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Major cash boost for high streets

Major cash boost for high streets

Two town centres in Kent are among 69 in England to be chosen to get a share of £95 million of funding.

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Police probe into blaze

Police probe into blaze

Police are working with fire crews to establish what started a large fire which destroyed a wardrobe workshop building.

Bluewater to host three day gin festival

Bluewater to host three day gin festival

Award-winning mixologists will serve up Kent-based gin brands

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Balloons released in memory of teenager

Balloons released in memory of teenager

Video footage of the moment friends and family of a football-mad teenager released balloons in his memory.

M20, M2 and A2 closures

M20, M2 and A2 closures

A number of major roads will be closed for work such as resurfacing and drainage to be carried out.

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Crews tackle garage fire

Crews tackle garage fire

Firefighters used breathing apparatus to help them tackle a fire which broke out in a garage. .

Rapper sentenced after county lines drug trial

Rapper sentenced after county lines drug trial

A 32-year-old rapper who had just signed with a major record label has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.

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Authors inspired by the Kent countryside

Authors inspired by the Kent countryside

Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Flemming are among the authors inspired by the county's countryside.

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Man robbed during Ebola fighting trip

Man robbed during Ebola fighting trip

A man who travelled to the Democratic republic of Congo to help fight Ebola was robbed during his trip.

School 'feels like prison' with strict new rules

School 'feels like prison' with strict new rules

Parents are angry at a school for new rules which put 47 pupils in isolation on the first day.

Second valuation agreed for Dreamland sale

Second valuation agreed for Dreamland sale

Councillors are calling for a rethink of the sale of the Dreamland car park as the second valuation of the site is confirmed.

Man arrested after alleged rape

Man arrested after alleged rape

A man remains in custody while police continue their investigation into a reported rape.

Workshop destroyed by blaze

Workshop destroyed by blaze

Four fire engines were sent to a wardrobe workshop after a blaze broke out during the early hours.

Road closed as crash injures motorcyclist

Road closed as crash injures motorcyclist

Witnesses have seen a motorcyclist being treated at the scene of a crash this evening.

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Six arrests and boat seized in people smuggling investigation

Six arrests and boat seized in people smuggling investigation

Police investigating cross-Channel people smuggling have made six arrests.

How to spot if your child has become a 'money mule'

How to spot if your child has become a 'money mule'

Primary school children are being used to transfer criminal's money, parents have been told.

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Car flips after crash

Car flips after crash

Delays are building after a road has been left partially closed after a crash.

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Biker remains in hospital after M26 crash

Biker remains in hospital after M26 crash

A woman in her 40s has been kept in hospital overnight after a crash.

Gambling addict postman pilfered packages

Gambling addict postman pilfered packages

A thieving postie who gambled away a £110k inheritance ended up stealing packages containing cash and credit cards.

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Bird cage fly-tipper caught on camera

Bird cage fly-tipper caught on camera

A man has been fined after he was caught dumping household waste down a country lane.

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Is this Kent's most feeble fry-up?

Is this Kent's most feeble fry-up?

Hoping for a Billy Bunter all-day breakfast, a diner has shared his disappointment at what he was served up instead.

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'It would help her catch her breath in a world of struggle'

'It would help her catch her breath in a world of struggle'

An appeal has been launched to help a mum with a condition making it hard to care for her three young children.

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Mystery messages scribbled around town

Mystery messages scribbled around town

A series of mystery messages and symbols written in chalk have been penned on National Suicide Prevention Day.

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Search for dog walker after firearms arrest

Search for dog walker after firearms arrest

Police need witnesses to come forward after a seizing an imitation handgun.

Cafe Terror to serve 'human flesh and vomit soup'

Cafe Terror to serve 'human flesh and vomit soup'

Foodies and fun-lovers with a taste for the macabre can 'gorge on the guts of a screaming patient and sip on vomit soup' this Halloween.

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Ashes star Joe Denly welcomes baby daughter

Ashes star Joe Denly welcomes baby daughter

After opening the innings at the beginning of yesterday's fifth Ashes test, Kent batsman Joe Denly later celebrated the birth of his second child.

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Controversial homes plan rejected by court

Controversial homes plan rejected by court

The Court of Appeal has rejected a developer's attempt to overturn the refusal of permission to build hundreds of homes.

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Saving our iconic red phone boxes

Saving our iconic red phone boxes

Residents have come up with some creative ways to avoid losing red phone boxes in their area.

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Man stabbed sleeping victim with screwdriver

Man stabbed sleeping victim with screwdriver

A 12-year jail term has been given to a man who broke into a home and attacked an acquaintance with a screwdriver and a knife.

Huge emergency response at factory

Huge emergency response at factory

Emergency services responded to a "medical incident" at a workplace.

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