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All you need to know about the local elections on 'Super Thursday'

All you need to know about the local elections on 'Super Thursday'

Voters will be heading to the polls in May for an unprecedented set of council elections in which more than 550 seats will be up for grabs.

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From a meeting with the mafia to reffing Sunday League games

From a meeting with the mafia to reffing Sunday League games

A pensioner who's met Martin Luther King, the Yorkshire Ripper and the mafia now spends his Sunday mornings keeping hungover footballers in order.

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‘I wasn’t going to let voter ID card rules stop me’

‘I wasn’t going to let voter ID card rules stop me’

With fears thousands might miss out on voting in the local elections, our reporter found out how easy it was to get a new voter authority certificate.

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Mystery building found under police station

Mystery building found under police station

Builders working on a new retirement home on the site of a demolished police station have unearthed the remains of another building found underneath.

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'Now we have to buy something from cafe to watch our kids swim'

'Now we have to buy something from cafe to watch our kids swim'

A mum has spoken of her anger after being told she cannot watch her children swim from a new leisure centre cafe unless she buys something.

Driver's £100 parking fine for '23-hour stay' cancelled

Driver's £100 parking fine for '23-hour stay' cancelled

A driver who was prepared to pay thousands in legal fees to fight a £100 parking fine has had the charge cancelled.

Farmers join protests against ULEZ expansion

Farmers join protests against ULEZ expansion

Tractors spiralling on roundabouts joined a protest against incoming changes to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

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'I asked Banksy to do destroyed work - now I'm heartbroken'

'I asked Banksy to do destroyed work - now I'm heartbroken'

A street-artist is "heartbroken" after he spent two years "badgering" Banksy to decorate his town, only for the work he finally did to be destroyed.

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Missing pensioner found

Missing pensioner found

A pensioner who was reported missing from a seaside town has been found police have revealed.

Bomb squad called after Second World War shell find

Bomb squad called after Second World War shell find

A bomb disposal team have been called to a house after suspected Second World War shells were found in a garden.

Car flips outside university

Car flips outside university

A car has flipped on a busy ring road outside a university campus after a collision involving a cyclist and two vehicles.

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Car stolen on 'test drive' stopped on M20

Car stolen on 'test drive' stopped on M20

A car which was stolen after being taken out on a test drive was stopped on a motorway by police.

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Apology after pensioners plagued by poo for nearly a week

Apology after pensioners plagued by poo for nearly a week

A water company has apologised to a couple after it took them nearly a week to fix a raw sewage leak outside a retirement home.

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'We're over-21s only - so opening until 3am won't cause problems'

'We're over-21s only - so opening until 3am won't cause problems'

A bar boss is sure anti-social behaviour can still be prevented if his premises is allowed to serve alcohol until 3am.

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Taxi driver stabbed in robbery before two hurt in kebab shop brawl

Taxi driver stabbed in robbery before two hurt in kebab shop brawl

Four arrests have been made after a taxi driver was stabbed in a robbery, before a second man was knifed in a brawl at a kebab shop.

'I did think about dying - but now I feel like the luckiest man alive'

'I did think about dying - but now I feel like the luckiest man alive'

A father battling cancer for the second time says he feels lucky to be alive after his persistence helped uncover a previously undetected tumour.

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Protesters take to streets over library closure

Protesters take to streets over library closure

Dozens of campaigners have taken to the streets to protest against the "disgraceful" decision to close a town's 135-year-old library.

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Asylum seekers to be held on ferries under new plans

Asylum seekers to be held on ferries under new plans

Asylum seekers could be held on disused military bases or ferries instead of hotels under new government plans.

Minute's applause for young Gills fan killed in crash

Minute's applause for young Gills fan killed in crash

Gillingham FC are set to hold a poignant tribute to a seven-year-old supporter who died in a freak car crash.

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Racist graffiti daubed on disabled toilets at cemetery

Racist graffiti daubed on disabled toilets at cemetery

A disabled toilet in a cemetery has been closed for repairs after vandals caused damage and daubed racist graffiti.

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Kebab shop taped off after 'stabbing'

Kebab shop taped off after 'stabbing'

A man has reportedly been seriously injured in a stabbing at a kebab shop in the early hours.

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Kebab shop taped off after 'stabbing'

Kebab shop taped off after 'stabbing'

A man has reportedly been seriously injured in a stabbing at a kebab shop in the early hours.

Agony of woman with 'suicide disease' who feels like she's burning alive

Agony of woman with 'suicide disease' who feels like she's burning alive

A woman who feels like she is being "shot by a thousand bullets" when she showers describes living with one of the world's most painful conditions.

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Commuters shun £1.1m bike shed at station

Commuters shun £1.1m bike shed at station

A bike shed at a railway station with space for hundreds of bicycles that cost £1.1 million to build remains almost empty every day.

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'Getting a passport once took minutes'

'Getting a passport once took minutes'

Ordering a passport today is a patience-sapping 10-week wait. But you used to be able to get one at the Post Office, recalls our columnist.

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Hilarious messages found scrawled in second-hand diary

Hilarious messages found scrawled in second-hand diary

A "horrified" young girl has discovered hilarious messages in a second-hand diary after her parents bought it from a charity shop.

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'Ice cream van rival stole my jingle'

'Ice cream van rival stole my jingle'

The battle for custom from ice cream lovers in one part of Kent has turned sour after a rival was accused of stealing a distinctive jingle.

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'It's impossible for small indie pubs like mine to survive'

'It's impossible for small indie pubs like mine to survive'

A landlady says the outlook for small independent pubs like hers is looking increasingly bleak amid rising costs and changes in social behaviour.

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Post Office at risk as bid launched to turn shop into homes

Post Office at risk as bid launched to turn shop into homes

The future of a Post Office has been thrown into doubt after the owners revealed plans to turn their shop into four-bedroom homes.

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Time to change your clocks to herald start of summer

Time to change your clocks to herald start of summer

Here's everything you need to know about when and why the clocks go forward.

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