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200 mile surprise for telephone pals

200 mile surprise for telephone pals

Two phone friends, who have known each other for years but never met, have finally got together.

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GP surgery plan scrapped after 25-year wait

GP surgery plan scrapped after 25-year wait

Plans to build a doctor's surgery are being axed – 25 years after they were originally approved.

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'How properly done Brexit could help save nation'

'How properly done Brexit could help save nation'

Our readers give their takes on education, strikes and James Bond.

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Overbooked restaurant 'turning customers away' launches expansion bid

Overbooked restaurant 'turning customers away' launches expansion bid

An overbooked restaurant that regularly has to turn customers away has launched a bid to expand into a former DIY shop.

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Show your appreciation: the Kent Charity Awards 2023 are now open

Show your appreciation: the Kent Charity Awards 2023 are now open

The annual awards recognise the hard work of local charities, volunteers and trustees. Here’s how to submit your nominations.

'There's something unnerving eating breakfast as Don Corleone stares down at you'

'There's something unnerving eating breakfast as Don Corleone stares down at you'

Did a The Godfather-obsessed café make our reviewer an offer he couldn't refuse?

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Thug caught fleeing on CCTV after cracking landlady's skull with rock

Thug caught fleeing on CCTV after cracking landlady's skull with rock

This is the moment a cowardly drug addict fled after hurling a rock through a pub window - leaving the landlady with serious head injuries.

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'Total farce' as ice cream van blocked from quayside pitch

'Total farce' as ice cream van blocked from quayside pitch

An irate ice cream man has had a meltdown over council handling of his bid to pitch a vintage van at a harbour.

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What's Kent's biggest concert of the summer?

What's Kent's biggest concert of the summer?

From who sold the most records to which tickets will leave you skint, we’ve done the maths on Kent’s biggest summer festivals and gigs

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Cartel bosses who idolised Krays jailed after £1.6m drugs bust on M25

Cartel bosses who idolised Krays jailed after £1.6m drugs bust on M25

Two men who headed a drugs gang have been jailed after a £1.6 million drugs bust in Kent was linked to them.

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'It was incredibly empowering, it really was'

'It was incredibly empowering, it really was'

Mothers with their babies and mums-to-be have joined forces for a 'magical' photo shoot to celebrate International Women's Day.

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Kent roads hit as port disruption causes backlog

Kent roads hit as port disruption causes backlog

Strike action is causing delays to ferry services leading to disruption spilling over on to Kent's roads as lane shut on route to cross-Channel port.

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Overturned car blocks 10-mile stretch of motorway

Overturned car blocks 10-mile stretch of motorway

Motorists have been facing long delays and long queues after a vehicle overturned on the motorway as firefighters were called to help.

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Why was the moon circled by a ring of light?

Why was the moon circled by a ring of light?

Residents were left baffled after spotting a "ring of light" in the sky around the lunar mass and experts have now revealed how it occurred.

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Baby boy died from 'overwhelming' injuries

Baby boy died from 'overwhelming' injuries

A former couple are due to go on trial accused of the murder of a baby boy after details emerged of the harrowing injuries he suffered.

MP blasts Gary Lineker's 'foul' comment on new asylum policy

MP blasts Gary Lineker's 'foul' comment on new asylum policy

A Kent MP has accused TV presenter Gary Lineker of making 'foul and disgraceful' comments comparing the UK's asylum policy to Nazi Germany.

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Murder arrests after man, 24, shot in street

Murder arrests after man, 24, shot in street

Two people have been arrested after a 24-year-old was shot dead in a residential street.

'We're in shock - we all thought he was indestructible'

'We're in shock - we all thought he was indestructible'

A family has paid tribute to an 86-year-old former pub landlord who collapsed after a shift at a supermarket.

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Future of 184-year-old pub boarded up for months

Future of 184-year-old pub boarded up for months

An application has been submitted to demolish a historic pub and replace it with flats.

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Club has opening hours reduced after reports of affray

Club has opening hours reduced after reports of affray

A nightclub will have to close earlier after police requested a licence review following two reported incidents of affray.

Police 'sorry' after 17-year-old Matthew's suicide

Police 'sorry' after 17-year-old Matthew's suicide

Kent Police has said sorry and settled a claim brought by the father of a teenager who died after making a distressing 999 call.

Why M25 will become 'highway to hell'

Why M25 will become 'highway to hell'

Motorists are facing even more disruption as motorway maintenance workers consider strike action.

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Drones hover over road to track biker yobs

Drones hover over road to track biker yobs

Police drones have been hovering over parts of a Kent town as part of a crackdown on unruly bikers.

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Road closed as seven engines sent to blaze

Road closed as seven engines sent to blaze

Crews on seven fire engines were sent to tackle a blaze which has prompted a road closure.

Bluewater's top attraction to more than double in capacity

Bluewater's top attraction to more than double in capacity

Plans have been approved to more than double the yearly visitors to Bluewater's biggest tourist draw.

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Couple forced to live in front room for two years as 'sinkhole' causes chaos

Couple forced to live in front room for two years as 'sinkhole' causes chaos

An elderly couple have been forced to sleep in their living room for two years - after a burst water main destroyed the foundations of their home.

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'For some of us cost of living crisis could be good'

'For some of us cost of living crisis could be good'

Some rightly need protecting from the cost of living crisis but for many it could be a good thing, writes Secret Thinker.

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‘It costs a fortune but I just can’t quit smoking!’

‘It costs a fortune but I just can’t quit smoking!’

On No Smoking Day, our reporter describes his struggles to kick the habit after 40 years - despite the health risks and £400 a month costs...

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Morrisons plagued by yobs to bring in trolley locks

Morrisons plagued by yobs to bring in trolley locks

The boss of a supermarket blighted by problems with anti-social behaviour and abandoned trolleys has told an MP safety measures are being stepped up.

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New housing approved for site hit by vandals

New housing approved for site hit by vandals

A disused site long blighted by vandalism is set to become sheltered accommodation once again - but it is unclear when building work will start.

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