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Why we gave up high-flying jobs to launch board game cafe

Why we gave up high-flying jobs to launch board game cafe

A couple admits ditching their well-paid roles to open a new board game cafe is a risk but one worth taking.

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Woman ‘lucky to be alive’ after car fleeing police smashes into her Mercedes

Woman ‘lucky to be alive’ after car fleeing police smashes into her Mercedes

A woman injured after a driver fleeing police in a high-speed chase crashed into her car says she feels lucky to be alive.

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‘I would rather eat my own eyes than stay at Camber Pontins’

‘I would rather eat my own eyes than stay at Camber Pontins’

A former guest says they would rather “eat their own eyes” than return to a holiday park set to close unexpectedly.

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Set back over calls for nuclear future in Kent

Set back over calls for nuclear future in Kent

Councillors have been accused of “ambushing” calls for a future in nuclear energy at a former power plant site in Kent.

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The child-killing lovers who blamed each other for murder

The child-killing lovers who blamed each other for murder

We look at the story behind the heartless couple who killed a traumatised child after trying to convince the world he was “clumsy”.

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Shock as Camber Sands Pontins to shut with 'immediate effect'

Shock as Camber Sands Pontins to shut with 'immediate effect'

A budget seaside holiday park is closing with immediate effect

‘No food and toilets blocked’ as Eurostar train stranded in Kent for hours

‘No food and toilets blocked’ as Eurostar train stranded in Kent for hours

Passengers travelling on a Eurostar train were left stranded for more than seven hours with no electricity, food or working toilets.

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Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?

Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?

Rishi Sunak has made it one of his key pledges – but is he winning in the battle to curb the number of small boats crossing the Channel?

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Kent has first smattering of snow as temperatures drop

Kent has first smattering of snow as temperatures drop

Snow fell in parts of the county today as temperatures dropped below freezing.

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One of Kent’s oldest pubs reopens after huge refurb

One of Kent’s oldest pubs reopens after huge refurb

A historic village pub which first opened 600 years ago has undergone a stunning transformation.

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Cuts to youth services to go ahead despite protests

Cuts to youth services to go ahead despite protests

Thousands of children could be left with nowhere to go after funding was pulled from dozens of youth clubs across the county.

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‘This has been the hardest school to run’

‘This has been the hardest school to run’

The boss of a troubled school has explained why it was the hardest to run as teachers continue to strike over children’s bad behaviour.

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Mum and ex-boyfriend guilty of toddler’s ‘wicked and torturous’ murder

Mum and ex-boyfriend guilty of toddler’s ‘wicked and torturous’ murder

A mum and her ex-boyfriend have been found guilty of murdering her toddler son in a “wicked and torturous attack”

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Rail workers accept deal to end long-running pay dispute

Rail workers accept deal to end long-running pay dispute

Members of the biggest rail workers’ union have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions.

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Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

The Pogues frontman, who was born in Kent, has died at the age of 65 after being diagnosed with encephalitis.

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Trampoline and inflatables park ‘biggest of its kind’ to open in former Debenhams

Trampoline and inflatables park ‘biggest of its kind’ to open in former Debenhams

A trampoline and inflatables park with laser tag is set to open at a shopping centre next year.

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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.

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