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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.

Former nightclub plot could become homes

Former nightclub plot could become homes

A former clubbing hotspot could be redeveloped into new apartments under proposals submitted to a council for review.

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PM's fate in hands of MPs after 'partygate' report published

PM's fate in hands of MPs after 'partygate' report published

Our political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the Sue Gray report and what it means for the under fire Prime Minister.

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'I took my son for a walk and ended up on national TV'

'I took my son for a walk and ended up on national TV'

The mum of an 18-month-old who fell through a manhole cover and down a deep sewage shaft has told of her whirlwind week appearing on national TV.

CCTV released following arson attack on pub

CCTV released following arson attack on pub

Officers have released an image of a man who they believe to have important information on an arson attack.

Hero gran died saving grandchild in sea tragedy

Hero gran died saving grandchild in sea tragedy

A woman drowned after jumping into the sea to save her grandchild, an inquest has heard.

Bystanders rescue woman from river

Bystanders rescue woman from river

Members of the public sprang into action after a person was spotted in the River Medway.

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Drivers reassured over resurfacing 'bodge job'

Drivers reassured over resurfacing 'bodge job'

Motorists complaining about the state of a newly 'resurfaced' road have been assured its condition will improve.

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Missing woman, 19, found

Missing woman, 19, found

Police who appealed for information about the whereabouts of a 19-year-old woman say she has been found.

Energy bills are set to go up by another £800 this year and here's why

Energy bills are set to go up by another £800 this year and here's why

Gas and electric bills are facing another astronomical rise before the end of the year but why is it happening and what help is there for you?

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'Manipulative sexual predator' jailed

'Manipulative sexual predator' jailed

A man has been jailed for 24 years after being convicted of crimes against children stretching back to the 1990s.

Damage to dock gates costing firms ‘millions’

Damage to dock gates costing firms ‘millions’

Businesses are losing millions of pounds in revenue after a ship damaged a port's entrance, it has emerged.

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Pub landlord in hospital after attack in bar

Pub landlord in hospital after attack in bar

A pub landlord is in hospital after being attacked in his own bar.

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