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Tributes to former nurse, 100, killed in fire

Tributes to former nurse, 100, killed in fire

Heartbroken friends and family have paid tribute to former nurse who died in a fire in her mobile home aged 100.

Accounts worker blew stolen £250,000 on escorts and drugs

Accounts worker blew stolen £250,000 on escorts and drugs

A man's quarter of a million pound accounts fraud racket came to an end in a "weekend of madness".

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You beauty! Cosmetics brand’s global success

You beauty! Cosmetics brand’s global success

A Kent company has been ranked as the third fastest growing firm in the UK in a new league table.

Travellers pitch up at supermarket

Travellers pitch up at supermarket

At least three caravans have pitched up in a supermarket car park today.

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Comedians prepare for Kent shows

Comedians prepare for Kent shows

Prepare yourself for a whole lot of laughs this winter as both Rob Beckett and Jimmy Carr bring their stand-up comedy shows to town.

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Peaches heroin death five years ago

Peaches heroin death five years ago

April marks five years since the sudden death of Peaches Geldof.

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Coastal grammar pupils to be "bussed" miles away

Coastal grammar pupils to be "bussed" miles away

Further objections have been made to plans for a new grammar satellite.

First glimpse of shopping centre's new 'living wall'

First glimpse of shopping centre's new 'living wall'

New pictures show what a £1.5 million living wall will look like as part of a shopping centre expansion.

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Operation Brock could be lifted

Operation Brock could be lifted

A Kent MP says that Operation Brock could be lifted within days.

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Photos of dirty Chinese takeaway emerge

Photos of dirty Chinese takeaway emerge

Pictures inside a takeaway so dirty the owner has been banned from managing a restaurant have been revealed.

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‘I just couldn’t give it away’

‘I just couldn’t give it away’

An animal lover says she was left baffled after two animal charities failed to take up her donation offer.

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Man in tights' half-naked robbery attempt

Man in tights' half-naked robbery attempt

A man has been sent to prison for attempted robbery and criminal damage while wearing nothing but a pair of women's tights.

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Boy bailed following 'rape' arrest

Boy bailed following 'rape' arrest

A 16-year-old who was arrested on suspicion of rape has been bailed, pending further inquiries.

Singer John Newman shows his Feelings

Singer John Newman shows his Feelings

Singer John Newman will be chatting about his new single and eating oysters on kmfm.

'Drugs' found by children at play centre

'Drugs' found by children at play centre

Parents have spoken of their disgust after two bags of suspected drugs were discovered by youngsters at a popular soft play centre.

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'He is forever in our hearts'

'He is forever in our hearts'

The partner of a bus driver, who died after having an adverse reaction to his chemotherapy treatment, has described him as 'a beautiful soul'.

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Student vows to clear name over Pompeii mosaic 'theft'

Student vows to clear name over Pompeii mosaic 'theft'

A student from Kent accused of stealing tiles from an historic site while on a family holiday says she wants to clear her name.

How will the new deadline for Brexit affect the county?

How will the new deadline for Brexit affect the county?

The deadline for Brexit has been put back until October 31 - so, what does it mean for Kent?

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Firefighters praise quick thinking teenager

Firefighters praise quick thinking teenager

A teenager has been praised for his swift response after a washing machine caught fire in his home.

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Pub landlord collapses after hearing sentence

Pub landlord collapses after hearing sentence

A pub landlord collapsed at Maidstone Crown Court after he was sentenced over using £81,000 of his parents' cash to keep his business afloat.

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'Murder' victim was stabbed, police confirm

'Murder' victim was stabbed, police confirm

A post mortem has confirmed that the victim of a suspected murder died of stab wounds.

Concerns for man living in phone box

Concerns for man living in phone box

Community members have come together to support a homeless man who has been sleeping in a phone box.

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Court orders travellers to leave sites

Court orders travellers to leave sites

Two groups of travellers have been ordered to move on after being served court orders.

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Mother gets prescription for medicinal cannabis

Mother gets prescription for medicinal cannabis

A mother stopped at customs trying to bring medicinal cannabis into the UK for her ill daughter has obtained a prescription for the drugs.

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Supermarket ATM 'tampered with'

Supermarket ATM 'tampered with'

Three men have been arrested after witnesses claim to have seen people tampering with an ATM.

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Seven 'secret' facts about the County Town

Seven 'secret' facts about the County Town

A Kent town can call itself the birthplace of a sporting revolution and home to some pretty strange events.

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Woman, 21, accused of public sex attacks on girls

Woman, 21, accused of public sex attacks on girls

A 21-year-old woman has been charged with sexually assaulting eight girls and three women in public places last week.

Shoppers baffled by key fob mystery

Shoppers baffled by key fob mystery

Shoppers were left stunned when their car key fobs mysteriously stopped working.

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Win Kent County Show tickets

Win Kent County Show tickets

Look out for the latest token which could win your school a free day out at the Kent County Show, inside your local KM paid-for paper.

Woman killed in chalet fire was 100 years old

Woman killed in chalet fire was 100 years old

A former nurse who died after becoming trapped in a burning chalet was 100 years old, it has emerged.

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