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Green light for huge GP surgery despite noise fears

Green light for huge GP surgery despite noise fears

Councillors have approved a medical centre for 15,000 patients as a large village expands in population despite concerns over noise and light.

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'You said there were no mice – but they're everywhere'

'You said there were no mice – but they're everywhere'

A family allergic to mice say they are stuck in a flat infested with them despite assurances by the housing provider there were none before moving in.

Bridge work to close part of M20 for a month

Bridge work to close part of M20 for a month

Part of the M20 is to be closed in both directions overnight and on weekends due to bridge works.

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Armed police called after 'intruders break into zoo'

Armed police called after 'intruders break into zoo'

A huge police presence including firearms officers and a helicopter descended on an animal park following a break-in.

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Family-run garden centre goes on market for £5m

Family-run garden centre goes on market for £5m

A garden centre is being sold as a going concern after being taken on by the current owners more than 40 years ago.

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Bikes seized as police crack down on 'nuisance riders'

Bikes seized as police crack down on 'nuisance riders'

Two bikes have been seized amid a police crackdown on nuisance riders blighting a town.

Free car park to shut before medical centre plans even approved

Free car park to shut before medical centre plans even approved

Residents are furious at the "premature" closure of a free car park on the site of the proposed new medical centre.

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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.

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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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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