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New surfing experience planned for country park

New surfing experience planned for country park

Ambitious plans have emerged for a new inland surfing destination, which would provide waves all year round in the county.

Former PC faces jail for raping vulnerable teen

Former PC faces jail for raping vulnerable teen

A former Kent Police officer and an accomplice have been convicted of raping a vulnerable teenager after she was groomed on social media.

More stores quit shopping centre

More stores quit shopping centre

Cadbury has joined Poundstretcher in deciding to move out of an outlet centre.

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£500m winter fund is an 'admission' current support isn't enough, say charities

£500m winter fund is an 'admission' current support isn't enough, say charities

A £500m fund to help struggling families through winter is an 'admission' the country's benefits system can't support households, say charities.

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Play area to be built outside Primark

Play area to be built outside Primark

A children's play area with a pirate ship containing a slide and climbing frame is to be built at a shopping centre.

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Whole life term for Sarah's killer

Whole life term for Sarah's killer

The man who murdered Sarah Everard while serving as a Met police officer will die in jail after being given a whole life order.

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M20 closed due to concern for person

M20 closed due to concern for person

The motorway was shut in both directions for almost an hour after concerns were raised about a person near one of the junctions.

Wayne Couzens facing life sentence for killing Sarah

Wayne Couzens facing life sentence for killing Sarah

Wayne Couzens will be sentenced at the Old Bailey for murdering, kidnapping and raping Sarah Everard.

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Woman, 23, diagnosed with incurable breast cancer

Woman, 23, diagnosed with incurable breast cancer

Donations have been pouring in for a nail technician diagnosed with incurable breast cancer aged just 23.

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More arrests as Insulate Britain block crossing route again

More arrests as Insulate Britain block crossing route again

Climate activists formed a road blockade on a busy junction of the M25 for the eighth time as they continue to defy court injunctions.

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Husky pups left in roadside crate in own filth

Husky pups left in roadside crate in own filth

Three husky puppies have been rescued from the roadside where they were left in unsanitary conditions without access to food or water.

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A tearoom that's good enough for royalty

A tearoom that's good enough for royalty

We visit a unique tearoom which saw Prince Charles swerve from his itinerary to see its 8,000 teapots on a Kent visit, to find out what it's like.

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Barber threatened to skin girlfriend then rammed police

Barber threatened to skin girlfriend then rammed police

A "jealous and controlling" barber threatened to skin his girlfriend for her Facebook password before ramming police who came to arrest him.

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'Bypasses could help save World Heritage status'

'Bypasses could help save World Heritage status'

A council warns its city will face 'reputational harm' if it loses World Heritage status, but hopes a double bypass vision will safeguard heritage.

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On patrol with the Saturday night guardians

On patrol with the Saturday night guardians

Our reporter joined the street pastors looking after vulnerable people in a Kent town centre on a Saturday night.

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'Perfect storm' set to leave families struggling to eat

'Perfect storm' set to leave families struggling to eat

A Kent charity warns the end of furlough and of a temporary uplift in universal credit could lead to a spike in demand for food banks this winter.

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Pig carcasses dumped near park

Pig carcasses dumped near park

People living near a playing field say they are fed up with rotting pig remains being strewn across the grass.

'Pub plan will redefine village's last 1,000 years of existence'

'Pub plan will redefine village's last 1,000 years of existence'

Residents have hit out at plans to develop land around their village pub.

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Killer PC Couzens blames gang in twisted interview

Killer PC Couzens blames gang in twisted interview

Wayne Couzens at first denied knowing Sarah Everard before admitting kidnapping her for a gang in a bizarre interview at his home.

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Will Starmer's marathon speech win support in Kent?

Will Starmer's marathon speech win support in Kent?

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer set out his vision for the Labour party in a 90-minute speech – but will it win support in true-blue Kent?

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Celebration for 'happy, vibrant' Maddie, 22, after murder-suicide

Celebration for 'happy, vibrant' Maddie, 22, after murder-suicide

Family and friends of a former Kent schoolgirl who was tragically killed in a suspected murder-suicide have gathered to celebrate her life.

Market set to be booted out of high street base

Market set to be booted out of high street base

Market traders are set to be forced from their long-standing base once work begins on a controversial £1 million shopping district revamp.

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'She spent her last hours on earth with the very worst of humanity'

'She spent her last hours on earth with the very worst of humanity'

The family of Sarah Everard have shared a heart breaking tribute to the 33-year-old at the sentencing of her killer.

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Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

A 2,000-year-old Roman temple discovered three years ago while building a housing estate has been saved and is now open to the public.

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Heartless thief targeted elderly and disabled

Heartless thief targeted elderly and disabled

A thief who targeted elderly and vulnerable people and posed as a police officer and council worker and has been jailed for six years.

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Housing association must pay tenant £2.5k for not fixing problems

Housing association must pay tenant £2.5k for not fixing problems

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered an association to pay a tenant £2,500 after it failed to fix an issue over seven years.

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Drivers must 'cover or remove' GB car sticker

Drivers must 'cover or remove' GB car sticker

For 111 years GB car stickers have been used to identify UK-registered vehicles in international traffic, but now the rules have changed.

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Man hit by van outside station dies

Man hit by van outside station dies

A 70-year-old man died after he was hit by a van outside a railway station.

Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?

Could problems at the pumps speed-up our switch to electric cars?

Problems at the petrol pumps, and a rise in fuel costs, is encouraging people to consider new technology say those leasing and hiring plug-in cars.

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Archaeologists unearth evidence of ancient settlement on housing site

Archaeologists unearth evidence of ancient settlement on housing site

A councillor has expressed his anger that planning permission was granted for more than 400 homes despite the site's potential historic value.

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