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Remember war dead from your street

Remember war dead from your street

People can find out about the war heroes who lived on their street thanks to a new database.

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'Rude' stars and iconic acts at 90s music festival

'Rude' stars and iconic acts at 90s music festival

"The biggest all-day open-air concert on the south coast" came to Kent in 1991.

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Search team committed in hunt for murdered mum-of-five

Search team committed in hunt for murdered mum-of-five

With a new documentary set to air search team members are calling on people to back their efforts to find Sarah Wellgreen.

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The village which believed pubs were banned

The village which believed pubs were banned

For decades, locals believed they lived in a 'dry village' where booze was banned - but just what is the truth?

Desperate efforts to save boy from bridge

Desperate efforts to save boy from bridge

An inquest has heard of the mental health struggles of a transgender teenager and will consider if he got enough help from the NHS.

The Kent locations in new crime drama

The Kent locations in new crime drama

Beady-eyed viewers of a crime drama set in a seaside town will have spotted a host of Kent locations after it premiered today.

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Paedophile children's hospital porter abused boys in Kent caravan

Paedophile children's hospital porter abused boys in Kent caravan

A former hospital porter who befriended parents and abused their children during a 35-year campaign has been jailed.

Parents 'frozen out' of vote after ex-head's school gate appearance

Parents 'frozen out' of vote after ex-head's school gate appearance

Furious parents are being cut out of a crucial vote on term date changes after a school's former head handed out letters at the gates.

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Motorway fire leaves bride stranded on wedding day

Motorway fire leaves bride stranded on wedding day

A bride was left standing on a motorway after a fire stopped traffic on the way to her wedding - which had already been pushed back FIVE times.

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Aqua park makes splash landing at lakes

Aqua park makes splash landing at lakes

A brand new water park will be opening at a popular lakeside attraction with a raft of inflatable obstacles and slides.

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Trucker tried to smuggle child sex suspect out of UK

Trucker tried to smuggle child sex suspect out of UK

A driver who tried to smuggle a group of people, including a man suspected of child sex offences, out of the UK has been jailed.

Travellers move next to cemetery

Travellers move next to cemetery

Council officials are taking action after travellers moved vehicles onto a field next to a cemetery.

Man's year-long control campaign ends in high-speed chase

Man's year-long control campaign ends in high-speed chase

A man who threatened a woman with kitchen knives and led police on a high-speed chase has been jailed for three years.

Man taken to hospital after being hit by bus

Man taken to hospital after being hit by bus

A pedestrian is in hospital with arm injuries after being hit by a bus.

Fly-tipper is hit with £2,200 bill

Fly-tipper is hit with £2,200 bill

A fly-tipper spotted by an eagle-eyed resident dumping waste in a street has appeared in court.

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Young man charged with GBH after early hours attack

Young man charged with GBH after early hours attack

A young man has been charged after two people suffered facial injuries in an early morning attack.

Police investigate hospital trust over baby deaths

Police investigate hospital trust over baby deaths

Detectives are examining whether to launch a criminal investigation into the baby death scandal at troubled health trust.

Council leader steps down

Council leader steps down

The leader of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has resigned.

'This housing shake-up is utter madness'

'This housing shake-up is utter madness'

A council chief is warning that government housing reforms will lead to a developers' "free for all".

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Bid to open Californian-style restaurant in town centre

Bid to open Californian-style restaurant in town centre

An American couple have launched a bid to open a Californian-style Mexican restaurant in a town centre.

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Thug smashed girl, 14, in face with paving slab

Thug smashed girl, 14, in face with paving slab

A knife-wielding thug smashed a teenage girl in the face with a paving slab during a terrifying rampage in the street outside his home.

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Kent woman arrested at McDonald's animal rights blockade

Kent woman arrested at McDonald's animal rights blockade

A woman from Kent was one of a group of demonstrators taken in by police after direct action at four McDonald's depots.

MP says activist arrest is 'act of piracy'

MP says activist arrest is 'act of piracy'

A Kent MP has condemned the arrest of a Belarus opposition activist after his flight was diverted to the country.

Road closed after carriageway collapses

Road closed after carriageway collapses

A town centre street has had to be closed this morning after a burst water main caused part of the road to collapse.

Six-mile queues on motorway

Six-mile queues on motorway

There were lengthy delays on a motorway after an accident involving four cars and two vans.

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Crime drama set in Kent seaside town premieres today

Crime drama set in Kent seaside town premieres today

Here's everything you need to know about Whitstable Pearl - a new drama set on the Kent coast that is hitting the small screen.

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Family's agony as cat death caught on film

Family's agony as cat death caught on film

Footage of a van running over a cat - and not stopping - has sparked anger from its owners.

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New pub opens and vows: 'We'll only employ women'

New pub opens and vows: 'We'll only employ women'

A landlady is hoping to carve her place in the male-dominated micropub industry by only hiring females to work at the venue.

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Sleep pods to help medics

Sleep pods to help medics

Exhausted hospital staff are now able to make use of new technology to grab a power nap on breaks or a sleep at the end of their shift.

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What's it like to live in Kent's only desert?

What's it like to live in Kent's only desert?

Dungeness has become a tourist hotspot in the past decade - but thoughtless visitors are ruining the tranquillity for some locals.

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