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Dreamland organisers defend 'extortionate' £25 Santa's grotto visits

Dreamland organisers defend 'extortionate' £25 Santa's grotto visits

A theme park’s Christmas attraction has been branded “absolutely shocking” as families claim they were charged £25 to meet Santa.

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Dual carriageway blocked as car crashes into trees

Dual carriageway blocked as car crashes into trees

A dual carriageway is blocked as a car has crashed into trees at the side of the road.

Drink drive arrest after child hit by car

Drink drive arrest after child hit by car

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and causing serious injury after a child was hit by car.

'Closing youth clubs could save KCC from going bust'

'Closing youth clubs could save KCC from going bust'

The decision to cut youth services across Kent could stave off the prospect of the county's largest authority going to the wall, it has been claimed.

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Help is at hand for Christmas stress this festive season

Help is at hand for Christmas stress this festive season

People stressed out by the pressures and money worries Christmas can bring are being urged to seek help.

Education expert backs Ofsted despite fallout from head teacher’s death

Education expert backs Ofsted despite fallout from head teacher’s death

Union calls for Ofsted school inspections to be suspended have been dismissed as “rubbish” by an education expert.

M20 set to reopen after Christmas getaway chaos

M20 set to reopen after Christmas getaway chaos

Gridlocked roads are clearing after another day of travel disruption following last-minute strikes which halted services through the Channel Tunnel.

Firefighters called to high street after cigarette sparks fire

Firefighters called to high street after cigarette sparks fire

Three fire engines were called to a flat after a poorly-discarded cigarette set a mattress on fire.

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Dad and son superglued ‘horrific’ wounds of dog maimed in fox hunt

Dad and son superglued ‘horrific’ wounds of dog maimed in fox hunt

A father and son who superglued the wounds of a dog seriously injured in a fox hunt have been banned from keeping animals.

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'Devastation' as hospice shop turfed out of garden centre after 12 years

'Devastation' as hospice shop turfed out of garden centre after 12 years

A charity shop supporting terminally ill patients is being kicked out of its home of 12 years “at very short notice”.

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Former Michelin Guide restaurant to be transformed after almost 10 years empty

Former Michelin Guide restaurant to be transformed after almost 10 years empty

A former Michelin Guide restaurant that has sat empty for almost a decade is going to be given a “new lease of life”.

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Huge employer to shut on New Year’s Eve

Huge employer to shut on New Year’s Eve

A pharmaceutical company is closing its doors for good – just weeks after Pfizer announced plans to axe 500 jobs.

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New care homes approved for children with behavioural difficulties

New care homes approved for children with behavioural difficulties

Plans have been agreed for some properties to be turned into care homes for children with behavioural needs.

‘We’re running out of space for graves’

‘We’re running out of space for graves’

A vicar is looking to turn a field into an overspill graveyard because he is running out of burial space.

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‘Bizarre in the extreme and the quirkiest boozer I’ve ever visited’

‘Bizarre in the extreme and the quirkiest boozer I’ve ever visited’

Secret Drinker reveals his votes for Pub of the Year in the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards

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Christmas tractor run wows crowds

Christmas tractor run wows crowds

Thousands of people took to the streets to watch a colourful convoy of tractors pass through several villages.

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Another one! DPD van impaled by anti-terror bollards

Another one! DPD van impaled by anti-terror bollards

Anti-terror bollards have once again caught an unsuspecting motorist out – this time impaling a DPD delivery van.

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Concerns grow for missing man, 52

Concerns grow for missing man, 52

Police searching for a missing 52-year-old man say they are concerned for his welfare.

Suspected shoplifter charged with £500 ‘hats and gloves theft’

Suspected shoplifter charged with £500 ‘hats and gloves theft’

Police have made numerous charges after upping patrols to protect retailers in the run-up to Christmas.

Rare ‘rainbow clouds’ spotted in the skies

Rare ‘rainbow clouds’ spotted in the skies

Residents have been left stunned by the sight of rarely-seen multi-coloured clouds in the skies with one snapper crying ‘tears of joy’.

'Laughing yobs' kill pigeon with slingshot

'Laughing yobs' kill pigeon with slingshot

Two giggling youngsters shot down and killed a pigeon with a slingshot in a busy park, horrifying an onlooking couple.

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Sinkhole closes road until new year

Sinkhole closes road until new year

A road will be shut for an additional fortnight as repair and maintenance works to fix a large sinkhole continue.

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Arrest after woman saved from burning building

Arrest after woman saved from burning building

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a town centre fire in which a woman suffered injuries and had to be pulled from the burning building.

Eurotunnel strike ends – but M20 closure continues to wreak traffic havoc

Eurotunnel strike ends – but M20 closure continues to wreak traffic havoc

A 15-mile section of the M20 remains closed after emergency measures were brought in following unexpected strike action at the Channel Tunnel.

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Vegetarian’s fury at being served meat in Asda cafe soup

Vegetarian’s fury at being served meat in Asda cafe soup

A vegetarian woman says she feels disgusted after being served soup with meat in a supermarket cafe.

Free parking at Kent station to end as charges brought in

Free parking at Kent station to end as charges brought in

New parking charges will come into force at a Kent railway station in January.

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Sprawling farmland could host £162 million housing development

Sprawling farmland could host £162 million housing development

Developers hope to overhaul farmland the size of 42 football pitches into 500 homes and a secondary school.

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Injured woman pulled out of burning building

Injured woman pulled out of burning building

A probe is underway after an injured woman was rescued from a burning building.

Family’s house fire horror just days before Christmas

Family’s house fire horror just days before Christmas

A dad-of-two’s kitchen was destroyed as it became “engulfed in flames” just days before Christmas.

‘Children’s centres provide so much – with creativity, they could stay open’

‘Children’s centres provide so much – with creativity, they could stay open’

The closure of children's centres, the Rwanda plan and our voting system are some of the topics tackled in this week's letters to the editor.

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