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'Wonky shop' to become micropub and bottle shop

'Wonky shop' to become micropub and bottle shop

A self-confessed 'ale geek' plans to turn a 'wonky shop' in a historic high street into a micropub and bottle shop to "fill a gap in the market".

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Weekend works cancelled after health and safety concerns

Weekend works cancelled after health and safety concerns

A planned road closure as part of a £92 million junction upgrade near Sittingbourne was cancelled following health and safety concerns.

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County lines drug dealers jailed

County lines drug dealers jailed

A pair of county line dealers are starting prison sentences after investigators proved they had been supplying class A drugs.

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'Basic failings' in Grindr killer police probe

'Basic failings' in Grindr killer police probe

Families of victims of serial killer Stephen Port, including a Kent chef, have welcomed a coroner's report into failings over their deaths.

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Man sped past police at 130mph then failed coke and weed test

Man sped past police at 130mph then failed coke and weed test

A man who failed to stop for officers has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs and dangerous driving.

Pub gets makeover and new name

Pub gets makeover and new name

A pub is offering a gift of wild-flower seeds to the fist 300 customers when it re-opens with a new name next month.

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Riding school owner faces selling horses after £5k fine

Riding school owner faces selling horses after £5k fine

A horse riding instructor faces selling off her animals after a court fined her for running an unlicensed business.

Shopping centre gets new KFC

Shopping centre gets new KFC

A new branch of KFC has been opened by a couple who appeared on a Channel 4 documentary about the fast food giant.

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Brewery rethinks plan for homes behind pub

Brewery rethinks plan for homes behind pub

A parcel of open space in a village could be donated to the parish council after a brewer met with locals to discuss housebuilding plans.

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Family's tribute to much-loved pub boss

Family's tribute to much-loved pub boss

A family have paid a touching tribute to a popular publican and former DJ who died suddenly.

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Men admit smuggling £90m of coke in banana boat

Men admit smuggling £90m of coke in banana boat

Three men have admitted smuggling 1.2 tonnes of drugs found at a Kent port in a banana shipment from Costa Rica.

Brexit, roadworks and fewer ferries an unholy trinity in Dover

Brexit, roadworks and fewer ferries an unholy trinity in Dover

Dover TAP has been used 12 times in 18 days with Brexit, roadworks and less ferries combining to cause traffic chaos.

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Man 'bit off part of rival's ear' in holiday park row

Man 'bit off part of rival's ear' in holiday park row

Part of a man's ear was bitten off in a fight at a holiday park in the early hours but the accused said it was self defence, a court has heard.

Yobs throw stone from motorway bridge

Yobs throw stone from motorway bridge

A woman driving a motorhome narrowly missed being hit by a stone that was thrown from a motorway bridge.

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Man charged with seriously injuring police officer

Man charged with seriously injuring police officer

A man has been charged after a police officer was seriously injured in a motorbike crash.

Stephen Mulhern to film at Bluewater

Stephen Mulhern to film at Bluewater

TV presenter Stephen Mulhern will be filming a pilot show for a new TV talent contest at Bluewater next week.

'Botched' green homes grant scheme flops in Kent

'Botched' green homes grant scheme flops in Kent

A government grant scheme set up to pay towards making homes more energy efficient helped just 150 households in Kent.

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The Highway Code changes that will give cyclists priority over drivers

The Highway Code changes that will give cyclists priority over drivers

All you need to know about changes to the Highway Code that will give cyclists and pedestrians priority over drivers from the end of this month.

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We visited Kent town centre hardest hit by pandemic

We visited Kent town centre hardest hit by pandemic

The outlook might be grim but you can still find smiling faces in one of the hardest hit town centres in the south east.

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Does cut-price haggis honour Burns Night?

Does cut-price haggis honour Burns Night?

Trapped in Kent and can't get up north to celebrate Burns Night or just fancy trying Scottish cuisine? We find out if 'Spoons is the answer.

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Search for missing teen

Search for missing teen

Police have put out an appeal for help to locate a missing 16-year-old boy who has links to Kent.

Belt-wielding thug avoids jail after unprovoked street attack

Belt-wielding thug avoids jail after unprovoked street attack

A 19-year-old who wielded a belt in an unprovoked attack on strangers has avoided jail.

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Pub heroes save woman from choking

Pub heroes save woman from choking

A pub worker was talked through CPR as he was faced with an 86-year-old woman who had collapsed after she began choking.

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Remembering the biggest Kent stories from the 1990s

Remembering the biggest Kent stories from the 1990s

Can you remember what made the headlines in Kent during the Nineties? We take a look back at a rollercoaster decade.

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The BOGOF house that comes with a second home

The BOGOF house that comes with a second home

This seven-bedroom house is on the market for just under £7m and has a second, four-bedroom home. Here's what you'd get for your money...

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Village housing plans branded 'unwelcome' in the countryside

Village housing plans branded 'unwelcome' in the countryside

More than 250 residents and a village parish council are fighting plans for "affordable" homes on farmland.

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£2,000 of equipment stolen from animal rescue charity

£2,000 of equipment stolen from animal rescue charity

A charity cat rescue in Kent has been left "frustrated" after more than £2,000 of supplies were stolen from its storage site.

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Pair charged with firearm offences

Pair charged with firearm offences

A man and a woman have been charged on suspicion of a firearm and ammunition offence following a warrant at an address.

'Flytipping surge has us living in fear'

'Flytipping surge has us living in fear'

A farmer has spoken of the financial and emotional burden of flytipping on agricultural land, as the number of cases rises in every part of Kent.

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'Scan me to hear my favourite song!'

'Scan me to hear my favourite song!'

A Shrek superfan has had a Spotify code tattooed on her arm so when you scan her with a phone the song from the title credits plays.

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