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Boxing Day hunt faces protest in wake of 'assault'

Boxing Day hunt faces protest in wake of 'assault'

Animal rights activists are due to descend on the traditional Boxing Day hunt meet today - after the last event was marred by assault allegations.

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Family back home at last after Boxing Day blaze

Family back home at last after Boxing Day blaze

A couple who had the "worst Boxing Day in their lives" when their home was ravaged by fire have finally moved back in a year on.

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Taking an icy dip for a good cause

Taking an icy dip for a good cause

More than a hundred brave swimmers will take to icy waters today to help a little girl walk unaided.

Young inmates spending too long in cells

Young inmates spending too long in cells

Staff shortages at a Kent youth jail mean inmates are spending too long in their cells, which is fuelling violence, according to a new report.

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Man stabbed in town centre

Man stabbed in town centre

Police are investigating reports a man was stabbed in a street and left lying in a pool of blood.

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Manhunt to find prisoner on the run

Manhunt to find prisoner on the run

Police are asking the public to look out for a dangerous convict who absconded three days ago.

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Do you have to put up with firework noise?

Do you have to put up with firework noise?

If you are thinking of celebrating with fireworks tonight, best make sure you know the rules.

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Health trust's secret plan to scrap 100 hospital beds

Health trust's secret plan to scrap 100 hospital beds

Health chiefs have scrapped controversial cost-cutting plans to slash up to 100 beds at hospitals which are already close to capacity.

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Merry Christmas to all our readers

Merry Christmas to all our readers

The team at KentOnline would like to wish all our readers and advertisers a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

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Runners gear up for Christmas jog

Runners gear up for Christmas jog

It may be Christmas Day, but that won't stop keen joggers from heading to parks across Kent to take part in a festive 5k run.

The best present of them all

The best present of them all

A youngster who won the hearts of hundreds is celebrating his first Christmas after being told he is cancer free following a six-year battle.

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Council chiefs predict dip in figures as fee for proms introduced

Council chiefs predict dip in figures as fee for proms introduced

Council chiefs say there will be a dip in attendance at next year’s Proms in the Park after they unanimously approved plans to charge an admission fee

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Bumper sales expected on Christmas Eve 'man dash'

Bumper sales expected on Christmas Eve 'man dash'

Shopping centre bosses are expecting a big day of sales from men getting their last-minute Christmas presents.

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Our first Christmas without Kelly

Our first Christmas without Kelly

A couple who battled for treatment for their teenage daughter are coming to terms with their first Christmas without her.

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The turkeys that won't be gobbled up this Christmas

The turkeys that won't be gobbled up this Christmas

An animal lover has spared more than 20 turkeys from the dinner plate.

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Black Friday mother thanks her unlikely midwives

Black Friday mother thanks her unlikely midwives

The mother who gave birth in a town centre on Black Friday has reunited with the stranger who helped her.

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Hotel complex design ‘best since Marlowe’

Hotel complex design ‘best since Marlowe’

Radical plans for an eye-catching 100-bed hotel have been revealed within a £25 million complex.

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It will be all right on December 25…

It will be all right on December 25…

Forget all the trimmings, Christmas can also produce the odd turkey. We look back at some of the festive fails of the season...

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Kent mum crowned queen of the cakes

Kent mum crowned queen of the cakes

A mum has spoken of her joy after being crowned winner of a TV yuletide cake making contest.

Support on streets with flip-flops and lollipops

Support on streets with flip-flops and lollipops

Meet the team of volunteers sacrificing their festive nights to make sure others stay safe during the season's celebrations.

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Kent's dramatic property price rise

Kent's dramatic property price rise

Research has shown a 'dramatic' rise in the price of houses in Kent in the last two decades, according to a county estate agents.

Gay priest and male model go separate ways

Gay priest and male model go separate ways

A gay vicar has separated from his male model husband, who is more than 50 years younger than him, after just months married.

Footage of Kent man's escalator slide fail goes viral

Footage of Kent man's escalator slide fail goes viral

Video of a tipsy tube escalator slide going wrong has been shared by thousands.

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Are bookshops turning over a new leaf?

Are bookshops turning over a new leaf?

Experts have previously predicted the demise of the independent bookshop in Kent's high streets. Will they be proved wrong?

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Veteran footballer "Carrots" goes back to his roots

Veteran footballer "Carrots" goes back to his roots

Arthur “Carrots” Turner kicks off game at his old club then gets souvenir signed shirt.

Knife-wielding mum spared jail

Knife-wielding mum spared jail

A spurned lover who armed herself with a knife before confronting her ex-boyfriend for money has avoided jail.

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Teens arrested after drug recovery

Teens arrested after drug recovery

Two teenagers were arrested after police recovered cannabis from a car.

Council confirms top level shake-up

Council confirms top level shake-up

New chief executive confirmed as council axes role of director of corporate services .

Man treated by medics after 'arson attack'

Man treated by medics after 'arson attack'

A fire inside a business property is being treated as suspicious by police.

Crash victim named

Crash victim named

A woman who died in the second fatal crash to happen on a key road in a week has been named.

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