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Hugely popular food festival to return in autumn

Hugely popular food festival to return in autumn

A much-loved foodie fest which attracts more than 30,000 people will return after being cancelled last year.

Woman used dead husband's blue badge to get parking

Woman used dead husband's blue badge to get parking

A woman has appeared in court after using her late husband's blue badge to get disabled parking.

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First look at leisure centre's £7.5m revamp

First look at leisure centre's £7.5m revamp

The first images have been released inside a newly revamped leisure centre which is set to reopen next month.

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Woman's car pelted with onions

Woman's car pelted with onions

A woman lost control of her car after yobs on the roof of a multi-storey car park in a town centre pelted it with onions.

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Pee on cattery wall costs man £800

Pee on cattery wall costs man £800

A man has been fined almost £800 after being caught urinating against the wall of a cattery.

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Shameless ex-councillor stole £24k from charity for gambling

Shameless ex-councillor stole £24k from charity for gambling

A former Labour councillor left a charity struggling for cash after stealing from it to fund his gambling addiction.

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Robbers who posed as police jailed for 12 years

Robbers who posed as police jailed for 12 years

Two robbers who posed as police to get into a woman's flat, then threatened her with a knife, have been jailed.

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Fresh appeal to find man missing for a month

Fresh appeal to find man missing for a month

Police say there have been 'no confirmed sightings' of a man who has now been missing from home for more than four weeks.

Search for dog walkers after sheep attack

Search for dog walkers after sheep attack

Police are urging dog owners to keep their pets under control in fields after reports of sheep being attacked.

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Scam warning for music fans

Scam warning for music fans

Fraud experts are warning of a sharp rise in fake emails pretending to be from Apple iTunes.

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Mystery Kent man banks £1m lottery win

Mystery Kent man banks £1m lottery win

A man from Kent known only as 'Mr. C' has won a whopping £1m in a EuroMillions prize draw.

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What the great rail revolution means for you

What the great rail revolution means for you

The Great British Railways proposal could usher in the biggest changes to our trains for 30 years - but what does it mean for Kent rail users?

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Man in his 20s dies in crash

Man in his 20s dies in crash

A man has died after a car hit a tree on the A2.

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Murder accused 'plunged dagger into dad's head'

Murder accused 'plunged dagger into dad's head'

A man filmed himself at a party saying 'I'll play this to all my new friends in jail' after he'd plunged a dagger into a dad's head, a court heard.

More than 100,000 children living in poverty in Kent

More than 100,000 children living in poverty in Kent

The number of children living in poverty in the county has risen over the last five years, new data shows.

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A belly buster of a full English

A belly buster of a full English

As our cafes opened their doors once again for dining inside, we hunt high and low for that buzz only a bargain bite can deliver at breakfast.

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'Dive down' to 300-year-old shipwreck

'Dive down' to 300-year-old shipwreck

A virtual dive trail has been set up to explore the sunken wreck of a warship struck down during a storm in the 1700s.

'He should have gone to prison, who is the victim here?'

'He should have gone to prison, who is the victim here?'

A company boss says he has been left gutted after a former employee who stole thousands of pounds avoided jail.

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'Many will boycott the shopping centre because of this'

'Many will boycott the shopping centre because of this'

A retired butcher says a new online parking payment system should be given the chop after receiving a meaty bill in the post.

New pictures of seaside apartment block revealed

New pictures of seaside apartment block revealed

New CGI pictures show how an apartment block will transform a run-down former seaside theatre and nightclub.

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The boys and girls names facing extinction

The boys and girls names facing extinction

The names growing in popularity and those fast falling out of favour with new families have been revealed.

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The changing face of Lydd Airport

The changing face of Lydd Airport

We take a dive into the archives to look back at the changing face of a Kent airport, and what's in store for its future.

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Serious crash closes A2

Serious crash closes A2

The emergency services were called to the A2 after a car overturned.

You can't park that there! Dinghy blocks road

You can't park that there! Dinghy blocks road

A town road was blocked and police attended after a dinghy fell off a trailer.

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Explosion victim remains in 'life-threatening' condition

Explosion victim remains in 'life-threatening' condition

One of the two people who were seriously injured in an explosion remains in a critical condition while the fate of their home remains unknown.

Multi-vehicle crash blocks M20

Multi-vehicle crash blocks M20

An accident involving a number of vehicles on the coastbound M20 resulted in huge tailbacks.

Alfie Lamb's mum to see out sentence

Alfie Lamb's mum to see out sentence

The mother of a three-year-old who was crushed to death by a car seat will stay behind bars for the rest of her sentence.

Tributes paid after death of school's longest serving head

Tributes paid after death of school's longest serving head

A much-respected former grammar school headmaster who was in the role for more than 30 years has died.

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Guns and machete seized after seafront disturbance

Guns and machete seized after seafront disturbance

A man has been arrested after an imitation handgun, air rifle and machete were seized by police.

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Wedding dresses taken in £9k theft

Wedding dresses taken in £9k theft

A business owner has been left counting the cost after a gang targeted her bridal shop.

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