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Play park gets £72,000 makeover

Play park gets £72,000 makeover

A tired and rundown play park has been given £72,000 upgrades with a new roundabout, swings and climbing frames.

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Confrontation after gang raids precinct pharmacy for hand cream

Confrontation after gang raids precinct pharmacy for hand cream

Police are hunting for three people after they stole hand cream from a popular pharmacy.

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Renewed hope over 'bloody ridiculous' Eurostar situation

Renewed hope over 'bloody ridiculous' Eurostar situation

Relations between the UK and France could be key to resolving the "bloody ridiculous" situation of no Eurostar trains serving the county.

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Shock as two pupils die in same town

Shock as two pupils die in same town

Two schools are offering support to their students following the deaths of classmates.

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Catapult-wielding gang kills birds in stream attack

Catapult-wielding gang kills birds in stream attack

A duck is among two birds that were killed by a gang of yobs armed with a catapult.

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Owners insist town’s oldest pub will reopen amid housing fears

Owners insist town’s oldest pub will reopen amid housing fears

The owner of a Kent town’s oldest pub is bidding to re-assure residents it will reopen - amid concerns it could be transformed into homes.

No trains for most of county during strikes

No trains for most of county during strikes

Rail operators have warned of major disruption to passengers and services as the latest round of strike action begins.

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Overnight closure of A249 cancelled

Overnight closure of A249 cancelled

The Maidstone-bound carriageway of the A249 will remain open tonight "thanks to work over the weekend".

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Two Kent towns ranked among UK's best 'gentrified' seaside spots

Two Kent towns ranked among UK's best 'gentrified' seaside spots

Two towns in Kent that have seen dramatic changes in recent years have been rated among the best "gentrified" seaside spots in the UK.

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The heartbreaking tale of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates

The heartbreaking tale of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates

We take a look at the timeless story of one of Britain's most well-known and heartbreaking love triangles which left two of its protagonists dead.

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'Cutting nursery staff to get parents back to work will backfire'

'Cutting nursery staff to get parents back to work will backfire'

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has a plan to get parents back to work, but it won't work, writes Lauren Abbott.

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Cafe gets £50k makeover as owners set sights on rooftop restaurant

Cafe gets £50k makeover as owners set sights on rooftop restaurant

An award-winning chain of cafes has given one of its venues a £50k revamp – and could be in the pipeline to run a rooftop restaurant.

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'Cats are being shaved every other day'

'Cats are being shaved every other day'

Cats are returning home with parts of their fur shaved off across the county.

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Clarkson's Farm-style barn conversion in village without a pub

Clarkson's Farm-style barn conversion in village without a pub

A bid to convert a vacant barn into a pub in a Clarkson's Farm-style project has been approved.

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Cost of living puts disabled boy's birthday gala at risk

Cost of living puts disabled boy's birthday gala at risk

A disabled boy's birthday fundraiser could be ditched after eight years due to the cost of living crisis

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Dead mouse found in restaurant kitchen

Dead mouse found in restaurant kitchen

A Lebanese restaurant has been handed a food hygiene rating of one after an inspector found a dead mouse and rodent droppings in its dirty kitchen.

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'Our village will be swamped and destroyed by 3,200-home estate'

'Our village will be swamped and destroyed by 3,200-home estate'

Villagers fear proposals for a huge housing development "cause huge devastation at every level".

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Tracey Emin 'begs shops to use loo' amid lack of public toilets in town

Tracey Emin 'begs shops to use loo' amid lack of public toilets in town

Artist Tracey Emin says she finds herself "begging" to use toilets in shops due to a lack of facilities in a town.

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Sweet success sees bakery open fourth branch

Sweet success sees bakery open fourth branch

An independent bakery chain which only began serving tasty treats last summer is set to open a fourth shop just months after its latest expansion.

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Woman taken to hospital after petrol station crash

Woman taken to hospital after petrol station crash

Emergency services were called to a busy Shell service station near a motorway after a woman was seriously injured.

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Popular bar to close due to increase of 'criminals and alcoholics'

Popular bar to close due to increase of 'criminals and alcoholics'

Owners of a sports bar have said the area's "deterioration" is the reason for its planned closure.

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Alleyway cordoned off after man suffers head injuries

Alleyway cordoned off after man suffers head injuries

A man has been taken to hospital following reports of an assault which led to police and forensics taping off an alleyway near a children's play park.

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Work begins to remove Banksy from side of house

Work begins to remove Banksy from side of house

Hoardings have gone up as contractors begin the "intricate and tricky" process of removing Banksy's artwork from the side of a house in Margate.

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Town centre road closed for nine months

Town centre road closed for nine months

A road will be closed until November to allow work to start on a contraflow bus lane.

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Disgust as 210 poo bags found along ONE path

Disgust as 210 poo bags found along ONE path

Hundreds of bags of dog poo have been found near a school - and the man who cleared them up suspects there may be a single culprit.

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Flats plan for former nightclub approved

Flats plan for former nightclub approved

Developers have been given planning permission to build flats on a former nightclub.

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'Armageddon alarm' to be triggered on phones next month

'Armageddon alarm' to be triggered on phones next month

Alerts, which trigger loud sirens on mobile phones and tablets, will be tested next month across the UK as the system gets ready for roll-out.

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'I thought Lineker was sensible – sadly he's thrown himself into world of lame Nazi jibes'

'I thought Lineker was sensible – sadly he's thrown himself into world of lame Nazi jibes'

References to 1930s Germany are typical of the shrill and reductive level at which complex issues are 'debated' on Twitter, writes Rob Barman.

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Bid to demolish shops and build 'rabbit hutch' flats set for approval

Bid to demolish shops and build 'rabbit hutch' flats set for approval

Plans to tear down a row of popular shops and erect a four-floor block in its place appear set to be given the green light.

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Trees fall and lorry overturns as roads hit by wind chaos

Trees fall and lorry overturns as roads hit by wind chaos

Fallen trees have blocked roads and railway lines and a lorry has overturned as high winds batter Kent.

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