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Pollutant levels nearly 10x legal average

Pollutant levels nearly 10x legal average

Alarming pollutant readings have been recorded in a popular route for primary school children.

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Pre-school forced to find new home

Pre-school forced to find new home

A pre-school is desperately searching for new premises as the school they rent from expands.

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Council's £234,000 iPhones bill

Council's £234,000 iPhones bill

Campaigners have questioned why a council is spending so much money on iPhones for staff.

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Biker injured in crash

Biker injured in crash

A road is blocked in both directions after a crash involving a motorbike.

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'We all had you for 18 wonderful years'

'We all had you for 18 wonderful years'

Hundreds have attended the funeral of a young footballer who died after a battle with cancer.

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Shock at campaigner's sudden death

Shock at campaigner's sudden death

Friends are paying tribute to a dedicated and passionate woman who fought for her town after her "untimely death".

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Brown stunned by Thalassitis death

Brown stunned by Thalassitis death

The man who brought Michael Thalassitis into Kent football has been speaking about the striker's death at the age of just 26.

Campaigners vow to fight on against 700 homes

Campaigners vow to fight on against 700 homes

An action group battling against a proposed housing development is fundraising to launch a legal challenge.

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Man stabbed in neck after 'drug deal went wrong'

Man stabbed in neck after 'drug deal went wrong'

A drug dealer and his "runner" turned killers when a deal went wrong, a jury has been told.

Teenager hit by car in 'serious but stable' condition

Teenager hit by car in 'serious but stable' condition

A 13-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries when she was run over by a BMW is still in hospital.

Sexual assault report sparks police investigation

Sexual assault report sparks police investigation

Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault on a woman in the early hours.

'Brexit saviours' react to vote delay

'Brexit saviours' react to vote delay

The Prime Minister has suffered another blow as she targets MPs whose votes could prove critical to getting her Brexit deal across the line.

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Fresh 'no confidence' petition against MP

Fresh 'no confidence' petition against MP

Members of a Conservative association are collecting fresh signatures as they push for a motion of no confidence in their MP.

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Women unimpressed at pub's mouse menace

Women unimpressed at pub's mouse menace

Environmental health officers investigate a pub after a woman spotted a mouse running across the floor.

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Council boss wants club deal to continue

Council boss wants club deal to continue

A council leader says he is open to extending the authority's sponsorship with a football team.

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Parish council clerk facing jail

Parish council clerk facing jail

A former parish council clerk is facing prison for defrauding the council of £86,000

Reality stars need more support says minister

Reality stars need more support says minister

The Health Secretary has waded in about support offered to reality TV stars following the death of former Love Island contestant Michael Thalassitis.

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Can Razor shave off the pounds?

Can Razor shave off the pounds?

A new TV show will see a host of 90s football legends - including Kent's Neil Ruddock - attempt to get back in shape, and back in their England kits.

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Man's body found in fields

Man's body found in fields

A young man's body was found in fields near a popular walking spot close to a river and sewage works.

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Water polo pals break world record

Water polo pals break world record

Mark Freed and his partner Charlie Exall have blown a world record out of the water.

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Hospital to open 24-hour helipad

Hospital to open 24-hour helipad

A hospital is set to put in place a new helipad, potentially saving hundreds more lives every year.

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Open air cinema screenings revealed

Open air cinema screenings revealed

Tickets are now on sale for outdoor screenings of three films at one of Kent's most iconic landmarks.

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Library hammer attacker sent to mental hospital

Library hammer attacker sent to mental hospital

A woman, who carried out a savage hammer attack on an assistant librarian, has been ordered to remain indefinitely in a secure mental hospital.

Lorry crash leads to delays

Lorry crash leads to delays

Lanes are now re-opened after two lorries crashed and caused delays for anyone heading towards the Dartford Crossing.

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Truckers 'sitting ducks' for migrants amid strikes

Truckers 'sitting ducks' for migrants amid strikes

Truckers are being left as "sitting ducks" to migrants attacks because of industrial action by French customs officials, campaigners claim.

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Anger of school worker targeted by online porn trolls

Anger of school worker targeted by online porn trolls

A woman whose pictures were plastered over adult websites has spoken out as police admit their investigation into the harassment was flawed.

Police remain at 'murder scene'

Police remain at 'murder scene'

A forensic tent is in place for a second day in a residential street after a man was gunned down in broad daylight.

Doctors urged to prescribe walking to save NHS cash

Doctors urged to prescribe walking to save NHS cash

A councillor used a meeting of Kent County Council's public health committee to claim GPs should be prescribing walks to save the NHS money.

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Turning loose grapes into premium gin

Turning loose grapes into premium gin

Gin made from grapes previously turned into compost by a Kent producer goes on sale today at leading supermarket.

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Man on building roof arrested

Man on building roof arrested

A 39-year-old man has been arrested after he was spotted on the roof of a building.

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