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Opening date for adventure golf revealed

Opening date for adventure golf revealed

A seafront adventure golf course with interactive water features is preparing to open this week.

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First £326 cost of living cash arrives this week, but will be gone in a month

First £326 cost of living cash arrives this week, but will be gone in a month

Eight million homes will get an extra £326 this week to help with the cost of living but many will struggle to make it last five weeks says a charity.

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Kent MP secures place in leadership battle

Kent MP secures place in leadership battle

A Kent MP is among eight people who have secured a place in the Conservative Party leadership battle.

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Teen attacked inside nightclub

Teen attacked inside nightclub

CCTV has been released of men officers would like to speak to following a reported assault.

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Murder accused 'danced before stabbing man with jagged neck of bottle'

Murder accused 'danced before stabbing man with jagged neck of bottle'

The man accused of murdering a friend has told how his ex-lover was dancing just seconds before stabbing the man he called "dad".

Dustman taken to hospital after aerosol can explodes

Dustman taken to hospital after aerosol can explodes

A dustman needed hospital treatment after being hit in the face by debris after a discarded aerosol can exploded.

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Games scrapped over danger heat warning

Games scrapped over danger heat warning

A football club have cancelled their weekend games ahead of what could be record-breaking temperatures.

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Busy road shut after serious crash

Busy road shut after serious crash

Emergency services have been called to a serious crash on a busy road.

School shuts as water supply cut off across island

School shuts as water supply cut off across island

As temperatures look set to hit 30C Southern Water says supplies may have to be cut and is arranging for bottles of water to be distributed.

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This is why you might see gritters in your street as heatwave continues

This is why you might see gritters in your street as heatwave continues

An amber warning for extreme heat is in place and temperatures could break all records so why are gritting teams now on standby?

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Weekend could see hottest day ever recorded in UK

Weekend could see hottest day ever recorded in UK

Forecasters say there is a chance that the record for the hottest day ever recorded in the UK will be broken in the coming days.

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Man released after child attacked by dog

Man released after child attacked by dog

A man has been released under investigation after armed police were called to a dog attack on a child.

Golf club closes over Lower Thames Crossing uncertainty

Golf club closes over Lower Thames Crossing uncertainty

A golf club will be closing after the land was sold due to uncertainty surrounding the Lower Thames Crossing.

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Dad's weed grow 'to fund son's treatment'

Dad's weed grow 'to fund son's treatment'

A father who set up a £45,000 weed farm at his home claimed it was to fund his son's medical treatment.

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'Dangerous' trees still not cleared six months after Storm Eunice

'Dangerous' trees still not cleared six months after Storm Eunice

An angry resident has complained to a council as rotting branches of trees damaged in Storm Eunice 'could fall at any moment.'

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'It's the town's most expensive ever home'

'It's the town's most expensive ever home'

A six-bed mansion on the market for £3 million is set to become the priciest house in a Kent town.

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'Long school bus journey is making our daughter sick'

'Long school bus journey is making our daughter sick'

A schoolgirl is exhausted by a four-hour round trip to class each day as she can't find a place where she lives.

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Quick-thinking referee saves footballer's life

Quick-thinking referee saves footballer's life

A life-saving referee has urged footballing venues without defibrillators to act now.

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The battle to clip the wings of airport proposals

The battle to clip the wings of airport proposals

Kent faced one of its biggest ever threats in the early 2000s - but the county united in opposition in a David vs Goliath battle with Whitehall.

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The part of Kent where 10 in every school class live in poverty

The part of Kent where 10 in every school class live in poverty

New figures show the shocking scale of child poverty in Kent, with worse expected.

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Timetable to select next PM confirmed

Timetable to select next PM confirmed

The timetable for electing the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister of the UK has been confirmed with two Kent MPs in the race.

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'I do expect to make the final two'

'I do expect to make the final two'

A Kent MP has said he is confident he will make the final two in the shortlist to be the next leader of the Conservative party.

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Resort's paddling pool remains closed

Resort's paddling pool remains closed

A children's seafront paddling pool remains closed during the heatwave after first a national shortage of chlorine and then no electricity.

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Body found in search for missing woman

Body found in search for missing woman

The body of a woman whose son took his own life less than two years ago has been found by police.

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Major road closed after car and lorry crash

Major road closed after car and lorry crash

Traffic is building after a main road was closed and an air ambulance called to a two vehicle crash.

Young dad died after 'jumping into traffic'

Young dad died after 'jumping into traffic'

An inquest has heard how a young dad died from his injuries as a coroner confirmed he jumped into the road.

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The road in Kent where you're most likely to get a speeding ticket

The road in Kent where you're most likely to get a speeding ticket

The county's most active speed camera has been revealed with the flash going off at a rate of nearly two times every hour.

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Grammar's expansion on hold amid fire safety fears

Grammar's expansion on hold amid fire safety fears

A grammar school's ongoing £7.6 million expansion has been paused amid fire safety fears.

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Air ambulance lands in town centre

Air ambulance lands in town centre

The emergency helicopter has landed in a park near a town centre following reports of someone being taken ill.

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Warning as jellyfish with 'nasty' sting pictured off Kent coast

Warning as jellyfish with 'nasty' sting pictured off Kent coast

Huge numbers of jellyfish have been spotted on the Kent coast as temperatures soar - including a species with a "nasty" sting.

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