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Roadworks cost residents hundreds

Roadworks cost residents hundreds

Elderly residents have lost hundreds of pounds after roadworks caused the suspension of bus services.

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Travellers 'destroy school field'

Travellers 'destroy school field'

A traveller camp set up on a school sports field has been vandalised and littered with rubbish.

Rapist who fled UK 12 years ago is jailed

Rapist who fled UK 12 years ago is jailed

A man who fled the country to avoid a rape trial more than a decade ago is finally behind bars.

Dreamland to get European flavour

Dreamland to get European flavour

A new eatery inspired by European cafe culture is opening at a Kent attraction next month.

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New knife crime committee set up

New knife crime committee set up

A new committee has been set up in a bid to reduce knife crime in Kent.

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People smuggler hid six people in hired campervan

People smuggler hid six people in hired campervan

A man has been jailed after attempting to smuggle six people into the UK by hiding them in the bottom bunk bed of a campervan.

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Gun supplier locked up for 10 years

Gun supplier locked up for 10 years

A criminal has been given the maximum prison term for supplying a gun and bullets to a man.

Owner forced to bail out 'cut-off' restaurant

Owner forced to bail out 'cut-off' restaurant

A restaurant owner says his business has been saved from collapse by the reopening of a road.

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Xbox, Beats headphones and iPad stolen

Xbox, Beats headphones and iPad stolen

Detectives are hunting for suspects after games consoles, tablets and an expensive pair of Beats headphones were stolen from a house.

Council obtain order against traveller camp

Council obtain order against traveller camp

A council is in the process of evicting a group of travellers who have set up camp on a town green.

Pair cut off by tide rescued

Pair cut off by tide rescued

Two people stranded after being cut off by the tide have been rescued in the second incident at the same bay this week.

Heather Small is coming to Kent

Heather Small is coming to Kent

Soul singer Heather Small will be asking crowds, What have you done today to make you feel proud? in this Kent town.

Driver spared jail 'haunted' by teen's death

Driver spared jail 'haunted' by teen's death

A woman whose careless driving killed a much-loved teenager says she will forever be "haunted" by his death as she was spared jail today.

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'Look at me when I'm sentencing you'

'Look at me when I'm sentencing you'

A man who posed as a police officer to get into his ex-wife's home has been scolded by a judge during sentencing after he blew a kiss to his lover.

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No-deal Brexit would have cost police £20m

No-deal Brexit would have cost police £20m

Kent police would have spent nearly £20m if Britain had left the EU without a deal.

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Cowboy roofers throw bricks at homes

Cowboy roofers throw bricks at homes

Rogue traders have been hurling bricks through roofs and then quoting for repairs.

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Man in court after alleged burglary spree

Man in court after alleged burglary spree

A man has appeared in court charged with 16 burglaries in an overnight crime spree over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Rape allegation after three men approach woman

Rape allegation after three men approach woman

A woman has reported being raped at a bus stop after being approached by three men.

Man hunted wild hares with dogs

Man hunted wild hares with dogs

A man charged with hare-coursing told a court: "I'm a Gypsy. I've done it since I was a boy."

Drug dealer who urinated in cell faces jail

Drug dealer who urinated in cell faces jail

A heroin and crack cocaine dealer who urinated in his police cell after being arrested is facing jail after admitting three offences.

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How many little Archies are in Kent?

How many little Archies are in Kent?

Check out where the royal baby name Archie is the most popular in Kent.

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Opening of giraffe hotel pushed back

Opening of giraffe hotel pushed back

The opening date for a new hotel where guests can get up-close-and-personal with giraffes has been pushed back to next year.

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Pupil escapes primary school

Pupil escapes primary school

A pupil escaped after squeezing under a locked school gate but the head teacher says security is in place to prevent it happening again.

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War veteran jailed after turning on good samaritan

War veteran jailed after turning on good samaritan

An ex-serviceman has been given a prison sentence after he lashed out at a bystander who intervened in a row.

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Scans of 30 patients lost in transit

Scans of 30 patients lost in transit

The dermatology scans of 30 patients being treated for conditions including cancer were lost in transit — and seven people's still can't be retrieved.

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Fire at popular pub

Fire at popular pub

Fire crews were forced to close a road as they tackled a chimney blaze at a busy pub.

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Carer threw elderly residents' tablets in the bin

Carer threw elderly residents' tablets in the bin

A carer who threw away residents' medicines has been given a suspended sentence.

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Appeal to fund safe garden for Martha, 2

Appeal to fund safe garden for Martha, 2

The family of a two-year-old who has difficulty walking are raising money so she can play in their garden safely with her sisters.

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'I will chop you up into pieces'

'I will chop you up into pieces'

A violent bully has been jailed after making a tirade of terrifying threats to women.

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CCTV images issued after cosmetics theft

CCTV images issued after cosmetics theft

Police investigating the theft of cosmetics from a high street shop have released a picture of a woman they wish to contact.

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