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'Five-week leak could see our street collapse'

'Five-week leak could see our street collapse'

Residents fear a sink hole could appear and swallow their street because a water leak hasn't been fixed for five weeks.

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Graffiti, shop signs and traffic 'blighting conservation zone'

Graffiti, shop signs and traffic 'blighting conservation zone'

A review of a town's conservation area has highlighted issues such as traffic, graffiti and some shopfronts blighting historic settings.

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'My daughter was traumatised - we need adults banned from school buses'

'My daughter was traumatised - we need adults banned from school buses'

A shocking incident which left pupils traumatised has led to calls for adults to be banned from travelling on Stagecoach school buses.

Sockless metrosexuals and Bilbo Baggins at gastro pub with buzz

Sockless metrosexuals and Bilbo Baggins at gastro pub with buzz

Our resident pub reviewer was in a new part of town, and fancied a liquid lunch at the local gastro pub.

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18 Kent pubs added to list of best boozers

18 Kent pubs added to list of best boozers

Eighteen Kent pubs have been added to the list of the country's finest boozers for the first time.

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Car linked to TikTok arson attack tracked down

Car linked to TikTok arson attack tracked down

Police have tracked down a car linked to an arson attack on te family home of TikTok influencers and eliminated it from their inquiries.

Crash between car and van causes delays

Crash between car and van causes delays

Drivers face queueing traffic after a crash between a car and a van on a busy A-road.

Call to join county-wide day of action against house-building

Call to join county-wide day of action against house-building

Residents groups across the county are coming together in a bid to save Kent's green spaces from becoming housing estates.

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80s-themed 'après-ski' restaurant to open in Kent

80s-themed 'après-ski' restaurant to open in Kent

A restaurant mimicking the types of eateries found in mountainside holiday resorts is due to launch in Kent.

'Covid in Kent has not gone away'

'Covid in Kent has not gone away'

People are being urged to book their booster jabs as hospital admissions rise in the county.

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County lines arrest after police raid

County lines arrest after police raid

A teenager has been charged after Class A drugs, cash and a mobile phone were seized during a raid on a Kent home.

Emergency response after child hit by car

Emergency response after child hit by car

Police and ambulance services were called to a road after a child was hit by a car.

Sinkhole opens up in middle of road

Sinkhole opens up in middle of road

A road is shut in both directions after the ground gave way when a sinkhole opened.

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Popular sports complex for sale

Popular sports complex for sale

A state-of-the-art sport facility is up for sale - to anyone who has upwards of £4.5m in their pocket.

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Man found in flat in serious condition

Man found in flat in serious condition

A man was found seriously injured inside a flat in a town centre with police now appealing for information regarding what happened to him.

Concerns NHS worker died after catching Covid at hospital

Concerns NHS worker died after catching Covid at hospital

An inquest has been held into the death of a hospital worker who died last Christmas after catching Covid-19.

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Pupil exodus at school marked for closure

Pupil exodus at school marked for closure

A school set to close in September has already seen student numbers fall by more than half, to just 128, as parents rush to find alternative places.

Vandals ruin unique angel memorial

Vandals ruin unique angel memorial

The statue of an angel erected in memory of a three-year-old girl has been pushed over and broken.

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Jailed drug dealer ordered to pay £90k

Jailed drug dealer ordered to pay £90k

A drug dealer who was jailed after being found with a large block of cocaine has been ordered to pay back almost £90,000.

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'Heartbreak' as cash for ill cats swiped in raid

'Heartbreak' as cash for ill cats swiped in raid

An RSPCA branch "full to the brim" with cats needing major treatment have launched an appeal after one of its charity shops was raided.

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Teen collapses outside hotel with multiple stab wounds

Teen collapses outside hotel with multiple stab wounds

Members of the public helped treat a teenage stab victim after he fell to the ground outside a Premier Inn.

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Nearly 700 asylum seekers stopped getting to Kent

Nearly 700 asylum seekers stopped getting to Kent

UK authorities have rescued or intercepted a total of 695 people on small boats in one day, with more stopped by the French.

Bigmouth strikes again: Meet the man who 'is' Morrissey

Bigmouth strikes again: Meet the man who 'is' Morrissey

Recreating seminal Manchester band The Smiths, we speak to the Morrissey look-a-like on recreating one of music's most controversial figures.

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Care home staff must be vaccinated from today

Care home staff must be vaccinated from today

Care home staff must be fully vaccinated from today, with the issue splitting opinion and threatening to cause a staffing crisis.

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Job joy for homeless man who was set on fire

Job joy for homeless man who was set on fire

A homeless man has turned his life around by enrolling at college and securing a Pizza Hut job yards from the doorway where he sleeps.

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Pies, pasties and Mediterranean pop music

Pies, pasties and Mediterranean pop music

Can a cafe offer 'a taste of Cyprus' on a rainy afternoon in Kent?

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Tragedy as mum-of-four takes own life year after sister

Tragedy as mum-of-four takes own life year after sister

A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a mum who tragically took her own life less than a year after losing her younger sister to suicide.

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Kent among worst in country for roadworks

Kent among worst in country for roadworks

The county has been listed in the top 10 in the UK for the amount of roadworks - with more than 70,000 in two years.

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Grammar school's £1m extension approved

Grammar school's £1m extension approved

Plans for six new classrooms at one of the county's oldest schools have been given the go ahead.

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Special protected status confirmed for London Resort site

Special protected status confirmed for London Resort site

A marshland site earmarked for a multi-billion pound theme park has been granted additional protection by the government's nature adviser.

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