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Victim Support awarded £4m contract with Kent Police

Victim Support awarded £4m contract with Kent Police

Kent Police and crime commissioner Matthew Scott has awarded a new four-year multi-million contract to a charity supporting victims of crime.

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Traffic chaos as temporary traffic lights replace roundabout

Traffic chaos as temporary traffic lights replace roundabout

Temporary traffic lights at a newly designed junction are causing huge tailbacks for drivers – and the delays are set to last for another month.

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Devastation as 175-year-old pub shuts for final time

Devastation as 175-year-old pub shuts for final time

Punters have paid tribute to a 19th-century pub which is set to be transformed into flats.

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Fly-tipper caught out in social media lie

Fly-tipper caught out in social media lie

A fly-tipper has been convicted and ordered to pay thousands after falsely advertising himself as a waste collector online without a licence.

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Disgraced children's doctor chased through Kent hospital by 'paedo hunter'

Disgraced children's doctor chased through Kent hospital by 'paedo hunter'

A specialist children's doctor has admitted arranging to meet an underage boy for sex in the grounds of a Kent hospital after a sting operation.

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Motorbike crash blocks major rat-run

Motorbike crash blocks major rat-run

A 17-year-old boy was thrown from his motorcycle after a collision with a car attempting to overtake.

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Town mourns inspirational woman who documented cancer battle through art

Town mourns inspirational woman who documented cancer battle through art

A town is mourning the loss of the co-founder of a celebrated arts group who documented her battle with cancer through her work.

Mum paid £5k after autistic son misses school for 10 months

Mum paid £5k after autistic son misses school for 10 months

A council has apologised after being ordered to pay thousands to a mother whose autistic son went nearly a year without a formal education.

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Opening date revealed for pizza restaurant at complex

Opening date revealed for pizza restaurant at complex

Bosses at a pizza restaurant have revealed the opening date of its latest branch at a new £115m leisure complex.

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Popular pool could hike prices as council slashes funding

Popular pool could hike prices as council slashes funding

A “much-loved” swimming pool may have to raise its prices and reduce opening times as councillors consider slashing the facility’s funding by 20%.

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'My grandfather watched Vesuvius erupt'

'My grandfather watched Vesuvius erupt'

A historian who regular leads tours to the remains of Pompeii has discovered his grandfather watched the volcano which destroyed it last erupt.

Watch moment meteor shoots through sky above Kent

Watch moment meteor shoots through sky above Kent

This is the moment a meteor shot through the sky above Kent.

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Anger over homes bid on farmland in ‘unspoilt countryside’

Anger over homes bid on farmland in ‘unspoilt countryside’

Controversial plans for a housing estate close to a secondary school have attracted more than 400 objections from furious residents.

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Carer stole £17k from pensioners for Amazon spree

Carer stole £17k from pensioners for Amazon spree

A 'despicable' mum defrauded two elderly men she was supposed to be looking after and used the money to buy goods online.

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Home Office answers asylum seeker rumours

Home Office answers asylum seeker rumours

Suggestions a closed hotel is being used to house refugees have been addressed by staff and Home Office officials.

'I tried Kent restaurant's £10 Limitless burger and it could be the best in the UK'

'I tried Kent restaurant's £10 Limitless burger and it could be the best in the UK'

With one of its burgers in the running to be crowned the UK's best, we popped along to a high street restaurant to see what the fuss is all about...

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Lack of footfall forces restaurant to close after just four weeks

Lack of footfall forces restaurant to close after just four weeks

Restaurant bosses say rising costs have made it too difficult for small businesses to survive as they close a new branch after only one month.

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'NHS is unaffordable luxury that needs to be broken up'

'NHS is unaffordable luxury that needs to be broken up'

Secret Thinker says it's time to scrap sentimentality about the NHS and break it up before it's too late.

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Local 'legend' meets favourite celebs

Local 'legend' meets favourite celebs

A celebrity enthusiast was left star-struck after meeting Olivia Coleman and Toby Jones on the Kent coast.

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Huge interest in shop after tattoo studio moves out

Huge interest in shop after tattoo studio moves out

A businessman says Herne Bay is on the up after being flooded with interest from firms looking to move into his shop when a tattoo studio moved out.

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Tearful friend tells murder trial of mum's final moments

Tearful friend tells murder trial of mum's final moments

A friend of a mum allegedly murdered by her boyfriend has told a jury of his attempts to stop the 'attack', and tearfully recalled her final moments.

Beachgoers face £100 fines for having BBQs on coast

Beachgoers face £100 fines for having BBQs on coast

A bid to ban disposable barbecues along 14 miles of Kent coast has been given the green light - despite being branded "draconian" by critics.

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Builder caught with £150,000 cannabis stash in garden shed

Builder caught with £150,000 cannabis stash in garden shed

A 36-year-old builder has been put behind bars after police found a massive cannabis haul in his garden shed.

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Assault charge for ex-Gillingham skipper

Assault charge for ex-Gillingham skipper

Former Gillingham captain Kyle Dempsey has appeared in court charged with attacking a club doorman.

Boys, 14 and 16, arrested after knife-point robberies

Boys, 14 and 16, arrested after knife-point robberies

Two people have been arrested after multiple reports of balaclava-clad thieves threatening youngsters with knives in a town centre.

Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs

Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs

Amazon, which has two depots in Kent, is axing 18,000 jobs across its operations worldwide in its largest ever layoffs programme.

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Video shows driver doubling speed limit

Video shows driver doubling speed limit

Police say a driver apologised and had no excuse, after being caught travelling at 83mph in a 40mph zone.

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More pain for residents as Kent County Council to hike tax

More pain for residents as Kent County Council to hike tax

Council tax payers face an increase of just under 5% in their bills under budget plans set out by Kent County Council.

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'Sunak's private health debacle overshadows issues for Kent hospitals'

'Sunak's private health debacle overshadows issues for Kent hospitals'

Our political editor Paul Francis gives his take on how Rishi Sunak should have answered the question about his healthcare.

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Two arrested after 'dealing drugs in front of police officers'

Two arrested after 'dealing drugs in front of police officers'

Arrests were made after a suspected drug deal took place in front of police officers.

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