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Hopes to open Turkish restaurant before summer

Hopes to open Turkish restaurant before summer

Official plans have been submitted to transform a village’s last-remaining pub into a Turkish restaurant and shisha bar.

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'I can't pin a medal on a gravestone'

'I can't pin a medal on a gravestone'

A seminar attended by a raft of MPs has urged the government to stop dragging its feet and give British Nuclear test veterans a medal.

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Identity theft victims sent O2 payment demands

Identity theft victims sent O2 payment demands

A number of people in one town have fallen prey to crooks who have used their names and addresses to scam a mobile phone firm.

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Shock plans to move town's museum

Shock plans to move town's museum

Trustees want to move an historic carriage museum to a new all-glass gallery out of town where more people can view its hidden treasures.

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Motorway shut as car catches fire after crash

Motorway shut as car catches fire after crash

A stretch of the M26 is shut after a crash involving three vehicles, one of which caught fire.

£1.1m to improve play areas

£1.1m to improve play areas

Eight country parks across Kent are to get an upgrade, with new and improved equipment set to include a wheelchair swing.

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Main route shut after serious crash involving cyclist

Main route shut after serious crash involving cyclist

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious collision between a car and a cyclist, which has closed a main A-road in both directions.

Cheeky spectacle as naked bike ride set to return

Cheeky spectacle as naked bike ride set to return

Cyclists are gearing up to flash the flesh at a naked bike ride, with participants urged to "ride as bare as you dare" to save the environment.

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'Massive blow' as vandals pour oil on cricket club pitch

'Massive blow' as vandals pour oil on cricket club pitch

A cricket club has been left counting the cost after vandals poured diesel over its pitch, sparking an urgent appeal to pay for repairs.

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Shopper attacked with tyre iron in social distancing row

Shopper attacked with tyre iron in social distancing row

A former firefighter has avoided jail after punching a shopper and attacking him with a tyre iron after an argument about social distancing rules.

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'We'll be dealing with 50% of all UK imports'

'We'll be dealing with 50% of all UK imports'

A council leader says half of UK imports could come through a new border facility as plans for a green buffer zone around it are announced.

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Duo charged with four burglaries

Duo charged with four burglaries

A man and a teenager from Essex have been charged after a string of break-ins in Kent.

Football fan jailed for violent disorder

Football fan jailed for violent disorder

A man involved in violent disruption during a football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur has been jailed.

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Councils named and shamed over recycling

Councils named and shamed over recycling

There is a large discrepancy between the recycling success rates achieved by local authorities.

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'If they're naked why aren't I rolling them in custard?'

'If they're naked why aren't I rolling them in custard?'

Our columnist, author and dominatrix Melissa Todd, was invited to speak at a golf club dinner, where the Q&A afterwards took a rather unexpected turn.

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'I've been stared down by Mike Tyson and told not to make eye contact with Beyoncé'

'I've been stared down by Mike Tyson and told not to make eye contact with Beyoncé'

A photo journalist who gave up following the world's biggest stars around the globe to run a Kent care home has opened up his impressive album...

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Mother's battle with housing association over mould

Mother's battle with housing association over mould

A mother is in despair over the state of her property she is forced to live in and has now started legal action against the housing association.

'Ridiculous' to shut park and ride

'Ridiculous' to shut park and ride

A council’s reason for shutting a park and ride service 'doesn’t make sense', claims a Labour leader.

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'This is a war on us all and we will all feel its impact'

'This is a war on us all and we will all feel its impact'

Vladimir Putin's war is waged against us all and we will all feel its impact, writes Tom Tugendhat MP.

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'How far could this go? The signs are not good'

'How far could this go? The signs are not good'

Our political editor takes a look at a very worrying week in politics.

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Uber and Just Eat drivers stage Friday night takeaway strike

Uber and Just Eat drivers stage Friday night takeaway strike

Delivery drivers are striking in two Kent towns after stating they cannot survive on pay offered by Just Eat and Uber Eats.

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Plans for multi-million pound revamp of troubled estate submitted

Plans for multi-million pound revamp of troubled estate submitted

Plans for a multi-million pound regeneration project which will bring hundreds of homes and a modern shopping hub have been submitted to the council.

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Lucky kmfm listener scoops £1,000

Lucky kmfm listener scoops £1,000

Kmfm listener Nicola Chaudhry was the lucky winner as the popular £1,000 Friday contest returned to the station.

98mph death crash driver ran off and left victim trapped

98mph death crash driver ran off and left victim trapped

A 22-year-old hit 98mph on country lanes before ploughing into a stationary car and running off, leaving his dying victim trapped in the wreckage.

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Predator dumped murder weapon in Kent countryside

Predator dumped murder weapon in Kent countryside

A sex predator who drove from his seaside home to murder a lone woman in London dumped the weapon in the Kent countryside after the brutal attack.

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Developers slammed as Polystyrene engulfs countryside

Developers slammed as Polystyrene engulfs countryside

Residents are calling for developers and builders to take responsibility for rubbish blown into countryside from a building site.

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Travellers homes taken amid planning row

Travellers homes taken amid planning row

Distraught travellers say their mobile homes have been take away after they were evicted by enforcement officers.

New Channel 4 series to follow Kent medics and patients

New Channel 4 series to follow Kent medics and patients

A teen left badly injured in a motorbike crash and a man who fell off a cliff are set to appear in a new documentary following Kent trauma medics.

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Thug yelled 'I have AIDS' as he jabbed syringe at landlord

Thug yelled 'I have AIDS' as he jabbed syringe at landlord

A syringe-wielding thug who threatened to infect his landlord with HIV after she discovered his blood-splattered room has been jailed.

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Aldi shuts for 10 days

Aldi shuts for 10 days

A branch of budget supermarket Aldi has shut until early March so it can undergo a major refurbishment.

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