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'Serious crash' shuts bridge

'Serious crash' shuts bridge

A car has ended up in field after leaving the road and crashing through a fence.

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Operation Brock WILL be lifted

Operation Brock WILL be lifted

Work to lift Operation Brock on the M20 is to begin within hours.

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Operation Brock will be lifted says another MP

Operation Brock will be lifted says another MP

Contra-flow along M20 between Ashford and Maidstone will soon be lifted says a second politician.

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Man arrested after 'knife threat'

Man arrested after 'knife threat'

A disturbance at a block of flats led to a man allegedly threatening somebody with a knife.

Missing pensioner found

Missing pensioner found

Police have confirmed a missing 79-year-old has been found safe and well.

Travellers face two-year jail term for pitching up

Travellers face two-year jail term for pitching up

A council has been granted an emergency injunction which gives it strict powers to ban travellers from pitching up in car parks and green spaces.

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Man with axe demands scratchcards

Man with axe demands scratchcards

A man has been arrested after staff at Tesco and Londis were threatened with an axe, with one shop worker left injured.

Thieves strip vehicles of costly parts

Thieves strip vehicles of costly parts

Nearly 30 catalytic converters have been stolen from cars across Kent.

Society sanctioned over 'racist' messages

Society sanctioned over 'racist' messages

A University of Kent society faces a string of sanctions after members posted "racist" messages in group chats.

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Tributes to former nurse, 100, killed in fire

Tributes to former nurse, 100, killed in fire

Heartbroken friends and family have paid tribute to former nurse who died in a fire in her mobile home aged 100.

Accounts worker blew stolen £250,000 on escorts and drugs

Accounts worker blew stolen £250,000 on escorts and drugs

A man's quarter of a million pound accounts fraud racket came to an end in a "weekend of madness".

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You beauty! Cosmetics brand’s global success

You beauty! Cosmetics brand’s global success

A Kent company has been ranked as the third fastest growing firm in the UK in a new league table.

Travellers pitch up at supermarket

Travellers pitch up at supermarket

At least three caravans have pitched up in a supermarket car park today.

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Comedians prepare for Kent shows

Comedians prepare for Kent shows

Prepare yourself for a whole lot of laughs this winter as both Rob Beckett and Jimmy Carr bring their stand-up comedy shows to town.

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Peaches heroin death five years ago

Peaches heroin death five years ago

April marks five years since the sudden death of Peaches Geldof.

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Coastal grammar pupils to be "bussed" miles away

Coastal grammar pupils to be "bussed" miles away

Further objections have been made to plans for a new grammar satellite.

First glimpse of shopping centre's new 'living wall'

First glimpse of shopping centre's new 'living wall'

New pictures show what a £1.5 million living wall will look like as part of a shopping centre expansion.

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Operation Brock could be lifted

Operation Brock could be lifted

A Kent MP says that Operation Brock could be lifted within days.

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Photos of dirty Chinese takeaway emerge

Photos of dirty Chinese takeaway emerge

Pictures inside a takeaway so dirty the owner has been banned from managing a restaurant have been revealed.

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‘I just couldn’t give it away’

‘I just couldn’t give it away’

An animal lover says she was left baffled after two animal charities failed to take up her donation offer.

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Man in tights' half-naked robbery attempt

Man in tights' half-naked robbery attempt

A man has been sent to prison for attempted robbery and criminal damage while wearing nothing but a pair of women's tights.

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Boy bailed following 'rape' arrest

Boy bailed following 'rape' arrest

A 16-year-old who was arrested on suspicion of rape has been bailed, pending further inquiries.

Singer John Newman shows his Feelings

Singer John Newman shows his Feelings

Singer John Newman will be chatting about his new single and eating oysters on kmfm.

'Drugs' found by children at play centre

'Drugs' found by children at play centre

Parents have spoken of their disgust after two bags of suspected drugs were discovered by youngsters at a popular soft play centre.

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'He is forever in our hearts'

'He is forever in our hearts'

The partner of a bus driver, who died after having an adverse reaction to his chemotherapy treatment, has described him as 'a beautiful soul'.

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Student vows to clear name over Pompeii mosaic 'theft'

Student vows to clear name over Pompeii mosaic 'theft'

A student from Kent accused of stealing tiles from an historic site while on a family holiday says she wants to clear her name.

How will the new deadline for Brexit affect the county?

How will the new deadline for Brexit affect the county?

The deadline for Brexit has been put back until October 31 - so, what does it mean for Kent?

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Firefighters praise quick thinking teenager

Firefighters praise quick thinking teenager

A teenager has been praised for his swift response after a washing machine caught fire in his home.

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Pub landlord collapses after hearing sentence

Pub landlord collapses after hearing sentence

A pub landlord collapsed at Maidstone Crown Court after he was sentenced over using £81,000 of his parents' cash to keep his business afloat.

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'Murder' victim was stabbed, police confirm

'Murder' victim was stabbed, police confirm

A post mortem has confirmed that the victim of a suspected murder died of stab wounds.

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