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Five charged after town centre brawl

Five charged after town centre brawl

Shocking footage has emerged showing a street brawl in a Kent town centre.

Man who defecated in front of teenager was 'not naked'

Man who defecated in front of teenager was 'not naked'

A judge ordered a jury to find a man who defecated in front of a girl on a path not guilty of breaching a court order banning him from being naked.

Final Kent P&O ship cleared to sail

Final Kent P&O ship cleared to sail

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has confirmed the final P&O ship held in Dover has been cleared to resume sailing.

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Huge Platinum Jubilee party in town square

Huge Platinum Jubilee party in town square

Residents celebrating their 70th birthday and more than 400 school children have come together at a Platinum Jubilee Party.

The cost of living support grants: How much will I get and how?

The cost of living support grants: How much will I get and how?

Here is what the Chancellor Rishi Sunak's £15bn cost-of-living support package means for you.

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Spoons evacuated after call from bogus police officer

Spoons evacuated after call from bogus police officer

Britain's biggest Wetherspoon was evacuated after a bogus police officer warned staff of an emergency.

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Anger at fun fair's snub

Anger at fun fair's snub

The owners and customers of a family fun fair have spoken out after their usual two-week stint in a town was cancelled.

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Man jailed for paramedic attack

Man jailed for paramedic attack

A man who assaulted a paramedic in hospital has been jailed.

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Chicken shop chain opens first Kent restaurant

Chicken shop chain opens first Kent restaurant

Customers queued out of the door as a piri piri chicken shop opened its first doors in Kent.

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Appeal after man threatens to throw rail staff on tracks

Appeal after man threatens to throw rail staff on tracks

CCTV images have been released of a man police wish to speak to after a member of rail staff was violently threatened at a train station.

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Leader to step down after 24 years on council

Leader to step down after 24 years on council

A long-serving councillor is to retire after more than two decades in the job.

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Former pub collapses in 'massive' fire

Former pub collapses in 'massive' fire

A former pub has collapsed into the street following a major blaze.

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Huge fire engulfs harbour building

Huge fire engulfs harbour building

Fire crews have been tackling a huge blaze that has destroyed a harbour building.

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Show cancelled for third successive year

Show cancelled for third successive year

Health and safety concerns have put an end to plans to hold a military-themed show once again.

Travellers warned to prepare for 'one mass rush' on Kent's roads

Travellers warned to prepare for 'one mass rush' on Kent's roads

People travelling in or through Kent over the next few days are being told to prepare for heavy traffic and delays as thousands escape for half term.

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All households to get £400 amid cost of living crisis

All households to get £400 amid cost of living crisis

All households will get £400 as Rishi Sunak caved in to pressure and applied a windfall tax on energy companies' soaring profits.

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'We can't charge people £14 for fish and chips'

'We can't charge people £14 for fish and chips'

The owner of a chippy van has had to close his business due to rising prices and the cost of living crisis.

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5G masts to be strapped to traffic lights and bus shelters to boost coverage

5G masts to be strapped to traffic lights and bus shelters to boost coverage

5G and 4G phone masts could be attached to street lights, bus shelters and road signs under plans to cut red tape and improve people's mobile signal.

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Flash flooding cascades into streets next to Bellway housing site

Flash flooding cascades into streets next to Bellway housing site

Residents are concerned a housing development on land above them will result in flooding of their properties.

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Path defecator was 'trying to make girl laugh'

Path defecator was 'trying to make girl laugh'

A man revealed his buttocks and defecated in front of a teenager on a foot path, a court has heard.

Pub bosses wet baby's head with surprise birth on second day in charge

Pub bosses wet baby's head with surprise birth on second day in charge

A husband and wife have cause for double celebration - as their first child is born the day after they start running a pub.

Demolition of cement works completed

Demolition of cement works completed

A former cement works has been demolished to make way for more than 500 new homes.

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Legendary guitarist to perform at castle concerts

Legendary guitarist to perform at castle concerts

A former member of one of the best-selling bands of all time is set to perform at a popular music festival this summer.

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A look inside Europe's largest truck stop

A look inside Europe's largest truck stop

With more than 650 parking spaces, a gym and a restaurant, we take a look inside the largest lorry park in Europe.

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BrewDog bar confirmed for £115m complex

BrewDog bar confirmed for £115m complex

International pub chain BrewDog is preparing to open one of its "iconic bars" at a new £115 million leisure complex, it has been confirmed.

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Home Office accused of cover up over dumped dinghies

Home Office accused of cover up over dumped dinghies

The government has refused to disclose how much it has spent on storing boats used by criminal gangs to ferry asylum seekers across the Channel.

Hopes 145-mile bike route will encourage cycle tourism

Hopes 145-mile bike route will encourage cycle tourism

A new long-distance cycle route weaving through Kent is being officially unveiled today.

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Just 12 parking spaces for new block of flats

Just 12 parking spaces for new block of flats

Neighbours in a busy area have slammed plans for a new block of flats for its lack of parking spaces.

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Touchscreens, fish and chips and text messages

Touchscreens, fish and chips and text messages

Our reviewer goes to a high-tech fish and chip shop where he grapples with touchscreens and falls in love with a pickle.

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Wire's McNulty performing at school's £13m theatre

Wire's McNulty performing at school's £13m theatre

A new Kent theatre has secured a huge coup in signing up The Wire actor Dominic West to take to the stage in a play next month.

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