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Dog-walker taken to hospital after high street attack

Dog-walker taken to hospital after high street attack

A dog-walker was taken to hospital after being hit over the head by a gang of yobs in a high street.

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Fears for future as ancient woodland put up for sale

Fears for future as ancient woodland put up for sale

A fundraising appeal has been launched by a conservation charity to buy ancient woodland it fears could be carved up into small plots.

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Contraflow to be introduced as 10 weeks of roadworks set to start

Contraflow to be introduced as 10 weeks of roadworks set to start

A contraflow system is set to be introduced on a dual carriageway as contractors prepare to start ten weeks of maintenance works on a tunnel.

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Crash near Bluewater causing M25 traffic

Crash near Bluewater causing M25 traffic

Motorists are facing delays after a crash on the motorway.

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Pub to launch new menu after six-figure refurbishment

Pub to launch new menu after six-figure refurbishment

A pub that has undergone a major transformation is launching it's new menu.

Gas leak shuts part of main road

Gas leak shuts part of main road

Part of a road has been shut in both directions due to an early morning gas leak.

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Final BT workers leave huge office block set to become homes after 84 years

Final BT workers leave huge office block set to become homes after 84 years

The last workers have finally left a huge office block last operating as a call centre after plans to turn it into flats were given the green light.

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Hero dog saved owner's life before dying in flat fire

Hero dog saved owner's life before dying in flat fire

A man who suffered severe burns following a fire in his flat wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for his beloved pet dog who died in the blaze.

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Homeless shoplifter swiped £600 worth of booze from Asda 'to survive'

Homeless shoplifter swiped £600 worth of booze from Asda 'to survive'

A serial thief stole hundreds of pounds worth of booze from a supermarket because he was homeless and needed to sell it to survive, a court heard.

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How iconic Kent structures inspired new dystopian blockbuster

How iconic Kent structures inspired new dystopian blockbuster

A Kent film-maker has revealed how a crumbling set of Second World War structures in the Thames Estaury provided the inspiration for his new flick.

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'Park's bad reputation is undeserved - we wouldn't live anywhere else'

'Park's bad reputation is undeserved - we wouldn't live anywhere else'

A historic city-centre park has become notorious for violent crime, but people who live there say they would never dream of moving.

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The battle over a road that would divide a community

The battle over a road that would divide a community

Twenty years ago a controversial bypass destroyed countryside and divided residents, but they're now united in a new battle.

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Water park unveils expansion bid for new lake and campsite

Water park unveils expansion bid for new lake and campsite

A new training lake and campsite could soon be added to a water park as plans to expand the facility have been put forward.

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Power cut pauses Gills match

Power cut pauses Gills match

Hundreds of people are without power due to an underground cable fault.

Hundreds of homes still without internet after cliff collapse

Hundreds of homes still without internet after cliff collapse

Internet connection has still not been restored to more than one thousand homes 10 days after it was lost following a major landslide.

Bomb detonated after being discovered at sports facility

Bomb detonated after being discovered at sports facility

Bowlers were forced to evacuate and a road was shut after a live grenade was discovered in the grounds of a sports facility.

Heavy traffic as smoking power cables close road

Heavy traffic as smoking power cables close road

A road has been closed in both directions after smoke was seen issuing from power cables, with police and fire crews called to the scene.

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Teen jailed after chasing train security guard with garden saw

Teen jailed after chasing train security guard with garden saw

An 18-year-old who threatened a security guard with a garden saw at a train station after a dispute over a ticket is now behind bars.

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Village to get new dessert cafe

Village to get new dessert cafe

A dessert cafe serving waffles and milkshakes is opening in a village.

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'Vampire deer' found on Kent beach

'Vampire deer' found on Kent beach

Beach-goers were left puzzled after discovering a strange-looking fanged mammal at a seafront.

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Air ambulance called and road closed after kite surfer injured

Air ambulance called and road closed after kite surfer injured

Emergency crews were called to a beach after a man was injured while doing water sports activities.

'Police officers who commit serious offences should be stripped of pensions'

'Police officers who commit serious offences should be stripped of pensions'

Kent’s crime commissioner has expressed frustration that officers who have committed serious sexual offences cannot have their pension taken away.

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Murder charge after alleyway stabbing

Murder charge after alleyway stabbing

A 19-year-old teenager has been charged with murder after another young man was found stabbed to death in an alleyway near the high street.

Parents of drug-driver who killed two in crash to face trial

Parents of drug-driver who killed two in crash to face trial

A trial date is now set for the parents accused of perverting the course of justice after their drug-driving son killed a pregnant woman and her dad.

Sinkhole opens up in Tesco car park

Sinkhole opens up in Tesco car park

Part of a high street car park has been sectioned off after a sinkhole emerged behind a supermarket store.

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Teen 'fatally punched man who commented on his mum's skirt'

Teen 'fatally punched man who commented on his mum's skirt'

A teenager accused of fatally punching a man who commented on the length of his mum’s skirt has gone on trial.

Historic cafe up for auction again just months after last sale

Historic cafe up for auction again just months after last sale

The former home of a quirky cafe is set to go under the hammer again just months after its last sale and 'horrendous' nail bar plans were revealed.

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Teen charged after two men stabbed

Teen charged after two men stabbed

A 17-year-old boy has been charged after two men were stabbed and taken to hospital for their injuries with four others still on bail.

'We haven't had post for two weeks'

'We haven't had post for two weeks'

Residents of a town are growing increasingly frustrated as they go without a postal delivery for more than two weeks.

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Dad left in agony after hospital visit delayed by strikes

Dad left in agony after hospital visit delayed by strikes

A dad who's been in constant pain since October has been left using a wheelchair after his hospital appointment was delayed by the doctors' strikes.

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