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Worker hit by loading shovel suffers life changing injuries

Worker hit by loading shovel suffers life changing injuries

A skip hire and waste management company has been fined after one of its workers suffered life changing injuries after being hit by a loading shovel.

Explosion homes knocked down as council confirms rebuild plan

Explosion homes knocked down as council confirms rebuild plan

A row of houses is being knocked down months after a devastating gas explosion left two people with life-changing injuries.

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Predator with previous attacked woman, 81, in own home

Predator with previous attacked woman, 81, in own home

A predator who is banned from every home in the UK and has a conviction for attempted rape sexually assaulted an 81-year-old in her own home.

Swimming pool pervert left vulnerable victim suicidal

Swimming pool pervert left vulnerable victim suicidal

A "wicked" pervert left a vulnerable woman suicidal after preying on her at a swimming pool.

Man did not murder ex-paratrooper in flat

Man did not murder ex-paratrooper in flat

A man accused of stabbing and killing a man he had been out drinking with has been found not guilty.

Fleeing car injures police officer

Fleeing car injures police officer

A policewoman suffered cuts and grazes when an Audi fled while she tried to speak to its occupants.

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'These vaccine figures are frightening - we need door-to-door campaign'

'These vaccine figures are frightening - we need door-to-door campaign'

Calls are being made for a "more direct approach" in a Kent neighbourhood with a low Covid jab uptake.

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Family's hell amid gossip loved one was murdered

Family's hell amid gossip loved one was murdered

The family of a 27-year-old old man had to endure wild gossip that he had been murdered, an inquest into his death has heard.

Huge £15m Kent castle sold to mystery buyer

Huge £15m Kent castle sold to mystery buyer

Kent’s finest country home and estate has been sold just four months after it was put on the market - with the proceeds reportedly going to charity.

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River victim, 34, was 'turning his life around'

River victim, 34, was 'turning his life around'

Tributes have been paid to a former rough sleeper who died after jumping into a river.

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Probe launched as asylum seeker dies at sea

Probe launched as asylum seeker dies at sea

A criminal investigation has been launched after a man died after a boat carrying him and 36 others sank in the Channel.

Wetherspoon to slash prices for one day only next month

Wetherspoon to slash prices for one day only next month

Wetherspoon is to cut the price of food and drink in its pubs for one day to highlight the impact of VAT on the hospitality sector.

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Helpful, chatty and hard-working! Is this the ideal barmaid?

Helpful, chatty and hard-working! Is this the ideal barmaid?

Secret Drinker heads to a back street boozer and gets more belly laughs than he bargained for.

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New store to launch at former Debenhams

New store to launch at former Debenhams

A new department store in a former Debenhams site is getting ready for a big launch.

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Our guide to summer holidays fun across Kent

Our guide to summer holidays fun across Kent

School's out and the summer holidays are here. Here's our guide to what's on where across the county to keep the kids happy.

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Self-isolation rules to be scaled back from today

Self-isolation rules to be scaled back from today

New self-isolation rules for children and fully vaccinated adults have come in to force today.

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Shock at death of much-loved shopkeeper and dad, aged 50

Shock at death of much-loved shopkeeper and dad, aged 50

A dad-of-two and popular shopkeeper has been remembered as “a lovely, kind man” and “the most amazing father” following his unexpected death.

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Shop staff get body cameras after terrifying gang abuse

Shop staff get body cameras after terrifying gang abuse

Police have upped patrols and shop staff have been given body cameras after gangs of yobs began tormenting an estate in Kent.

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Why is Friday the 13th so unlucky?

Why is Friday the 13th so unlucky?

Will you avoid mirrors, walking under ladders or crossing the path of black cats today? It's Friday the 13th and that can only mean one thing...

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Anger as driver who killed biker walks free

Anger as driver who killed biker walks free

The family of a biker who was killed on an industrial estate after a driver cut a corner has blasted his killer's sentence.

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Dealer who orchestrated cocaine supply jailed

Dealer who orchestrated cocaine supply jailed

A cocaine dealer has been jailed for five years for his role organising the supply of drugs into a Kent town.

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Health worker taken to hospital after attack

Health worker taken to hospital after attack

An NHS worker needed hospital treatment after being assaulted in a residential street.

Beach protest over 'dangerous' metal racks in sea

Beach protest over 'dangerous' metal racks in sea

Swimmers fed up with the number of oyster trestles being installed on Kent's coastline have staged a protest calling for them to be removed.

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Rescued asylum seeker dies

Rescued asylum seeker dies

One person flown to hospital after being rescued from a sinking vessel has died.

Kent councillor quits after failing to declare he'd moved to France

Kent councillor quits after failing to declare he'd moved to France

A councillor who attended meetings via Zoom from his new French home - while not updating his address publicly - has stepped down.

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Travelodge sets sights on opening nine new Kent hotels

Travelodge sets sights on opening nine new Kent hotels

Travelodge has its sights set on opening nine more hotels across Kent - as it hopes to tap into the increasing popularity of staycations.

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Seven arrested and Taser seized in drugs busts

Seven arrested and Taser seized in drugs busts

A Taser, cash and mobile phones have been recovered by officers who arrested seven men in dawn raids.

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Jogger and cyclist seconds away from level crossing death

Jogger and cyclist seconds away from level crossing death

CCTV has been released after an impatient pair ignored level crossing red lights and risked their lives just before a train came hurtling past.

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'Unforeseen delays' push back start of dreaded roadworks

'Unforeseen delays' push back start of dreaded roadworks

Work to replace one of a town's busiest roundabouts with traffic lights has been pushed back due to "unforeseen delays".

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Fears crater could collapse and swallow child

Fears crater could collapse and swallow child

Residents fear a crater in their estate will collapse, with some parents not letting their children go near it and cars reportedly damaged by the dip.

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