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Part of A249 to close for three weekends

Part of A249 to close for three weekends

A three-mile stretch of the dual carriageway is set to be shut in one direction for three entire weekends as a huge roadworks project continues.

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Fuel to hit £110 a tank, predicts RAC

Fuel to hit £110 a tank, predicts RAC

Drivers must be prepared to soon pay £2 a litre for petrol and diesel, warns the RAC, as the cost of fuel reaches prices never seen before.

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Woman sexually assaulted on riverside footpath

Woman sexually assaulted on riverside footpath

Two men are wanted by police after a woman reported being sexually assaulted while she walked along a riverside footpath.

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Funds earmarked for £18m leisure centre revamp

Funds earmarked for £18m leisure centre revamp

Multi-million pound funding has been recommended to a council for approval for a new replacement leisure centre.

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The scam DVLA text that could cost you your bank balance

The scam DVLA text that could cost you your bank balance

Scam texts impersonating the DVLA are attempting to con people out of money and personal details and drivers need to be aware, say officials.

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Man found with serious head injury in car park

Man found with serious head injury in car park

A man was flown to hospital after police were called to a car park where he was found with a head injury.

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'Armed' betting shop raider caught by ticket inspector

'Armed' betting shop raider caught by ticket inspector

A bungling robber was caught after giving his name to a ticket inspector as he took a train to rob a bookies, 'armed' with a pretend shotgun.

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Motorcyclist 'mowed down' off-duty police officer

Motorcyclist 'mowed down' off-duty police officer

A man is accused of injuring an off-duty police officer after hitting him with his motorbike.

Newborn could have died as birthmark grew in throat

Newborn could have died as birthmark grew in throat

A mum has told how her newborn daughter was rushed to hospital with a rare condition which saw a birthmark growing in her throat.

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Pool plans dropped from council's £20m regeneration bid

Pool plans dropped from council's £20m regeneration bid

A council has dropped plans to include a new swimming pool in its bid for £20m of the government's levelling-up fund because it wasn't 'realistic'.

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School's wartime tunnels could become visitor attraction

School's wartime tunnels could become visitor attraction

A school's visitors may soon be able to tour wartime air-raid shelters and visit a replica 1940s classroom.

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The unsolved murder of sex worker found in forest

The unsolved murder of sex worker found in forest

The discovery of a woman's body in a forest sparked a murder hunt in 1979 but no one ever came forward to say who she was.

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Fire in derelict cinema

Fire in derelict cinema

A fire is thought to have been started deliberately at a derelict cinema.

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'End the self-indulgent navel-gazing' say local Tory chiefs after ballot

'End the self-indulgent navel-gazing' say local Tory chiefs after ballot

The fallout from a vote of no confidence continues with warnings from party activists that rebel MPs needed to put up or shut up, or risk civil war.

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Scheme to convert old cinema slammed by planners

Scheme to convert old cinema slammed by planners

A proposed block of flats on an old cinema site would "completely overwhelm" a town centre and should be refused, say planners.

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Defence team puzzled over claims Bellfield cleared of killings

Defence team puzzled over claims Bellfield cleared of killings

A lawyer representing the man convicted of killing Lin and Megan Russell has questioned reports that Levi Bellfield has been clear of involvement.

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School issues 'stranger danger' warning after girls approached

School issues 'stranger danger' warning after girls approached

A school has issued a warning after two girls were reportedly given a sexual note by a balding man in a tracksuit.

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Door staff 'left seriously injured man outside club'

Door staff 'left seriously injured man outside club'

A man suffered life changing injuries after door staff at a club allegedly failed to help or call an ambulance.

Woman woken up and threatened by burglar

Woman woken up and threatened by burglar

Police are investigating three break-ins in the same street including one which saw a resident woken and threatened.

Queen display vandalised again

Queen display vandalised again

A jubilee display has had the head of the Queen "bashed" in after an earlier attack.

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Drug dealer caught after 'Taser-like' device found in wardrobe

Drug dealer caught after 'Taser-like' device found in wardrobe

A drug dealer with links to a national cocaine syndicate has been jailed after a property raid uncovered a haul of cash and a stun gun.

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Adventure golf nears completion

Adventure golf nears completion

A new Roman themed golf course along a town's seafront is nearly complete with bosses preparing to announce an opening date.

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Charity secretary stole £18k to fund gambling addiction

Charity secretary stole £18k to fund gambling addiction

A charity worker who stole thousands of pounds from its account to fund her gambling addiction has avoided jail.

Road closure extended after fire

Road closure extended after fire

A main route through a busy town centre will remain shut after a major fire.

Fuel prices hit £2 per litre

Fuel prices hit £2 per litre

A service station is charging motorists £2 per litre for fuel and the cost of petrol and diesel continues to rise across the country.

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Michael Portillo spotted filming at town pier

Michael Portillo spotted filming at town pier

The former Conservative cabinet member turned TV presenter has been spotted with a film crew in the county.

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Fine food firm quits department store restaurant

Fine food firm quits department store restaurant

A fine food company that ran a restaurant in a town's department store is pulling out less than a year after it opened.

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Which council tax payers get the best deal?

Which council tax payers get the best deal?

A study of public services has ranked the 13 districts across Kent in terms of value of money for ratepayers.

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Lorry crash causes traffic delays

Lorry crash causes traffic delays

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a lorry closed the A249.

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Kent MP accuses BBC of making PM 'look like Hannibal Lecter'

Kent MP accuses BBC of making PM 'look like Hannibal Lecter'

One of the county's Tory MPs has defended Boris Johnson and attacked the media for damaging the Prime Minister's reputation.

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