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Picture-perfect £2.2m home is straight out of a magazine

Picture-perfect £2.2m home is straight out of a magazine

The bespoke design of this five-bedroom house is so stylish it even made its way onto the pages of a top-end magazine.

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'They're Christmas decorations - I don't think I'm breaking the rules'

'They're Christmas decorations - I don't think I'm breaking the rules'

A tearoom owner has labelled the council a ''Scrooge'' for saying he needs a license for the tables he's using for his Christmas display.

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Turkish chain set to launch new Kent restaurant

Turkish chain set to launch new Kent restaurant

A new restaurant set to open before Christmas will "brighten up" a Kent town, bosses believe.

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Will you have to pay to visit Ikea or the O2 in your car?

Will you have to pay to visit Ikea or the O2 in your car?

There's an expansion of London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone coming next year - but will it mean you having to pay to visit the likes of Ikea or the O2?

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Work to start on new junction for 750-home plan

Work to start on new junction for 750-home plan

As a raft of concerns are raised about a 750-home estate, developers say work on a new junction for the site will begin within weeks.

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Teen appears in court over Channel Crossing deaths

Teen appears in court over Channel Crossing deaths

A teenager has appeared in court in connection with his alleged role in an ill-fated crossing incident in the Channel which claimed four lives.

Traumatised schoolgirl sexually assaulted on bus

Traumatised schoolgirl sexually assaulted on bus

A devastated mum has told how her 11-year-old daughter was left traumatised after being sexually assaulted on a bus while travelling to school.

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Paul O'Grady hosts Queen Consort in festive TV special

Paul O'Grady hosts Queen Consort in festive TV special

The Queen Consort will appear in a one-off special of Paul O’Grady’s hit TV show 'For The Love Of Dogs' filmed in Kent to mark 160 years of Battersea.

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Power outage as police attend incident

Power outage as police attend incident

Several homes have lost power and roads are clogged up with queuing traffic due to reports of a nearby electrical fire.

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Taxi driver avoids jail for people smuggling

Taxi driver avoids jail for people smuggling

A taxi driver has avoided jail after being convicted for his role as part of a major conspiracy to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK in lorries.

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Gridlocked streets as motorists queue 'for hours' for bottled water

Gridlocked streets as motorists queue 'for hours' for bottled water

Motorists have been stuck on clogged up streets attempting to access bottled water stations after a leak left hundreds of homes without water.

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Shock as popular restaurant closes with immediate effect

Shock as popular restaurant closes with immediate effect

A restaurant has closed with immediate effect, as its heartbroken owners say rising costs mean "there is no longer a future" for the business.

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'We'll keep fighting to stop Rwanda policy despite court ruling'

'We'll keep fighting to stop Rwanda policy despite court ruling'

Charities who challenged the government’s plan to send asylum seekers arriving on UK shores to Rwanda say they will continue to fight to stop it.

Pensioner arrested as police clash with anti-hunt protestors

Pensioner arrested as police clash with anti-hunt protestors

A hunt saboteur group has hit out at Kent Police after they arrested a pensioner involved in an anti-hunt protest for "harassment".

'Disruption caused by strikes doesn't bother us - we're used to it'

'Disruption caused by strikes doesn't bother us - we're used to it'

Our political editor Paul Francis thinks strikers will get backing from the people of Kent - we're used to disruption anyway!

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Complex green-lit despite fears 'roads will be overspill car park'

Complex green-lit despite fears 'roads will be overspill car park'

A 66-bed complex has been given the go-ahead despite fears it will transform a neighbourhood into an "overspill car park".

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Historic pub saved after villagers raise £300k

Historic pub saved after villagers raise £300k

A beloved village pub has been saved after a community group collected £300,000 in a fundraising campaign.

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Family forced to melt snow to flush toilet

Family forced to melt snow to flush toilet

Water problems which have seen people unable to wash, flush the toilet or make tea have entered a fifth day.

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M2 slip road closures extended

M2 slip road closures extended

The reopening of two slip roads between the M2 and the A249 has been delayed due to the recent bad weather.

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Town's first PureGym to open in former Halfords

Town's first PureGym to open in former Halfords

A former Halfords superstore is to become a PureGym after planning permission was granted despite concern from residents.

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Flood alerts after heavy rain

Flood alerts after heavy rain

A flood alert has been issued for low-lying land and roads near rivers after heavy rain overnight.

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'Delight in discomfort of strikes – it's making privileged sweat'

'Delight in discomfort of strikes – it's making privileged sweat'

Columnist Melissa Todd says if the government doesn't listen to striking workers people could die.

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‘I’m worried about my baby in this mouldy flat’

‘I’m worried about my baby in this mouldy flat’

A mum whose flat has been mouldy for 14 months says she's worried about the health of her family due to ongoing concerns with her housing association.

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Opening of long-awaited athletics track delayed yet again

Opening of long-awaited athletics track delayed yet again

A town's latest sporting facility will not open until the new year after the ill-fated project was hit by further complications.

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Pub to close as 'cost of living hits harder than pandemic’

Pub to close as 'cost of living hits harder than pandemic’

The owners of a family-run pub say they will call time for good after struggling with rising costs and falling custom.

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Striking CGIs reveal ambitious plans for cricket ground

Striking CGIs reveal ambitious plans for cricket ground

New images show what Kent County Cricket Club’s home ground could look like if their ambitious proposals are green-lit.

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Temporary social workers being paid £620 a day by cash-strapped council

Temporary social workers being paid £620 a day by cash-strapped council

Kent County Council has spent spiralling sums on agency staff over the last four years in the face of a recruitment crisis across the sector.

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The Kent district raking in £9m a year from parking

The Kent district raking in £9m a year from parking

One district raked in £45 million in parking fees in five years - and shopkeepers fear the high prices could be driving visitors away.

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Bus services to be capped at £2 a journey

Bus services to be capped at £2 a journey

From New Year's Day around 50,000 Stagecoach bus services will offer a discount on single tickets to help attract new customers.

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Police 'refusal' to meet residents after 150 crash party leads to official complaint

Police 'refusal' to meet residents after 150 crash party leads to official complaint

A complaint has been made to police by a councillor who was disappointed with how they responded a party that got out of hand.

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