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Music festival rescheduled following 'freedom day' delay

Music festival rescheduled following 'freedom day' delay

A music festival in Medway has had its dates rearranged for later in the year, after the end to Covid restrictions was delayed by a month.

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BBC star visits Kent wildlife park

BBC star visits Kent wildlife park

A BBC presenter has visited a Kent wildlife park for a family getaway.

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Dead deer delays trains

Dead deer delays trains

Trains heading towards London have been delayed while engineers remove the body of a deer from the tracks.

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Avengers star to read Cbeebies story

Avengers star to read Cbeebies story

Actor Tom Hiddleston is among the next group of celebrities getting ready to read a Cbeebies Bedtime Story.

'Can I have a P please Bob?'

'Can I have a P please Bob?'

We take a look back at legendary 1980s quiz show Blockbusters, presented by former Kent schoolboy Bob Holness.

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Food bank parcels to include SIM cards

Food bank parcels to include SIM cards

Mobile phone SIM cards, loaded with data, free calls and texts, are to be distributed with emergency food packages.

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'It's like Magaluf - we'd go during day but wouldn't dream of it at night'

'It's like Magaluf - we'd go during day but wouldn't dream of it at night'

A town centre park has been the location of countless crimes over the years. We spoke to visitors and people living nearby about its problems.

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Teacher faces ban after asking pupil to be his girlfriend

Teacher faces ban after asking pupil to be his girlfriend

A maths teacher faces a ban from the profession after being found guilty of unacceptable misconduct over his inappropriate fascination with a pupil.

Watery egg on a sitcom set: Is this town's worst fry up?

Watery egg on a sitcom set: Is this town's worst fry up?

I searched for Tripadvisor's worst-rated eatery and was shocked to find my favourite kebab house – so how does the 'worst breakfast ever' compare?

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Four arrests after stabbing

Four arrests after stabbing

Four people have been arrested after a man was taken to hospital with stab wounds.

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Cyclist flown to hospital after coach crash

Cyclist flown to hospital after coach crash

A cyclist has been flown by air ambulance to a London hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a coach.

Roy Keane has beard chopped off at Kent barbers

Roy Keane has beard chopped off at Kent barbers

Manchester United legend Roy Keane had his famous beard shaved off at a Kent barbers after filming in the county.

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Delays after multi-vehicle crash

Delays after multi-vehicle crash

There are delays on the M2 after a crash involving a number of vehicles.

£7m tax fraudster ordered to repay millions

£7m tax fraudster ordered to repay millions

A former tax officer who stole almost £7 million from pay packets has been ordered to repay cash or face more time behind bars.

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Covid-claim travellers to be evicted

Covid-claim travellers to be evicted

A group of travellers who claimed members of their group had coronavirus are to be removed after virus testing found no cases.

Bodies to get digital autopsies when new facility opens

Bodies to get digital autopsies when new facility opens

Kent residents who have lost their lives will be inspected with more "dignity" as a modernised digital autopsy facility is created in the county.

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Rail disruption for five weekends

Rail disruption for five weekends

Railway engineering work is set to cause disruption to passengers travelling from Kent for five weekends.

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Police called 56 times to anti-social behaviour at lake

Police called 56 times to anti-social behaviour at lake

Officers have put a banning order in place after dozens of calls about anti-social behaviour by groups around a lake in a residential area.

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Popular businessman dies suddenly on birthday

Popular businessman dies suddenly on birthday

The death of a popular and respected businessmen has devastated his family and deeply saddened his work colleagues and many friends.

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Tent torched in park as homeless man slept inside

Tent torched in park as homeless man slept inside

A rough sleeper has suffered burns after accelerant was poured on his tent and ignited in a Kent park.

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Card payments down at supermarket

Card payments down at supermarket

Customers faced problems paying by card at Sainsbury's supermarkets this lunchtime. More details here:

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Tributes pour in for ‘best Mayor’

Tributes pour in for ‘best Mayor’

Tributes have poured in for a former councillor, whose year as Mayor has been remembered as being filled with fun, after she died suddenly.

'We just need to do everything we can to keep the lads safe'

'We just need to do everything we can to keep the lads safe'

A football academy admits Christian Eriksen's collapse at Euro 2020 was a wake-up call and has vowed to get defibrillators.

Theme park giants argue rival's £2.5bn plan should be dropped

Theme park giants argue rival's £2.5bn plan should be dropped

A battle between theme park bosses is brewing as one of the world's biggest operators takes legal advice about plans for a rival venue in Kent.

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Aldi's plan for 16 more stores in Kent

Aldi's plan for 16 more stores in Kent

Supermarket giant Aldi is on the lookout for 16 new locations in towns across Kent to meet demand from new customers.

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'It's like forcing a motorcyclist to wear a crash helmet'

'It's like forcing a motorcyclist to wear a crash helmet'

The news care home workers will need to have have mandatory coronavirus vaccinations has been welcomed by care experts and others in the county.

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Tankers and sandbags on standby after thunder warning

Tankers and sandbags on standby after thunder warning

The county council has put tankers and sandbags on standby as Kent is set to be battered by "intense" thunderstorms and flash floods.

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Man arrested in Kent after equal rights activist shot

Man arrested in Kent after equal rights activist shot

Detectives investigating the shooting of a black equal rights activist have made an arrest in Kent.

Glass milk bottles return to supermarket

Glass milk bottles return to supermarket

Milk in glass bottles is returning to a supermarket's shelves - but a pint could cost you almost double.

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Roofer pocketed £100k from pensioner for shoddy work

Roofer pocketed £100k from pensioner for shoddy work

A crooked roofer who ripped off a trusting pensioner and pocketed about £100k for shoddy repair work, has been locked up.

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