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New dive bar opens in town centre

New dive bar opens in town centre

A new dive bar serving burgers, chips and beer is preparing to open this week in a town centre.

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Vaccine walk-ins cancelled

Vaccine walk-ins cancelled

Vaccine walk-in appointments for over 50s in part of Kent have been cancelled.

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Oh dear! Driver gets car trapped on anti-terror bollard

Oh dear! Driver gets car trapped on anti-terror bollard

A not-so-smart Hyundai driver who tried to outsmart a city centre's anti-terror defence system was left red-faced.

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Nineteen mice dumped in box in woods

Nineteen mice dumped in box in woods

The RSPCA is appealing for information after 19 mice were found abandoned in ‘home-made cage’ at a fly-tipping spot.

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Beauty spot fly-tipping 'a disgrace'

Beauty spot fly-tipping 'a disgrace'

Fly-tipping and litter left piling up close to a newly-opened park and beauty spot at a former barracks has been branded "an absolute disgrace".

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Asylum seekers' barracks 'risk to life' claims to be heard in court

Asylum seekers' barracks 'risk to life' claims to be heard in court

The High Court will hear a legal challenge brought by six asylum seekers who say conditions at an army barracks posed a 'risk to life'.

Are you paying the most to get your garden waste collected?

Are you paying the most to get your garden waste collected?

Latest figures reveal the two areas in Kent which are the hardest hit by garden waste collection service costs.

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Classrooms as hot as Egypt set to be ditched

Classrooms as hot as Egypt set to be ditched

A secondary school is planning to get rid of classrooms which reach 'intolerably high' temperatures of 38C and replace them with a new teaching block.

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Is a tweet worth millions?

Is a tweet worth millions?

Kent's experts help untangle a wild (and confusing) online phenomenon - including a photographer who sold a digital version of his photo for hundreds.

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Judge blasts police over child sex attack case delay

Judge blasts police over child sex attack case delay

A three-year wait for a sexual assault case involving a teenager reaching court has resulted in a top judge launching a stinging attack on the police.

New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

A pub boss says he will look for another location to launch a new venue after residents objected to his plans to open in a former post office.

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Kent Police condemn offensive traveller remarks

Kent Police condemn offensive traveller remarks

Kent Police has warned the public to 'post responsibly' after several racist comment were left on its social media channels.

Election leaflets row sparks war of words

Election leaflets row sparks war of words

A row over leaflets sees parties trade blows as the Kent County Council election campaigning begins.

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Drugs, stolen car and illegal bar allegedly found in police raid

Drugs, stolen car and illegal bar allegedly found in police raid

Nine emergency prohibition orders have been issued after workers were discovered living in unsuitable conditions.

Huge police cordon after man attacked

Huge police cordon after man attacked

Forensics teams are at the scene of an attack which has left a man in hospital.

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No Covid deaths for a month at hospitals trust

No Covid deaths for a month at hospitals trust

Hospitalisation with coronavirus has fallen dramatically - with one hospital trust last recording a patient death a month ago.

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Michael Bublé reschedules Kent concert for 2022

Michael Bublé reschedules Kent concert for 2022

Global superstar Michael Bublé has cancelled a much-anticipated concert in Kent this summer and rescheduled it for next year.

Shopper's appalling outburst caught on camera

Shopper's appalling outburst caught on camera

A robber has been jailed after admitting a string of offences, including threatening a shop worker with a knife.

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Puppy with severe head injury dumped in bin bag

Puppy with severe head injury dumped in bin bag

WARNING: Distressing images - A puppy was found dead with a severe head injury dumped in a bin bag beside the road.

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Son of Fred and Rose West 'felt abandoned' before death

Son of Fred and Rose West 'felt abandoned' before death

Barry West - son of notorious serial killers Fred and Rose - felt abandoned by the mental health services before his death.

Canoeist in serious condition after river fall

Canoeist in serious condition after river fall

A canoeist has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after falling into the water near a town centre park.

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Fourth teen convicted over brutal gang attack

Fourth teen convicted over brutal gang attack

A member of the gang which left a German student brain damaged in a vicious attack has today pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

Knitted Queen in mourning created by gran

Knitted Queen in mourning created by gran

A grandmother known for her knitting skills is displaying a heartbroken Queen in her window following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

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The Kent district with lowest Covid rate in the country

The Kent district with lowest Covid rate in the country

One area of the county is now recording the lowest number of new coronavirus cases in England.

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Moped rider critically injured in late-night crash

Moped rider critically injured in late-night crash

A moped rider had to be taken to a London hospital after being involved in a collision with a car last night.

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Over-45s invited for Covid jabs

Over-45s invited for Covid jabs

Those over the age of 45 are being invited to book Covid jabs as the next stage of the UK's mammoth vaccination programme begins.

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Former Strictly star shaves head live on TV

Former Strictly star shaves head live on TV

TV personality James Jordan braved the shave live on Loose Women in a fundraising tribute to his dad, who died of a brain tumour.

Fundraiser, 87, gives chase as thieves steal collection box

Fundraiser, 87, gives chase as thieves steal collection box

A well known charity supporter, who's been cycling for more than 40 years to raise cash, is devastated after thieves swiped his bike and donations.

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Austen's favourite retreat could open as guesthouse

Austen's favourite retreat could open as guesthouse

Part of a country estate which was once used by Jane Austen while she worked could become a holiday home.

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Can we ever dig our way out of potholes crisis?

Can we ever dig our way out of potholes crisis?

Every spring potholes emerge but the annual blitz to fill them in may only be keeping many of our roads from death's door.

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