons in Kent are so full the government has had to implement an emergency protocol which allows it to take over police cells to lock people up.

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Licence review after 86 vapes seized from corner shop

Licence review after 86 vapes seized from corner shop

Police want to revoke a corner shop’s alcohol licence after reports it was sold to children and 86 illegal vapes were seized from the premises.

Groomer abused girl after plying her with cigarettes and alcohol

Groomer abused girl after plying her with cigarettes and alcohol

A pensioner has been jailed after repeatedly abusing a young girl, leaving her fearing "monsters who hide behind the friend mask".

Airport opponents’ appeal bid blocked by judge

Airport opponents’ appeal bid blocked by judge

A judge has told a campaigner she cannot challenge his decision to reject her latest bid to block the reopening of an airport.

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Search continues for mum murdered by ex-partner

Search continues for mum murdered by ex-partner

Police have issued an appeal for information to find the body of a mum on the five-year anniversary of her disappearance.

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Towns’ Christmas lights scrapped

Towns’ Christmas lights scrapped

Christmas lights displays and switch-on events have been cancelled by a cash-strapped council to save £75,000.

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Vandal spray painted popular landmark in ‘memory of friend’

Vandal spray painted popular landmark in ‘memory of friend’

A Londoner who was caught by police officers spray painting a popular landmark has been ordered to clean it.

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‘HS1 has had a titanic impact on Kent’

‘HS1 has had a titanic impact on Kent’

As HS2 is reduced, Kent remains the only place in the UK with high-speed rail. But has the county really benefited from it?

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'Grieving parents shouldn't be told 'don't worry - you can have another baby''

'Grieving parents shouldn't be told 'don't worry - you can have another baby''

A couple have told of the despairing comments made by others after their daughter was stillborn as they launch a podcast series to help other parents.

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