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Paul Weller set for Dreamland performance

Paul Weller set for Dreamland performance

Paul Weller is returning to Kent next summer with a four hour show at Margate's Dreamland.

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Warning over suspicious 'scout' at children's matches

Warning over suspicious 'scout' at children's matches

Police are investigating after a man reportedly took pictures of young players and gifted them with trophies and medals.

Town's market to finally return

Town's market to finally return

A town's popular Friday market is finally set to return this week.

'Rebecca didn't want to know how long she had left to live'

'Rebecca didn't want to know how long she had left to live'

A mum with a rare cancer gene has died just five days before reaching her 30th birthday.

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Burnt-out river restaurant to be towed away

Burnt-out river restaurant to be towed away

A burnt out barge moored on a Kent river will finally be removed after being seriously damaged in a blaze.

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Teen arrested after seven-inch knife found

Teen arrested after seven-inch knife found

A teenager reportedly carrying a seven-inch knife has been charged by police and is due to appear in court.

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'Other councils must help with child asylum seekers'

'Other councils must help with child asylum seekers'

A dispersal scheme that sees asylum seeker children transferred into the care of councils across the country is slowing, a councillor has warned.

All new buildings in England must add electric car charge points from 2022

All new buildings in England must add electric car charge points from 2022

New homes, shops and work places, as well as buildings under going major renovation, will have to add electric car charge points from next year.

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Hollywood movie to be filmed in Kent for three months

Hollywood movie to be filmed in Kent for three months

A movie by Skyfall director Sam Mendes is to be filmed at a Kent attraction next year, with a large sound stage being built on-site.

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Driver 'threatened with axe' in road rage incident

Driver 'threatened with axe' in road rage incident

A man in his 20s has been arrested after a road rage incident saw police seize an axe and a baseball bat.

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How 'pioneering' library brought books to the working classes

How 'pioneering' library brought books to the working classes

A unique piece of Kent's library history has been saved from a skip and put on display at one of its 'pioneering' former branches.

Idris Elba returns to Kent nightclub

Idris Elba returns to Kent nightclub

Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba is set to DJ at a Kent nightclub.

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Van flips after hitting telegraph pole

Van flips after hitting telegraph pole

A van driver was miraculously able to walk away from the wreckage of his vehicle following a serious crash on a 30mph late last night.

Person taken to hospital after A2 crash

Person taken to hospital after A2 crash

A person has been taken to hospital after a crash involving multiple vehicles on the London-bound carriageway of the A2.

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Can I ask for a ticket refund if I catch Covid?

Can I ask for a ticket refund if I catch Covid?

Can you get your money back for a day out, concert, show or event you have to cancel this Christmas because you, or a family member, catches Covid?

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Derelict seafront arcade could be transformed into hotel

Derelict seafront arcade could be transformed into hotel

A derelict arcade in a prime seafront location could be transformed into a hotel.

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'Don't call our children 'woke''

'Don't call our children 'woke''

A head teacher has hit out at the 'older generation' dismissing children as 'woke' and using phrases such as cancel culture.

Railway arches to be transformed in petrol station flats plan

Railway arches to be transformed in petrol station flats plan

Plans are in to demolish a petrol station to make way for homes and to convert nearby railway arches into spaces for businesses.

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Vigil highlights crisis in maternity services

Vigil highlights crisis in maternity services

A midwife has revealed the pressures facing staff as vigils across England are held amid fears understaffing is making the service unsafe.

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Bedroom blaze after cat knocks over candle

Bedroom blaze after cat knocks over candle

Firefighters were called to a bedroom fire believed to have started when a cat knocked over a candle.

'We're doomed on housing' says former leader

'We're doomed on housing' says former leader

Former KCC leader Paul Carter has called for reforms to the 'broken system' of house building in towns and villages.

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Stores start late night opening in Christmas run-up

Stores start late night opening in Christmas run-up

Two big shopping malls have unveiled their extra trading hours as we start to think about the Christmas shopping task ahead.

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Idris Elba poses for pictures after DJ set

Idris Elba poses for pictures after DJ set

The actor and DJ, said to be in talks to play a Bond villain, found the time to meet volunteers on a night shift.

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Picture of car released to help trace missing mother

Picture of car released to help trace missing mother

Police reveal a missing woman may have been using her car between Kent and Hastings as efforts to find her continue.

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Archive pictures of celebs switching on Christmas lights in Kent

Archive pictures of celebs switching on Christmas lights in Kent

People have flocked back to our towns to mark the festive run-up - to celebrate here's some famous blasts from the past.

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Crews called to town centre blaze

Crews called to town centre blaze

Firefighters were on the scene of a fire in a town centre for almost two hours.

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Campaigners to protest against NHS privatisation

Campaigners to protest against NHS privatisation

Health campaigners will protest against the Health and Care Bill outside the office of MP Craig Mackinlay tomorrow.

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Kent's busiest high street will become 'empty and sterile'

Kent's busiest high street will become 'empty and sterile'

Opponents to high street makeover plans fear the £1.2 million project will expose 'ugly' areas and leave the areas feeling 'empty'.

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Overweight van filled with packages sees driver fined

Overweight van filled with packages sees driver fined

A driver has been hit with a fine after being caught driving a van overloaded with packages.

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'Devious' pervert caught in undercover sting

'Devious' pervert caught in undercover sting

A paedophile who thought he was messaging a 12-year-old girl when he asked for intimate photos was in fact communicating with undercover police.

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