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After Black Friday and Cyber Monday...here comes Small Business Saturday

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday...here comes Small Business Saturday

National day of action to encourage us all to 'shop local' takes place this weekend.

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More migrants intercepted in Channel

More migrants intercepted in Channel

A group of nine migrants - thought to include an 18-month-old child - have been rescued this morning.

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Staff 'so much more productive' in four-day week

Staff 'so much more productive' in four-day week

Bosses at a company believed to be the first in Kent to introduce a four-day working week say they have already noticed a boost in staff's output.

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Brexit deal a 'huge gamble'

Brexit deal a 'huge gamble'

Sir Michael Fallon has become the latest MP to question the government's proposed Brexit deal saying that it is a huge gamble.

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The UK's biggest gin festival could come to Kent

The UK's biggest gin festival could come to Kent

A gin festival which organisers boast is the biggest in the country could come to two towns in the county next year if there is enough interest.

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Council staff using high-end hire cars

Council staff using high-end hire cars

Taxpayers' money is being used to fund council staff to drive hire cars such as Mercedes', BMWs, and Audis.

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Pilot helps avert crash disaster

Pilot helps avert crash disaster

A man has been praised for avoiding power lines as his plane crash landed after suffering engine failure.

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Reward is worth the weight

Reward is worth the weight

Two Slimming World members have won awards for shedding eight stone between them.

Trains delayed after vehicle hits bridge

Trains delayed after vehicle hits bridge

Passengers are being warned they face "hours of disruption" following an accident.

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Election agent 'honest and decent'

Election agent 'honest and decent'

The Craig Mackinlay election expenses case has heard claims prosecutors have relied on at least one "dishonest" witness.

Man hurt in building fall

Man hurt in building fall

A man has been taken to hospital via air ambulance after falling from a building.

Council ask vendor to pull 'offensive' dolls

Council ask vendor to pull 'offensive' dolls

A council has clarified that 'Gollys' are not allowed to be sold at a Christmas market.

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'While time has moved on our family hasn't'

'While time has moved on our family hasn't'

The widow of a former police officer who died after suffering an asthma attack is hoping an inquest will end her two year wait for answers.

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IVF cycles could be cut

IVF cycles could be cut

Another health body is considering reducing the number of IVF cycles available to couples on the NHS from two to just one.

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Drugs duo arrested in children's play area

Drugs duo arrested in children's play area

Two people have been charged with drugs offences after they were arrested by officers in a children's play area.

Marshland flooding threat by 2100

Marshland flooding threat by 2100

A rural Kent landscape could potentially be lost to flooding by the end of the century, new environment data has revealed.

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Puppy farmer given suspended sentence

Puppy farmer given suspended sentence

Dogs found by the RSPCA in a puppy farm could barely walk and were covered in mud and faeces.

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Woman hurt in collision with van

Woman hurt in collision with van

Police need witnesses after a pedestrian was knocked down.

Brexit deal 'is like Hotel California'

Brexit deal 'is like Hotel California'

An MP has compared the Brexit deal between the EU and UK to Hotel California, where "you can check out any time you like but you can never leave".

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Emergency crews descend on housing estate

Emergency crews descend on housing estate

Police, fire crews and paramedics are at the scene of an incident on a residential street cordoned off by officers.

Towns' first car-free homes get go ahead

Towns' first car-free homes get go ahead

A council has approved its first development of homes where there's no room for cars to park.

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Stab victim left bleeding in the street

Stab victim left bleeding in the street

A thug who stabbed another man after he fled from a fight in a house has been jailed.

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Masked men's cashpoint raid thwarted

Masked men's cashpoint raid thwarted

Police are hunting a trio after the attempted theft of a cash machine.

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Police and dog unit seen outside McDonald's and Costa

Police and dog unit seen outside McDonald's and Costa

More than half a dozen police officers were seen in the town centre accompanied by a dog unit.

Safety review launched after car plunges into moat

Safety review launched after car plunges into moat

Tourism bosses at English Heritage want to meet highways chiefs after a car plummeted into a castle moat for the second time in three months.

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Neighbours win £90k with Postcode Lottery

Neighbours win £90k with Postcode Lottery

Two sets of neighbours scooped a whopping £90,000 thanks to the Postcode Lottery.

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Brexit fears mean fewer homes sold in Kent

Brexit fears mean fewer homes sold in Kent

The number of properties sold in Kent this year has fallen, as political uncertainty puts off potential buyers.

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Naked 'wizard' braves night chill

Naked 'wizard' braves night chill

A group of revellers celebrated the start of the festive season by stripping off in the early hours, with one seen wearing nothing but a wizard's hat.

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Help needed to find fallen soldier's family

Help needed to find fallen soldier's family

The search has begun to find relatives of a fallen soldier who died shortly after the First World War and is buried in Kent.

How can mental health first aid training help you?

How can mental health first aid training help you?

Courses to help workplaces and the general public understand and assist with mental illness are growing in popularity.

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