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Blow in fight to save village church

Blow in fight to save village church

Campaigners received an unwelcome Christmas present after a borough council did a U-turn over plans to help protect their local church.

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'It was the worst Christmas ever'

'It was the worst Christmas ever'

Two families are facing the New Year without knowing what has happened to loved ones who have been missing for weeks.

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Plans for 65ft mast in city centre approved

Plans for 65ft mast in city centre approved

A bid to erect a towering 20m 5G mast in the centre of the city have been approved by council planning officers.

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'Vaccinate the world'

'Vaccinate the world'

A Kent bishop, in her New Year Message, says Covid can't be beaten before everyone on the planet gets their jabs.

Three Kent sport stars lead the Queen's New Year Honours

Three Kent sport stars lead the Queen's New Year Honours

US Open champion, Emma Raducanu, and gold medallist Olympians, Joseph Choong and Katherine French are among those recognised in this year's honours.

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Missing girl, 12, found safe and well

Missing girl, 12, found safe and well

A 12-year-old girl who was missing for three days has been found safe and well.

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Police Dog Chewie finds suspected car thief

Police Dog Chewie finds suspected car thief

Police have recovered a stolen car within an hour of its theft with a dog called Chewie then tracking down the man who allegedly stole it.

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Crack dealer cuckooed vulnerable woman

Crack dealer cuckooed vulnerable woman

A crack and heroin dealer has been jailed after cuckooing a vulnerable woman.

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Kent Island makes Time Out list of top 10 places

Kent Island makes Time Out list of top 10 places

The Isle of Sheppey has been included in Time Out's top 10 places to visit in the UK in 2022. Can this be true?

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Police dog hunts down Christmas Day stab threat suspect

Police dog hunts down Christmas Day stab threat suspect

A suspect who reportedly threatened to stab a woman on Christmas Day was arrested after a police dog tracked down a man hiding in bushes.

Scammers sell fake New Year's football club party tickets

Scammers sell fake New Year's football club party tickets

Partygoers have been warned to check tickets for their New Year's Eve festivities after police tracked down a scam event being advertised.

Bus timetables at risk as staff are sick or isolating

Bus timetables at risk as staff are sick or isolating

A bus operator has warned growing levels of Covid-related absence and an ongoing driver shortage could force it to scale back timetables.

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Wanted man arrested in Kent

Wanted man arrested in Kent

A 62-year-old man wanted by police for five years has been arrested in Kent.

'Nobody realised the pub was on fire, we kept on drinking'

'Nobody realised the pub was on fire, we kept on drinking'

The manager of a pub hit by an arson attack tells of the experience of seeing flames lapping against the building which was full of punters.

'Hang on - I think we've won an awful lot of money...'

'Hang on - I think we've won an awful lot of money...'

A couple are set to buy their own home thanks to a £300k scratchcard win after going through a 'very tough couple of years' due to illness.

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Work starts on Nightingale 'surge hub' in hospital car park

Work starts on Nightingale 'surge hub' in hospital car park

A hospital car park has been fenced off as work starts on a 'Nightingale' facility capable of holding up to 100 patients with Covid-19.

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Airport used to triage asylum seekers

Airport used to triage asylum seekers

Asylum seekers who land on Kent's beaches will be triaged at an airport before being processed, the Home Office has confirmed.

'I brought in new year with Taliban mortar attack'

'I brought in new year with Taliban mortar attack'

A former soldier has recalled how he brought in the new year with a bang... the sort made by a mortar attack.

The most read stories of the year

The most read stories of the year

From viral mask rows to devastating explosions, Kent has been in the headlines throughout 2021.

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'We're expecting to be 50% down'

'We're expecting to be 50% down'

New Year's Eve parties have been given the green light by the government but business owners are expecting a disappointing turnout.

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Couple 'used barbed wire and dolls to harass neighbour'

Couple 'used barbed wire and dolls to harass neighbour'

A couple are accused of flooding an alleyway by overwatering plants and using dolls in a campaign or harassment against their neighbour.

Anti-vaxxers shout at families queueing for panto

Anti-vaxxers shout at families queueing for panto

Anti-vaxxers protested outside a panto, shouting at families and calling police "collaborators" who "would have been executed" during the war.

Woman raped in cemetery

Woman raped in cemetery

Police are calling for witnesses to come forward after a woman was raped in a cemetery.

Archbishop supports project to bring rare birds back to Kent

Archbishop supports project to bring rare birds back to Kent

A rare bird is to be reintroduced to Kent thanks to a ground-breaking conservation project that has gained the Archbishop of Canterbury's backing.

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Road closed as man injured in crash

Road closed as man injured in crash

A man has been rushed to hospital after injuring himself in a crash along a busy thoroughfare.

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'It's the only thing she'll eat and we can't find it anywhere'

'It's the only thing she'll eat and we can't find it anywhere'

The mum of an autistic little girl with complex medical needs is urgently trying to track down pouches of the one type of baby food her daughter eats.

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Vaccine hub praised by Boris to relocate to PC World

Vaccine hub praised by Boris to relocate to PC World

A Covid vaccination centre recently visited by the Prime Minister is being moved from a former call centre building to a vacant store.

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Brits banned from driving across France

Brits banned from driving across France

The government says it will 'urgently seek clarification' after French officials banned Brits from driving through France to reach other EU countries.

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Dozens cancel sea swims after more sewage releases

Dozens cancel sea swims after more sewage releases

Beach-goers had their festive sea-swimming plans scuppered because of storm water releases over the Christmas period.

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Raw sewage spills out from new £18.5m flats

Raw sewage spills out from new £18.5m flats

Part of a ring road next to a new block of flats has been coated in raw sewage after a leak from a flowerbed manhole.

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