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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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Nineties boyband to headline Kent jubilee festival

Nineties boyband to headline Kent jubilee festival

The line-up has been announced for what is billed as Kent's Biggest Jubilee Celebration with admission free for NHS staff and key workers.

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Brompton bikes reveals plans for huge factory

Brompton bikes reveals plans for huge factory

Bike maker Brompton has revealed plans to move its global headquarters to Kent and build a multi-million pound factory, creating thousands of jobs.

Fake news and dirty tricks in winery planning row

Fake news and dirty tricks in winery planning row

Fake news sites and fake letters from reporters and MPs have added a new level of intrigue to the row over a planned winery.

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Huge retail shake-up at shopping centre

Huge retail shake-up at shopping centre

Three national chains are to move into a large vacant store at a Kent shopping centre.

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Hundreds fight for place at new secondary

Hundreds fight for place at new secondary

Almost 500 pupils are fighting for a place at the first new secondary school to be built in a part of Kent for almost 60 years.

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'I'll box until I drop!' Age just a number for 74-year-old kickboxer

'I'll box until I drop!' Age just a number for 74-year-old kickboxer

A grandfather-of-seven has passed his K1 kickboxing black belt grading and says he'll never stop.

PC sacked for groping woman on Alton Towers trip

PC sacked for groping woman on Alton Towers trip

A police officer has been dismissed after a booze-fuelled trip led to accusations of sexual assault.

Player banned after telling ref to '**** off' during walking football match

Player banned after telling ref to '**** off' during walking football match

A walking football game turned sour after a player who was sin binned for slide tackling told the referee to "**** off".

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'The whole bar is firmly locked in the middle of last century'

'The whole bar is firmly locked in the middle of last century'

Old skool charm or Acorn Antiques? Secret Drinker takes a step back in time.

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Just Eat drivers to strike over low pay

Just Eat drivers to strike over low pay

A group of fast food delivery drivers say cuts to pay have left them struggling to survive at a time of rising fuel costs.

Dealer used child to deliver crack and heroin

Dealer used child to deliver crack and heroin

A drug dealer who used a child to deliver crack cocaine and heroin has been locked up.

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Pedestrian hit by car in town centre

Pedestrian hit by car in town centre

A teenager has been hit by a car in a town centre causing long delays.

Watch smuggler's panic at being pulled over with 2m cigarettes

Watch smuggler's panic at being pulled over with 2m cigarettes

The moment a cigarette smuggler realised he was going to be pulled over in Dover was caught on his own dashcam.

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'Spare me jail so I can return to invaded homeland'

'Spare me jail so I can return to invaded homeland'

A Ukrainian people smuggler has pleaded with a judge to be allowed to return to his family in his invaded homeland.

New picture of missing Ryan as search enters second week

New picture of missing Ryan as search enters second week

A renewed appeal for dashcam footage has been made by police trying to find a missing 17-year-old, days after river searches took place.

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Man, 29, killed by 'unexplained' stab wound

Man, 29, killed by 'unexplained' stab wound

A man who died in 'unexplained' circumstances was found with a fatal stab wound in a garden, it has been revealed.

Three charged after county lines crackdown

Three charged after county lines crackdown

Three people have appeared in court as part of an investigation into county line drug dealing.

Hot meals for those still without power

Hot meals for those still without power

Eleven food vans are in place around Kent as 260 homes are still without power following the weekend's storms.

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Brain-damaged Chihuahua stolen from garden

Brain-damaged Chihuahua stolen from garden

A dog owner is desperate for help after her beloved pub vanished from her home just over a week ago.

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Attacked woman spotted sat beside road by off-duty cop

Attacked woman spotted sat beside road by off-duty cop

A violent man is behind bars after following and assaulting a woman in the middle of the night.

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Paedophile groomed undercover police officer

Paedophile groomed undercover police officer

A paedophile was caught after grooming an undercover police officer posing as a schoolboy on a messaging app.

Consultation opened over proposed bus cuts

Consultation opened over proposed bus cuts

A public consultation has been set up over proposed cuts "supported" bus services around Kent.

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Father and son attacked diner with fork in Curry House

Father and son attacked diner with fork in Curry House

A jury has delivered their verdict after being told a police officer's father was stabbed with a fork and wine glass during a row in a restaurant

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How to get April's £150 council tax rebate paid into your account

How to get April's £150 council tax rebate paid into your account

A £150 council tax rebate is to be paid to millions of households in April and here's how you can receive it.

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'Shock, devastation and horror' A Ukrainian in Kent reacts to invasion

'Shock, devastation and horror' A Ukrainian in Kent reacts to invasion

A Ukrainian woman living in Kent has responded with 'shock, devastation and horror' to Russia's invasion of her mother country.

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Four arrested over hotel sex assault

Four arrested over hotel sex assault

Police have arrested four men after a woman allegedly was sexually assaulted at a hotel.

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