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Drunk E-scooter rider banned from roads

Drunk E-scooter rider banned from roads

An e-scooter rider who crashed while over the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road after admitting he didn’t know he needed insurance.

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Lengthy diversion planned as part of A249 set to close

Lengthy diversion planned as part of A249 set to close

A section of a busy dual carriageway is set to close for an entire weekend as work continues on the multi-million-pound Stockbury flyover project.

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Work on controversial 60-bed care home set to continue

Work on controversial 60-bed care home set to continue

Work on a care home facility, which was granted permission years ago, is set to continue despite concerns from people who live nearby.

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Call for ‘tourism damaging’ gas works to be delayed

Call for ‘tourism damaging’ gas works to be delayed

A councillor is urging a gas company to delay its mains repairs in a seaside town.

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Sweeps Festival in full swing

Sweeps Festival in full swing

One of the largest May Day celebrations of its kind in the world is in full swing in Kent this weekend.

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Historic gold coin found in dressing table drawer worth thousands

Historic gold coin found in dressing table drawer worth thousands

A highly valuable 400-year-old Charles I gold coin has been discovered hidden among around 200 old coins and banknotes.

115 flats for library site left empty for 10 years

115 flats for library site left empty for 10 years

A council is planning to build more than 110 new flats at the site of a former library which has been vacant for more than a decade.

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Litter wardens fine man for giving dead dad’s clothes to charity

Litter wardens fine man for giving dead dad’s clothes to charity

A builder has spoken of his shock at being fined £150 by “predatory” litter wardens after

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‘Reckless’ arsonist avoids jail after triggering flats evacuation

‘Reckless’ arsonist avoids jail after triggering flats evacuation

A reckless arsonist who shut down the fire alarm system in his block of flats and sent the stairwell up in flames has avoided jail.

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‘They blamed my cats, now my roof has collapsed’

‘They blamed my cats, now my roof has collapsed’

A family have been forced to live in a hotel after their ceiling collapsed due to a leak.

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We’ve tried 100 Kent restaurants - and this one is the best

We’ve tried 100 Kent restaurants - and this one is the best

After two years and more than 100 reviews of restaurants and cafes across Kent, we’ve crunched the numbers to find out which venue came out on top.

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Bid for BT street hubs deemed 'harmful' to historic high street

Bid for BT street hubs deemed 'harmful' to historic high street

A plan to erect BT street hubs – which would provide free wifi – has been rejected over fears they would harm a town centre.

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'Restore our Banksy to save dying town'

'Restore our Banksy to save dying town'

Traders are calling for Banksy artwork – which was mysteriously removed – to be restored in the hope it will help save their struggling town.

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Man ‘punched and robbed’ by teens for wallet

Man ‘punched and robbed’ by teens for wallet

A man had his wallet stolen by a group of teenagers while walking near a town centre in the early hours of the morning.

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Queues out the door as popular bakery opens fourth branch

Queues out the door as popular bakery opens fourth branch

Huge queues formed on the street this morning as a sweet treat bakery chain opened up another branch.

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Clean-up underway as travellers turfed out of playpark

Clean-up underway as travellers turfed out of playpark

A clean-up operation is underway to remove suspected ‘human waste and dog poo’ after an unauthorised traveller encampment moved on from a village.

Lengthy delays on A21 due to central reservation crash

Lengthy delays on A21 due to central reservation crash

There was congestion on a busy stretch of road this morning due to a crash.

Arrest after man ‘hit with stick’ in hate-crime

Arrest after man ‘hit with stick’ in hate-crime

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated assault which took place near a town centre.

Traveller camp spotted at country park

Traveller camp spotted at country park

Several caravans have been sighted on public land at a local beauty spot following the eviction of a group elsewhere.

Man wanted on recall to prison

Man wanted on recall to prison

Police are searching for a man who is wanted on recall to prison.

Road shut after ‘snapped’ telegraph pole

Road shut after ‘snapped’ telegraph pole

Police have closed off part of a road while engineers attend to reports of a fallen telegraph pole.

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Toy shop to open first Kent branch inside shopping centre

Toy shop to open first Kent branch inside shopping centre

One of the UK’s largest independent toy shop chains is set to open its first branch in the county.

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Dismay at ‘annihilation’ of orchard for 53 new homes

Dismay at ‘annihilation’ of orchard for 53 new homes

“Alarmed” residents have hit out at the “annihilation” of an orchard to make way for a housing development.

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‘I’d rather this than sit on the M25 for hours’

‘I’d rather this than sit on the M25 for hours’

Uber Boat has re-launched its special sailings from Kent into London so we hopped on board to see what it is like.

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Mum slams council as boy, 9, suffers nasty gash on broken bottle

Mum slams council as boy, 9, suffers nasty gash on broken bottle

The mum of a nine-year-old boy who gashed his knee on a broken bottle dumped in a park has hit out at the council for failing to keep the area safe.

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‘Nostalgia is the most potent of all perfumes’

‘Nostalgia is the most potent of all perfumes’

Recalling the past through old pictures of our town centres is one thing...but Indiana Jones at 80 – surely that’s taking nostalgia too far?

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Shoppers’ fury at £100 parking fines for repeat visits to retail park

Shoppers’ fury at £100 parking fines for repeat visits to retail park

Shoppers have hit out at a retail park after being slapped with £100 fines for visiting twice within four hours under controversial parking rules.

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The 30-year-old temple and how it's helping its community

The 30-year-old temple and how it's helping its community

A temple which is the only established Hindu place of worship in the Medway area has been supporting the wider community for 30 years.

Woman overheard by police talking about drugs had cocaine on her

Woman overheard by police talking about drugs had cocaine on her

A woman who was overheard by police talking about drugs was found to have two wraps of cocaine on her when searched by officers.

Audi driver in hospital ‘crashed into a tree’

Audi driver in hospital ‘crashed into a tree’

Police are appealing witnesses to come forward after a man was seriously injured after crashing his car during busy morning traffic.

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