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'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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Reward to catch cable thieves as hundreds without internet

Reward to catch cable thieves as hundreds without internet

A £1,000 reward is being offered to help snare vandals who have cut, damaged and stolen live underground broadband and TV cables.

Man 'barged into home and wrecked telly'

Man 'barged into home and wrecked telly'

A 28-year-old has appeared in court charged with burglary, criminal damage and assaulting police officers.

Nurse tells of transphobic abuse from colleague

Nurse tells of transphobic abuse from colleague

A transgender nurse says she was subjected to abuse from a colleague in Kent - while another medic referred to her with the wrong pronouns.

Bison to arrive in Kent woodland in next two weeks

Bison to arrive in Kent woodland in next two weeks

The first member of a herd of bison set to be introduced to Kent woodland will arrive within days, bosses have revealed.

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22-point action plan unveiled to help passengers avoid summer chaos

22-point action plan unveiled to help passengers avoid summer chaos

As flight cancellations and holiday disruption continues, a plan has been unveiled to help get people's summer plans back on track.

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Man 'fled from jewellers wearing £4k chain'

Man 'fled from jewellers wearing £4k chain'

Police have charged a suspect after a gold chain was reportedly stolen from a high street shop.

Drama in court as machete attackers locked up

Drama in court as machete attackers locked up

There were dramatic scenes in court with shouting, crying jurors and broken nails as two machete attackers were locked up.

Arsonist fled on e-scooter

Arsonist fled on e-scooter

An arsonist poured petrol through a letter box then fled on an e-scooter, leaving the home to burn with a woman and child inside, a court heard.

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Hoardings going up around seafront development

Hoardings going up around seafront development

Work in continuing on a controversial seafront housing scheme which opponents fear will destroy important habitat for wildlife.

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Pub firm 'encouraged' by demand

Pub firm 'encouraged' by demand

A leading pub operator in the county says sales are up compared to last year - but admit they still lag behind pre-pandemic levels.

Multi-million pound pool plan approved

Multi-million pound pool plan approved

A multi-million pound plan to redevelop a demolished leisure centre has been approved.

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1,000-job rival docks plan revealed

1,000-job rival docks plan revealed

Ambitious plans to keep a working docks in operation have been unveiled in parliament.

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Seriously injured biker flown to hospital after Brands Hatch crash

Seriously injured biker flown to hospital after Brands Hatch crash

A motorcyclist has been flown to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a crash with a van.

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Piers Corbyn and Kent man fined over lockdown protests

Piers Corbyn and Kent man fined over lockdown protests

A conspiracist has been fined for breaching Covid restrictions with Piers Corbyn during a series of anti-lockdown protests in central London.

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Biker dies in traffic island crash

Biker dies in traffic island crash

A biker who crashed into a traffic island has died after police found him lying in the street.

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Axing trees on deadly road would be ‘a travesty’

Axing trees on deadly road would be ‘a travesty’

Traffic experts believe chopping down a row of eight trees on a stretch of road will improve safety - but critics argue such action would be wrong.

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Is this the best burger in Kent?

Is this the best burger in Kent?

We dispatched our reporter to a foodie hotspot to try the much-hyped burgers at a 'dive bar' which first made its name in London.

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'I've never known the job market to be this bad before'

'I've never known the job market to be this bad before'

Hospitality, like all other sectors, is struggling to fill vacancies - we focus on one Kent employer and how it is tackling the challenges.

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Man, 79, left waiting for ambulance all night

Man, 79, left waiting for ambulance all night

A woman called the ambulance service seven times after an elderly man got stuck after falling over a wall.

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Minecraft player recreates Kent town

Minecraft player recreates Kent town

A Minecraft player has invested six months in building one of Kent's most iconic landmarks as part of a UK-wide project to recreate the Earth online.

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Pig agility shows and a unicorn: Everything you need to know about Kent County Show

Pig agility shows and a unicorn: Everything you need to know about Kent County Show

We’ve got a bumper guide to all three days of the county show so you don’t miss a thing.

Work starts on Netflix-linked studios as council buys shares

Work starts on Netflix-linked studios as council buys shares

A new development company set up by a council now owns more than 60% of shares in an ambitious film studios site.

Young rider dragged 10 metres after speeding van spooks horse

Young rider dragged 10 metres after speeding van spooks horse

A woman has been left with nasty injuries after her horse bolted when a van sped past them.

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Woman rescued as fire crews tackle blaze

Woman rescued as fire crews tackle blaze

A shed and fence fire shut a main route and caused major rush hour delays as crews rescued a woman from the scene.

Helicopter search for person in river

Helicopter search for person in river

Police scrambled a helicopter after reports of a person in difficulty in a town centre waterway.

Boy attacked by group of teens in park

Boy attacked by group of teens in park

A teenage boy needed hospital treatment after he was attacked by a group near a bridge in a park.

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Logistics giants signed up as ex-newsprint site revamp takes shape

Logistics giants signed up as ex-newsprint site revamp takes shape

Work is proceeding apace at a former newsprint site, once a town's major employer, as new photos reveal the scale and progress of the development.

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Record boss thought he was Tupac and fired guns from penthouse

Record boss thought he was Tupac and fired guns from penthouse

A record boss who thought he was rapper Tupac reincarnated and fired imitation guns from his penthouse has been detained under the mental health act.

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12-mile stretch of M2 shut all weekend

12-mile stretch of M2 shut all weekend

The M2 will be closed once again from Friday until Monday morning to allow for bridge repair works.

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