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Work to reopen chapel after 12-year wait

Work to reopen chapel after 12-year wait

Work has begun on a scheme to reopen a popular disused chapel but costs are running higher than expected.

Cliff fall victim 'filled lives with happiness'

Cliff fall victim 'filled lives with happiness'

More than £2,000 has been raised in memory of a man who was a "friend to so many" after he died following a cliff fall.

Police officer makes MasterChef final

Police officer makes MasterChef final

A police officer from Kent will find out tonight if she has won the latest series of MasterChef.

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'Illegal' homeless shelter to be destroyed

'Illegal' homeless shelter to be destroyed

A council is under fire after issuing a notice to dismantle a makeshift home built by a homeless man.

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Dramatic sea rescue to save girl

Dramatic sea rescue to save girl

Brave workers downed tools to save a teenage girl from drowning in the sea.

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MPs set for 'Blind Brexit' vote

MPs set for 'Blind Brexit' vote

Parliament will vote on the government's Brexit plan for the third time today.

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Firefighters tackle bedroom blaze

Firefighters tackle bedroom blaze

Two fire engines were on the scene after an electric heater fell over in a bedroom, and radiated heat set fire to bedding

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'I’m not scared of dying'

'I’m not scared of dying'

Money is being raised for a mum to enjoy what little time she has left with her family after being told she may have just weeks to live.

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Pensioner hit by cyclists suffers head injuries

Pensioner hit by cyclists suffers head injuries

An 82-year-old woman and two cyclists were taken to hospital after a collision on a main road.

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Plans for 200 homes given go ahead

Plans for 200 homes given go ahead

Controversial plans to build more than 200 flats including a 14-storey block on a brownfield site have finally been approved.

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Village 'turned into lorry park'

Village 'turned into lorry park'

Angry neighbours say a village has become a lorry park after truckers started using the A20 for overnight parking.

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Your chance to win £1,000 with kmfm

Your chance to win £1,000 with kmfm

One kmfm listener will win £1,000 cash today with the station's new competition, £1k Question.

Teen 'whale' loses half body weight

Teen 'whale' loses half body weight

A 21-stone teen shed almost half his body weight to become a shredded fitness guru after football fans called him a "whale" - for blocking their view.

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'We are Brexit ready'

'We are Brexit ready'

Bosses at Eurotunnel have spent more than £12 million getting ready for Brexit.

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MP to back Withdrawal Agreement at latest vote

MP to back Withdrawal Agreement at latest vote

The latest vote on a Withdrawal Agreement has gained the support of a Brexiteer MP in the county.

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Chef cleared of throwing drugs over prison walls

Chef cleared of throwing drugs over prison walls

A chef has been cleared of flinging packets of cannabis over the walls of a prison.

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Kids find asylum with first football team

Kids find asylum with first football team

Kent County Council is setting up the UK's first local football team with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children as players.

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Three bus routes to be axed

Three bus routes to be axed

Three bus routes are being axed by Arriva after poor passenger usage.

Dirty protest crook jailed for assaulting police and paramedics

Dirty protest crook jailed for assaulting police and paramedics

A serial crook who assaulted paramedics and police before staging a dirty protest in a cell has been jailed.

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Girl told she may never walk again doing 10-mile hike

Girl told she may never walk again doing 10-mile hike

An 11-year-old amputee who has defied doctors' odds is doing a charity walk to thank the hospitals that saved her life.

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Disgruntled shoppers graffiti on closing M&S store

Disgruntled shoppers graffiti on closing M&S store

A Marks and Spencer store has been scrawled with graffiti after its unpopular decision to close.

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Kent officers feature in Channel 5 show

Kent officers feature in Channel 5 show

Officers from Kent Police are set to appear in a three-part documentary later tonight.

Men arrested after 2,000 cannabis plants discovered

Men arrested after 2,000 cannabis plants discovered

Two men have been arrested after more than 2,000 cannabis plants were found growing in a building.

Search continues for missing man

Search continues for missing man

Police are desperately searching for a man who has been missing for almost two weeks.

Life-sized Cluedo comes to town

Life-sized Cluedo comes to town

Have-a-go detectives keen to crack a murder case can do so this summer with a human version of Cluedo.

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'Crowbar attacker' claims self defence

'Crowbar attacker' claims self defence

A crowbar wielding builder accused of attacking a "tailgating" driver has claimed self defence.

Infant among 15 bodies set to be dug up

Infant among 15 bodies set to be dug up

An infant's body is one of 15 set to be disturbed at a cemetery to make way for new houses.

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Craig David joins Kent festival line-up

Craig David joins Kent festival line-up

R&B star Craig David will play a headline set at a music festival in Kent this summer.

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Drug dealer and addict's dramatic arrest

Drug dealer and addict's dramatic arrest

Police smashed the windows of a car to prevent a drug dealer and addict from escaping.

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Pub boss quips at customers over TripAdvisor reviews

Pub boss quips at customers over TripAdvisor reviews

A pub director has hit back at a string of negative comments left by jilted customers on TripAdvisor, telling them to go to Beefeater instead.

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