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Turkish restaurant must tell customers to keep quiet after noise complaints

Turkish restaurant must tell customers to keep quiet after noise complaints

A high street restaurant owner has been ordered to put up signs telling customers to keep the noise down following complaints from neighbours.

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‘What’s the point in a postbox if it's locked?’

‘What’s the point in a postbox if it's locked?’

Frustrated villagers are calling on Royal Mail to unlock a "forgotten" postbox left sealed for three months.

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Man hit by car during brawl

Man hit by car during brawl

A man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car amid a disturbance.

Viral singing family release track about postmaster scandal

Viral singing family release track about postmaster scandal

A famous musical family has shown support for persecuted postmasters with a new song about the Horizon scandal

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Huge search effort after reports of man in lake

Huge search effort after reports of man in lake

A busy road was blocked off as part of a large emergency service response following concerns over a man in a body of water.

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Biker taken to hospital after crash

Biker taken to hospital after crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a car which partially shut a busy road in both directions.

Pensioner abducted boy, 12, and molested him in car

Pensioner abducted boy, 12, and molested him in car

A 73-year-old paedophile has been found guilty of abducting a young boy and then molesting him in his car.

Long queues as emergency gas works shut part of ring-road

Long queues as emergency gas works shut part of ring-road

Gas works have closed a stretch of a busy ring-road, causing long tailbacks in a town centre.

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Driver took cocaine and was drinking night before smashing into parked cars

Driver took cocaine and was drinking night before smashing into parked cars

A 57-year-old man has been handed a driving ban after zooming past an off-duty police officer and crashing into parked cars.

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Off-beak travel: Seagull goes viral after hitching ride on train

Off-beak travel: Seagull goes viral after hitching ride on train

Footage of a seagull hopping off a highspeed train onto a platform after appearing to have rested its wings has gone viral.

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Hated double-yellow lines replaced by parking bays at sorting office

Hated double-yellow lines replaced by parking bays at sorting office

Parking bays have replaced hated double-yellow lines outside a Royal Mail sorting office, sparking delight among campaigners.

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New ‘satellite’ school to tackle county’s SEND places shortfall

New ‘satellite’ school to tackle county’s SEND places shortfall

Plans to create a new satellite school for pupils with special educational needs on an island with a shortage of places have been welcomed.

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Man caught pooing on random driveway

Man caught pooing on random driveway

CCTV footage has been captured of a man defecating on a driveway in the early hours of the morning.

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Lorry with no number plates pictured at ‘wasteland’ woods

Lorry with no number plates pictured at ‘wasteland’ woods

A lorry with no number plates was caught on camera this morning approaching a woodland which has been turned into a wasteland.

Yobs filmed damaging town centre offices

Yobs filmed damaging town centre offices

A soon-to-reopen office building has been targeted by youths who have been filmed hitting windows and pulling down curtains.

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Storm-damaged pier set to fully reopen this month

Storm-damaged pier set to fully reopen this month

A Kent pier is set to fully reopen in the coming weeks - months after being damaged by Storm Ciarán.

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Shock as sweet bakery boss suddenly shuts four stores

Shock as sweet bakery boss suddenly shuts four stores

The boss of a bakery business is “heartbroken” after announcing four of her five shops are shutting due to rising costs.

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Man, 19, arrested after girl suffers broken leg in suspected ‘hit-and-run’

Man, 19, arrested after girl suffers broken leg in suspected ‘hit-and-run’

A man has been arrested after a teenage girl suffered a broken leg in a suspected hit-and-run.

Public meeting on ‘hated’ traffic scheme abandoned – as too many turn up

Public meeting on ‘hated’ traffic scheme abandoned – as too many turn up

A public meeting about a controversial new one-way system and seafront plaza had to be called off because huge numbers turned up to have their say.

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M2 reopens after four-car crash and heavy police presence

M2 reopens after four-car crash and heavy police presence

The M2 has reopened after a crash which saw traffic held for more than an hour and prompted a large response from emergency services.

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Consultation opens into ferry service’s future

Consultation opens into ferry service’s future

A public consultation has gone live into the future of a ferry service facing a funding squeeze at both ends of its route – and you can have your say.

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‘Guessing the next celebrity death – grisly and macabre or a bit of fun?’

‘Guessing the next celebrity death – grisly and macabre or a bit of fun?’

Who will be the next celebrity to pop their clogs? Secret Thinker felt compelled to make his own predictions on a visit to a pub with a ‘death list’.

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'I was put behind bars after Post Office blunder’

'I was put behind bars after Post Office blunder’

An ex-postmaster says he felt compelled to confess to stealing thousands of pounds from the Post Office when he hadn’t, to keep his family together.

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Networking curtain-raiser to attract hundreds

Networking curtain-raiser to attract hundreds

Business leaders and academics will gather this week for the traditional new year networking curtain-raiser.

‘Ofsted rated us inadequate – but we won’t change anything’

‘Ofsted rated us inadequate – but we won’t change anything’

A nursery manager says her staff will not be changing anything about the way they operate – despite receiving their worst-ever Ofsted rating.

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‘They’re living on a demo site’: Work stops on ex-armed forces housing

‘They’re living on a demo site’: Work stops on ex-armed forces housing

Ex-forces veterans say they are being forced to watch on as other people live in their ‘ageing’ homes despite being told they had to be knocked down.

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‘Eurostar dream? We’ve been sold a pup’

‘Eurostar dream? We’ve been sold a pup’

Is Eurostar’s refusal to revive its Kent services a betrayal of the economic dreams on which the whole project was sold to the county?

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Business confidence across Kent increases

Business confidence across Kent increases

A major new survey has show business confidence levels in Kent are increasing – but clouds remain on the horizon.

‘This should not have happened’: Former postal minister speaks out

‘This should not have happened’: Former postal minister speaks out

A Kent MP and former minister for postal affairs has welcomed the decision by former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE.

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Suspend ULEZ charge on strike days, says MP

Suspend ULEZ charge on strike days, says MP

An MP fighting to overturn the ULEZ zone expansion in parliament is calling for the mayor to suspend the charge on days of industrial action.

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