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Tractorfest is cancelled

Tractorfest is cancelled

Tractorfest has been cancelled after organisers claim it became a 'victim of its own success'.

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Sports park changes 'put football club at risk'

Sports park changes 'put football club at risk'

A parish council is considering making changes to a sports facility it manages having built up a deficit of more than £200,000.

Boy, 15, goes missing from home

Boy, 15, goes missing from home

Police are appealing for information as to the whereabouts of teenager Jack Palmer who has gone missing.

Skills for skills scheme to launch

Skills for skills scheme to launch

A unique service exchange system begins in a Kent district where work is paid for in goods or return work instead of cash.

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Council blasts plans for thousands of new homes

Council blasts plans for thousands of new homes

Council chiefs have raised concerns over a neighbouring authority's for developments including almost 7,000 new homes.

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Brexit vote delayed

Brexit vote delayed

MPs have backed an amendment to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, meaning the landmark vote will not take place today.

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Stranded car prompts motorway lane closure

Stranded car prompts motorway lane closure

A car has become stranded on the M25 clockwise carriageway, causing a lane to be closed.

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Drugs gang trio jailed after mobile phone probe

Drugs gang trio jailed after mobile phone probe

Three men have been jailed for organising a drugs network supplying heroin and cocaine to a Kent town.

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Two metre sinkhole shuts road

Two metre sinkhole shuts road

A man was left feeling "a bit peeved" after a sink-hole formed under his car.

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Rat-borne disease warning

Rat-borne disease warning

A vet centre says there has been an unconfirmed case of a potentially fatal illness picked up from rodents' urine.

First funding for road widening

First funding for road widening

Initial cash has been earmarked for widening a road in a project called for since the 1980s, a local MP announces.

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Suspected burglars arrested after car chase

Suspected burglars arrested after car chase

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after being chased by police.

Fundraising for epileptic crime victim

Fundraising for epileptic crime victim

A crowdfunding page, with a £1,000 target, has begun for a woman whose items were stolen when she had a seizure.

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Eurotunnel delays increasing

Eurotunnel delays increasing

Passengers have been warned all day they face a long wait to board services to the continent.

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MPs indicate support for Brexit deal

MPs indicate support for Brexit deal

A significant number of the county's political representatives are indicating they will back the Prime Minister's Brexit deal in today's crucial vote.

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How safe is M20 smart motorway?

How safe is M20 smart motorway?

An MP is battling to find out what safety measures the M20 will have to spot broken down vehicles.

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School celebrates golden anniversary

School celebrates golden anniversary

A school has been celebrating its golden anniversary year, by inviting former pupils into class.

'We're all sick of talking about it'

'We're all sick of talking about it'

Our reporter Oliver Kemp hit the streets of Dover to find out what people think about Brexit.

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Kent school's GCSE results worst in England

Kent school's GCSE results worst in England

A school in the county has come bottom of the national pile in GCSE results released this week.

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Musician pens Brexit album

Musician pens Brexit album

An album of Brexit protest songs has been released by a Kent musician in the hope it will provide 'a bit of light relief'.

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Shop workers face uncertain future

Shop workers face uncertain future

More jobs are put at risk as Bonmarche becomes the latest High Street retailer to go into administration.

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Motorbike thieves also steal horsebox

Motorbike thieves also steal horsebox

Police are seeking help tracing two stolen Italian motorbikes and a green horsebox.

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Street artist strikes again with Brexit piece

Street artist strikes again with Brexit piece

Boris Johnson has been portrayed as a Deal or No Deal contestant in a Kent graffiti artist's latest work.

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Vehicle on fire on M25

Vehicle on fire on M25

Commuters face more delays on tonight's journey home after a car burst into flames.

More than 100 arrests in drugs crackdown

More than 100 arrests in drugs crackdown

Drug runners across the county have been feeling the long arm of the law after officers make more than 100 arrests.

Dramatic police chase through town caught on camera

Dramatic police chase through town caught on camera

A 26-year-old who was caught driving dangerously on several occasions has been jailed for three years.

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Chase & Status coming to Kent

Chase & Status coming to Kent

DJ duo Chase & Status will be seeing in 2020 in style when play at a New Year's Eve bash.

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Crossing at 'death trap' junction promised

Crossing at 'death trap' junction promised

A much called for crossing at a junction dubbed a "death trap" is set to finally be delivered over the next few months, councillors claim.

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Firm ordered to pay £10k over rats

Firm ordered to pay £10k over rats

A housing company has been taken to court by a tenant who has lived with a rodent infestation for nine years.

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Three-mile tail-backs after crash

Three-mile tail-backs after crash

There has been another crash on the A21, causing miles of tailback and reinforces MPs' concerns over the safety of the road.

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