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New £3.2bn price tag on bringing Crossrail to Kent

New £3.2bn price tag on bringing Crossrail to Kent

A new study has calculated the cost of what it would take to extend the Elizabeth Line to north Kent and put the county on the underground map.

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No more benches or glass at shelters 'smashed to smithereens'

No more benches or glass at shelters 'smashed to smithereens'

Fed-up council bosses have removed the benches and windows from Victorian-style seaside shelters after they were once again attacked by vandals.

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'Second homes and Airbnbs have left us with no community'

'Second homes and Airbnbs have left us with no community'

There are growing calls for a referendum on banning new properties from being turned into holiday lets in one Kent tourist hotspot.

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Lorry and fuel tanker crash caused three-mile queues

Lorry and fuel tanker crash caused three-mile queues

Drivers were queuing on a motorway after a collision involving a lorry and a fuel tanker, but now all lanes have been reopened.

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kmfm listener wins big on £1,000 Friday

kmfm listener wins big on £1,000 Friday

A dad-of-two has started their weekend off the right way by winning £1,000 on Kent's radio station.

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Road reopened after crash between two cars

Road reopened after crash between two cars

Drivers were facing delays on a main road following a crash involving two cars, but now the road has been fully reopened.

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Chris Packham supports campaign against London Resort

Chris Packham supports campaign against London Resort

TV presenter Chris Packham has added his support to a campaign to save marshes which could be turned into a multi-billion pound theme park.

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Record number asylum seekers cross Channel in a month

Record number asylum seekers cross Channel in a month

More than 3,000 asylum seekers crossed the Channel in June - the highest monthly total this year.

Suspected fuel thief caught with boot full of jerry cans

Suspected fuel thief caught with boot full of jerry cans

A suspected fuel thief has been arrested after being caught in a 'suspicious vehicle' with a number of plastic containers.

Burglar stole laptop and phones while occupants slept

Burglar stole laptop and phones while occupants slept

A burglar who stole computer tablets, phones and a bank card from a home while the occupants were sleeping has been jailed.

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Will there be another rail strike this month?

Will there be another rail strike this month?

With the RMT union now threatening further strike action we look at when another strike would be permitted and at who else is walking out this year.

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Close ally of Putin was 'major donor' for Kent school

Close ally of Putin was 'major donor' for Kent school

A Russian oligarch sanctioned for being a member of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle was a “major benefactor” for a Kent private school.

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Why are we facing so much summer holiday disruption?

Why are we facing so much summer holiday disruption?

From cancelled flights to long airport queues why is getting away this year becoming so tough?

Maze is out of this world

Maze is out of this world

A popular family attraction is back for the summer, with a space-age theme.

Call to break up KCC and create do-it-all councils

Call to break up KCC and create do-it-all councils

Our political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the week in politics.

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County lines drug dealers jailed

County lines drug dealers jailed

Two men linked to county lines drug dealing have been jailed for supplying cocaine in the county.

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Controversial housing development to go ahead

Controversial housing development to go ahead

A council's legal challenge against a decision by the Planning Inspectorate to allow a 141-home scheme to proceed has been dismissed.

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Opening date for new Taco Bell revealed

Opening date for new Taco Bell revealed

A strip of wasteland will be transformed into a trade park featuring a branch of an American fast-food giant

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Zara was stamped on in driveway in stranger attack

Zara was stamped on in driveway in stranger attack

A trainee lawyer was stamped on in a driveway in a stranger attack as she walked home, a court has heard, with a Kent man accused of her murder.

Police called after car and bicycle crash

Police called after car and bicycle crash

A road has been blocked following a crash involving a car and a bicycle.

10 months to bury beloved son

10 months to bury beloved son

A popular musician whose disappearance sparked a lengthy search can be laid to rest 10 months after his death.

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Drugs stolen from fire-hit pharmacy

Drugs stolen from fire-hit pharmacy

A pharmacy that was hit by a massive blaze has had multiple break-ins and medication stolen.

'I can't get my triplets through barriers'

'I can't get my triplets through barriers'

Two mothers who are unable to fit their buggies through anti-motorbike gates are calling for their removal.

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'I’m not going to pay for what he sicked up'

'I’m not going to pay for what he sicked up'

Secret Drinker spills the beans on a super swanky family-friendly pub.

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The criminals who were jailed in June

The criminals who were jailed in June

The criminals, including rapists, paedophiles, thugs and thieves who were locked up last month.

Toy car costing ten shillings sells for £720

Toy car costing ten shillings sells for £720

An old toy car from the 1960s was sold for 80 times its original purchase price.

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Robber threatened to stab pensioner during raid

Robber threatened to stab pensioner during raid

A man who threatened to stab an elderly woman during knife-point robbery has been locked up.

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A249 reopened following two car crash

A249 reopened following two car crash

A busy dual carriage way is now open following an accident between two vehicles.

15 arrests after 27 deaths in Channel

15 arrests after 27 deaths in Channel

Thirteen men and two women have been arrested in the wake of a mass drowning in the English Channel last autumn.

'Thank God no-one is dead'

'Thank God no-one is dead'

A business has been forced to shut and a woman had to be rescued from her flat after an arson attack which led to three teenagers being arrested.

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