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New route for popular seafront walkway as work continues

New route for popular seafront walkway as work continues

A popular seafront walkway currently being upgraded will follow a slightly tweaked route when it reopens next month.

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Is this Kent’s most festive house?

Is this Kent’s most festive house?

With more than 80,000 lights, 3,000 ornaments and a snow machine, this Kent home’s incredible Christmas display draws visitors from across the county.

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Car badly damaged in lamppost crash

Car badly damaged in lamppost crash

Police were called to a junction after a car left the road and smashed into a lamppost.

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Five more high street bank branches to close in Kent

Five more high street bank branches to close in Kent

Lloyds is shutting another 45 branches across its network amid the ongoing shift away from high street banking – including five sites in Kent.

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The criminals locked up in November

The criminals locked up in November

Abusers, drug-dealers, killers, thugs and perverts are just some of the Kent criminals who were locked up in Kent this month.

Circus will have to find new field after noise criticism

Circus will have to find new field after noise criticism

A popular circus will have to find a new field when it returns to a town after ‘making a mess’ of the site and ‘intolerable’ noise.

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‘I take my duck to the pub - dressed as medieval archer’

‘I take my duck to the pub - dressed as medieval archer’

A gardener and his beloved pet birds have caused quite a stir in one historic town thanks to their high street outings.

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‘I’ve never eaten anywhere like it – but nearly £6 for a prepackaged sandwich?’

‘I’ve never eaten anywhere like it – but nearly £6 for a prepackaged sandwich?’

Our reviewer visits an RC enthusiasts’ dream for an unusual breakfast experience.

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Plans for long-awaited A2 slip-road unveiled

Plans for long-awaited A2 slip-road unveiled

A new slip-road off the A2 could finally be built as fresh plans for the £8.8 million project have been unveiled.

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'Schools nowadays just teach conformity for the needs of the economy'

'Schools nowadays just teach conformity for the needs of the economy'

The education system, the Israeli-Hamas war and 20mph speed limits are some of the topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

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The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

A couple both aged over 100 say they have never argued during 81 years of marriage and admit: “We had no idea we’d last this long.”

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Top surgeon accused of massive fraud and forgery offences

Top surgeon accused of massive fraud and forgery offences

A former private surgeon stands accused of inflating the costs of operations he carried out by thousands of pounds.

‘We've been waiting six weeks for heating to be fixed - it's freezing!'

‘We've been waiting six weeks for heating to be fixed - it's freezing!'

Elderly residents living in a block of flats have been wearing four layers of clothes amid a miserable six-week wait for the heating to be fixed.

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Armed officers intercept driver on M25 in police chase

Armed officers intercept driver on M25 in police chase

A man is set to return to prison after his vehicle was stopped by police on the M25.

Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car

Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car

A child hit by a car while riding his bike has been taken to hospital.

Sadness as popular cafe shuts after 20 years

Sadness as popular cafe shuts after 20 years

Customers have expressed their dismay at the closure of a much-loved cafe, which has shut after 20 years.

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Manhunt launched after sex attack in street

Manhunt launched after sex attack in street

A manhunt has been launched after a sex attack in the early hours.

New reception centres planned for unaccompanied child asylum-seekers

New reception centres planned for unaccompanied child asylum-seekers

Kent County Council is pressing for more funding from the Home Office for urgent accommodation for young asylum seekers.

Long-held extension plans for pier on hold

Long-held extension plans for pier on hold

Ambitions for building an extension at a popular pier are on ice for now, but bosses insist the attraction is in better shape than ever.

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Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?

Is this Kent’s worst Christmas tree?

Residents left underwhelmed by their town’s Christmas tree say: “You can get bigger ones in Poundland.”

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‘Indecent image’ sent to grammar school students during cyber attack

‘Indecent image’ sent to grammar school students during cyber attack

A grammar school has sent out a warning to parents after its internal email system was hacked.

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Man found dead in car near grammar schools

Man found dead in car near grammar schools

Emergency services were called following concerns for the welfare of a person in a car who has since been pronounced dead.

Gym chain to open in town centre furniture store

Gym chain to open in town centre furniture store

A 24/7 gym is set to move into a retail park, replacing a Bensons for Beds store.

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Season 2 of BBC drama The Gold confirmed

Season 2 of BBC drama The Gold confirmed

A hit BBC show where Kent takes centre stage has been renewed for a second season, it has been confirmed.

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A-road to shut for a week as work continues on housing estate

A-road to shut for a week as work continues on housing estate

A busy road is to be closed overnight for a week as work progresses on a controversial 725-home development.

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Historic town centre pub reopens after £1.2 million refit

Historic town centre pub reopens after £1.2 million refit

A town centre pub has reopened after a huge refurbishment – with a new name and majestic new look.

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‘I’ve fostered 140 cats in eight years’

‘I’ve fostered 140 cats in eight years’

An animal rescue volunteer who started fostering cats in 2015 has reached the milestone of caring for more than 140 cats and kittens.

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Puppy rescued after being trapped in cellar for months

Puppy rescued after being trapped in cellar for months

A one-year-old husky Staffie cross-breed now suffers with separation anxiety after being kept in a cellar for four months.

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New average speed check on fatal road as cameras installed

New average speed check on fatal road as cameras installed

Average speed cameras have been installed on a fatal stretch of road where a little girl and her grandmother were killed.

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‘It is another black mark against the school’

‘It is another black mark against the school’

As teachers take to the picket lines again over the behaviour of pupils at a Kent school, we took to the streets to see what residents think.

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