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Top Boy star in planning war: ‘I’ll have to move if I don’t win’

Top Boy star in planning war: ‘I’ll have to move if I don’t win’

Exclusive: Top Boy star Ashley Walters says he will have to move house if a Kent council continues to reject his plans to build an extension.

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Success... sort of! Percy the Potato finally reaches destination

Success... sort of! Percy the Potato finally reaches destination

Our test of Royal Mail’s delivery service has ended in success… albeit nine days later than promised.

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Delays after multi-vehicle crash on Blue Bell Hill

Delays after multi-vehicle crash on Blue Bell Hill

Drivers are facing delays after a multi-vehicle crash on Blue Bell Hill.

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Disabled gran left lying in road for almost four hours waiting for ambulance

Disabled gran left lying in road for almost four hours waiting for ambulance

A disabled woman was left traumatised after enduring almost four hours lying in the road as she waited for an ambulance.

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Play park to open on beach by the summer

Play park to open on beach by the summer

A park with wooden climbing frames and a slide is set to open on the seafront, next to a mini golf business.

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Town centre ‘chaos’ after lorry and car crash near bridge

Town centre ‘chaos’ after lorry and car crash near bridge

A multi-vehicle crash has been causing tailbacks after two out of three lanes in a town centre were blocked.

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‘Our son was born so small but they gave us so much help’

‘Our son was born so small but they gave us so much help’

A couple’s baby boy was so small when he was born he needed special treatment for weeks but his parents are now giving back in thanks for his care.

Street cordoned off and huge police presence after ‘suspicious’ death

Street cordoned off and huge police presence after ‘suspicious’ death

About nine police vehicles have descended on a usually quiet and peaceful street, as detectives probe the ‘suspicious’ death of a man in his 60s.

Cars stranded, roads blocked and homes flooded as heavy rain continues

Cars stranded, roads blocked and homes flooded as heavy rain continues

Drivers have had to be rescued from their vehicles and homes have been flooded after the county was hit with torrential rain overnight.

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‘£22 for six hours’ parking?! None of us will survive!’

‘£22 for six hours’ parking?! None of us will survive!’

Traders fear they will struggle to survive if “crazy” plans to hike parking charges by up to £2.10 an hour are given the green light.

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Abandoned ‘mental asylum’ wing at hospital could become 200 homes

Abandoned ‘mental asylum’ wing at hospital could become 200 homes

Long-anticipated plans to overhaul part of an old “mental asylum” into a housing estate have emerged.

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‘Don’t forget us! Our chippy is still open despite road closed sign’

‘Don’t forget us! Our chippy is still open despite road closed sign’

A couple who run a family-owner fish and chip shop have seen their profits plummet by almost half due to badly placed ‘road closed’ signs.

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‘Failing’ leisure centre set for demolition

‘Failing’ leisure centre set for demolition

A 42-year-old leisure centre is set to be knocked down after being described as “not fit for purpose”.

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'Holding climate talks in Dubai is like vegans meeting in an abattoir'

'Holding climate talks in Dubai is like vegans meeting in an abattoir'

As COP28 in the UAE draws to a close, Secret Thinker expresses his lack of surprise at how much the climate talks have achieved – namely, very little.

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‘The leak is so bad I’ve had to get out the paddling pool’

‘The leak is so bad I’ve had to get out the paddling pool’

A fuming mum-of-six has been forced to put a paddling pool in her children’s bedroom to catch rainwater after the ceiling fell in.

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Family pub-restaurant reopens after drastic renovation

Family pub-restaurant reopens after drastic renovation

A large pub-restaurant has reopened following a six-figure transformation.

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Police probe death of man found with serious injuries after disturbance

Police probe death of man found with serious injuries after disturbance

Detectives are investigating the death of a man who was found with serious injuries at a property

‘Disappointment’ as 950 home development given go-ahead

‘Disappointment’ as 950 home development given go-ahead

Controversial proposals for a mega housing development with a school, sports pitches, and green space have been upheld by a planning inspector.

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Campaign to save Britain’s oldest sauna with surprising Olympic history

Campaign to save Britain’s oldest sauna with surprising Olympic history

A campaign is under way to restore a Finnish sauna in Kent left over from the 1948 Olympic Games.

Louis Theroux's Kent interview with Netflix star

Louis Theroux's Kent interview with Netflix star

Louis Theroux has posted a sneak peek of his interview with Top Boy star Ashley Walters at his Kent home.

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Community invited to hit-and-run victim’s funeral

Community invited to hit-and-run victim’s funeral

The family of a seven-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run say the whole community is invited to the funeral, to reflect his generous spirit.

Watch the moment 6ft nutcracker is stolen from cafe

Watch the moment 6ft nutcracker is stolen from cafe

Snatch and grab motorbike thieves have swiped a 6ft nutcracker model soldier from a town centre restaurant in daylight.

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'It's one of the most dangerous Christmas presents you can buy your child'

'It's one of the most dangerous Christmas presents you can buy your child'

Parents are being warned not to purchase “dangerous” e-scooters for their children – as the county’s hotspots for the devices are revealed.

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One thousand join dole queue as vacancies continue to fall

One thousand join dole queue as vacancies continue to fall

The latest unemployment figures show a steady rise across the county – as, nationally, the number of vacancies falls yet again.

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‘Dirty’ corner shop caught selling unsafe food

‘Dirty’ corner shop caught selling unsafe food

The owner of a “dirty” shop has been ordered to stop selling unsafe pastries or potentially face “formal action”.

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‘Eat Out to Help Out was vital for businesses to survive’

‘Eat Out to Help Out was vital for businesses to survive’

The boss of a pub chain says he was able to keep all 400 members of staff on thanks to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

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‘One-man crimewave’ topped 100mph in hour-long police chase

‘One-man crimewave’ topped 100mph in hour-long police chase

A banned driver once dubbed a “one-man crimewave” led police on an hour-long chase through several Kent villages at speeds of more than 100mph.

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‘We’re becoming a suburb of neighbouring town - it has to stop!’

‘We’re becoming a suburb of neighbouring town - it has to stop!’

Anxious residents fear their "once-lovely" village is becoming a suburb of its neighbouring town as plans for hundreds more homes are revealed.

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Why the Garden of England is being ‘turned into checkerboard’ of solar panels

Why the Garden of England is being ‘turned into checkerboard’ of solar panels

As more of the Kentish countryside is being covered in solar panels, why are so many farmers selling their land to developers?

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CCTV released after three hurt in town centre assaults

CCTV released after three hurt in town centre assaults

Police want to speak to a man after three people were taken to hospital following assaults in a town centre.

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