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Risk of bankruptcy for council ‘very likely’ without drastic cuts and government support

Risk of bankruptcy for council ‘very likely’ without drastic cuts and government support

Council officers say drastic cuts to all non-essential services may be required to avoid bankruptcy.

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UK’s largest Spoons to become even bigger with £750k revamp

UK’s largest Spoons to become even bigger with £750k revamp

The UK’s biggest Wetherspoon pub is about to get even bigger as bosses announce a £750k expansion.

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‘Come back and do a proper job!’

‘Come back and do a proper job!’

Shocked residents have told workers to “come back and do a proper job” after leaving a “black scar” on paving outside a gallery.

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Roadworks blighting town centre set to continue for another week

Roadworks blighting town centre set to continue for another week

Roadworks causing frustration for motorists are set to continue until November 16.

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Casualty taken to hospital after emergency services called to woodland

Casualty taken to hospital after emergency services called to woodland

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital after several emergency vehicles were called to a woodland.

‘Dangerous and unstable’ water pumping station could be turned into swanky home

‘Dangerous and unstable’ water pumping station could be turned into swanky home

A dilapidated water pumping station deemed “dangerous and structurally unstable” could be transformed into a four-bed house.

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Contractors clear controversial Aldi site as store set to open next year

Contractors clear controversial Aldi site as store set to open next year

Aerial images show the development of a divisive new Aldi supermarket ahead of its opening next year.

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Emergency services called to bus station after man found dead

Emergency services called to bus station after man found dead

Police and paramedics were sent to a bus station after reports a man had been found dead.

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Plans for new healthcare hub which could offer up to 60,000 appointments per year

Plans for new healthcare hub which could offer up to 60,000 appointments per year

A disused university building could be transformed into an ‘all-in-one’ healthcare centre offering up to 60,000 appointments per year.

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Archbishop of Canterbury refuses to resign after ‘losing confidence of clergy’

Archbishop of Canterbury refuses to resign after ‘losing confidence of clergy’

The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing increasing pressure to resign over “failures” to alert the authorities about “abhorrent” abuse of children.

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Dartford Crossing drivers mistakenly handed £4.1m worth of fines

Dartford Crossing drivers mistakenly handed £4.1m worth of fines

More than 59,000 fines have been mistakenly handed to motorists using one of the county’s busiest crossings over the course of a year.

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Fears giant digital billboards will be an ‘eyesore and distraction to motorists’

Fears giant digital billboards will be an ‘eyesore and distraction to motorists’

Concerns have been raised over plans for three new “distracting” digital billboards to be installed in a car park along a busy road.

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‘He wasn’t a ‘druggie’ – experimenting is literally like the flip of a coin’

‘He wasn’t a ‘druggie’ – experimenting is literally like the flip of a coin’

A mum on a mission to save young lives since the death of her own teenage son continues to tell her tragic story to thousands of schoolchildren.

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One every five days: Number of XL bullies seized and destroyed in Kent revealed

One every five days: Number of XL bullies seized and destroyed in Kent revealed

The number of XL bullies seized or destroyed in the first six months since the ban has been revealed as campaigners still call for changes to the law.

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‘Sometimes I go back to my car and cry’: Is technology leaving older people behind?

‘Sometimes I go back to my car and cry’: Is technology leaving older people behind?

From booking GP appointments online to paying for parking on an app, more of Kent’s older generation increasingly feel “locked out” by technology.

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Spurned boyfriend sent abusive messages to ex who dumped him by text

Spurned boyfriend sent abusive messages to ex who dumped him by text

A spurned lover bombarded his ex with hundreds of abusive messages and calls after she broke up with him via text.

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Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’

Thousands of ‘school streets’ fines dished out for ‘endangering children’s lives’

Nearly 3,000 fines have been issued since a grace period ended on a controversial scheme banning motorists from entering roads near schools.

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Tot in a coma for four days after food poisoning on all-inclusive holiday

Tot in a coma for four days after food poisoning on all-inclusive holiday

A two-year-old girl suffered blood clots and had to be put in a coma after food poisoning on an all-inclusive holiday with her parents.

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Museum awarded £234k to save unique Second World War records

Museum awarded £234k to save unique Second World War records

A museum has received lottery funding to create a new exhibition about the floating harbours which helped win the Second World War.

Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

A community arts centre will have to shut if it cannot raise £10,000 before Christmas.

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Driver crashed on busy roundabout three times drink-drive limit

Driver crashed on busy roundabout three times drink-drive limit

A motorist who crashed his car into another vehicle on a busy roundabout was found to be more than three times the legal drink-drive limit.

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‘Hundreds of people use it but I think it’s dangerous’

‘Hundreds of people use it but I think it’s dangerous’

Safety concerns have been raised over the condition of a “dangerous” footbridge, used by hundreds of people each day.

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'I've tried so hard to reopen this pub but owners won’t sell up'

'I've tried so hard to reopen this pub but owners won’t sell up'

A landlady wanting to take over a closed-down pub believes reopening it is still viable - as plans to redevelop it were rejected for the third time.

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Sadness as garden centre shuts unexpectedly

Sadness as garden centre shuts unexpectedly

“Desperately sad” garden centre bosses revealed they have been forced to shut after 35 years prompting visitors to voice their sorrow.

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Kent falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

Kent falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

Towns across the county paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom on Remembrance Sunday.

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Four arrested and cocaine haul seized after armed police descend on harbour

Four arrested and cocaine haul seized after armed police descend on harbour

Four men have been arrested after armed police descended on a harbour this morning.

Search launched after boy, 16, goes missing from village

Search launched after boy, 16, goes missing from village

Police searching for a missing teenager have asked the public for help.

Kent’s busiest Spoons set to shut for revamp

Kent’s busiest Spoons set to shut for revamp

The county’s busiest JD Wetherspoon pub is set to shut for a refurbishment.

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400 homes plan for former landfill

400 homes plan for former landfill

Plans have been unveiled for a former Biffa site whose land could be ‘contaminated’.

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‘Blaze raged so hard it lit night sky like it was midday’

‘Blaze raged so hard it lit night sky like it was midday’

The thousands of tourists who visit one of Kent’s most popular seaside towns have little idea of the inferno which forever changed it.

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