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Drug dealer caught with £500k haul told police his ‘guns were antiques’

Drug dealer caught with £500k haul told police his ‘guns were antiques’

A drug dealer who had a half-million pound stash of clash-A drugs and an arsenal of weapons stashed away in a lock-up has been jailed.

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Tyres ‘blown’ as large sinkhole shuts busy road

Tyres ‘blown’ as large sinkhole shuts busy road

A busy road has been shut and access to part of a service station barricaded off due to a sinkhole.

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£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country

£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country

Cash totalling £20,280 has been forfeited by a man and woman who were unable to prove it had been lawfully earned.

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Help needed to find missing man

Help needed to find missing man

An appeal has been launched by police concerned for the welfare of a man, last seen two days ago.

‘The mould in the pub toilet was growing so fast you could see it spreading before your eyes’

‘The mould in the pub toilet was growing so fast you could see it spreading before your eyes’

Secret Drinker finds the beer – and the facilities – aren't worth the wait on his latest pub visit

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Hair and cosmetics store to open in town centre

Hair and cosmetics store to open in town centre

A beauty company will be moving into a former Dorothy Perkins and Burton shop this week.

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Man fined after paying total stranger to dump waste

Man fined after paying total stranger to dump waste

A house owner has been fined after admitting allowing a stranger to dispose of his rubbish, which was then fly-tipped near a school.

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Bosses admit work has ‘slowed’ on huge luxury flats as equipment removed

Bosses admit work has ‘slowed’ on huge luxury flats as equipment removed

Work on a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats has been “progressing at a slower pace”, bosses admit.

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Nine courses could be ‘phased out’ at university facing financial problems

Nine courses could be ‘phased out’ at university facing financial problems

Nine courses, including journalism and art history, could be phased out at the University of Kent as a consultation is launched.

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The £1.5k-a-week care home with a gourmet chef, cinema and bar

The £1.5k-a-week care home with a gourmet chef, cinema and bar

A luxury care will open with its own bar, cinema and gourmet food bistro, to give residents “unparalleled comfort”.

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Children’s handmade club badge to be displayed at Stones ground

Children’s handmade club badge to be displayed at Stones ground

A group of youngsters were invited to meet Maidstone’s FA Cup heroes after creating a large replica badge for the team.

More than 300 pothole insurance claims in one month

More than 300 pothole insurance claims in one month

Kent’s crumbling roads saw a year-on-year increase in pothole reports as well as the highest number of insurance and drainage inquiries in years

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Footage of missing pensioner released by police two weeks on from disappearance

Footage of missing pensioner released by police two weeks on from disappearance

Two weeks on from the disappearance of an 82-year-old man from a Kent railway station, police have released CCTV of him at a popular shopping centre.

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Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

New figures published by Kent County Council have laid bare the rise in cost of providing home to school transport.

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Iconic statue set for a brand new look

Iconic statue set for a brand new look

Volunteers are getting together to create a cape, ship replicas, and more to celebrate a dockyard’s 40th anniversary.

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Planning chiefs welcome controversial 70 homes village estate

Planning chiefs welcome controversial 70 homes village estate

Councillors have unanimously approved plans for a housing scheme locals fear will overcrowd nearby roads and public services.

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'There's now two huge sinkholes - the whole road could collapse!'

'There's now two huge sinkholes - the whole road could collapse!'

Terrified residents near two large sinkholes fear the voids are expanding and the section of road will entirely collapse.

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‘Stop wasting public money in senseless battle against our oyster farm’

‘Stop wasting public money in senseless battle against our oyster farm’

The boss of a historic shellfish company has urged campaigners to end what he describes as a “senseless” battle to dismantle its oyster farm.

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Council plans to tear roof off closed town centre car park

Council plans to tear roof off closed town centre car park

The top floor of a closed town centre car park could be torn off in a last-ditch effort to reopen the site, council bosses have revealed.

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Dog walker almost crushed by huge tree reported ‘dangerous’ two years ago

Dog walker almost crushed by huge tree reported ‘dangerous’ two years ago

A tree which came down in a storm and struck a dog walker was deemed “dangerous” more than two years ago but nothing was done, say angry residents.

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‘I experienced so much loss I was numb’

‘I experienced so much loss I was numb’

A father who lost four family members in a short space of time is encouraging men to find ways to share their grief.

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‘I have been born and bred to be landlady of this pub’

‘I have been born and bred to be landlady of this pub’

From a toddler running around the bar to landlady of the boozer, a girl who grew up in a pub has taken over the reins from her parents.

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‘I knew chances of winning The Apprentice were slim – but my business boomed’

‘I knew chances of winning The Apprentice were slim – but my business boomed’

Making history in an all-female semi-final and losing out over a paper skeleton, we speak to two former Apprentice candidates ahead of the new series.

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kmfm now most listened-to commercial radio station in Kent

kmfm now most listened-to commercial radio station in Kent

New figures reveal KentOnline’s sister station has a weekly audience of 168,200 people, listening for a record-breaking 1.494 million hours.

‘They had everything to live for – we wish they had opened up to us’

‘They had everything to live for – we wish they had opened up to us’

Two women who have lost loved ones to suicide tell their stories in the hope it will encourage others struggling to open up.

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‘This used to be town’s roughest pub – but it’s such a classy venue now’

‘This used to be town’s roughest pub – but it’s such a classy venue now’

When our reporter was last inside this building, the “air of menace” led to a swift exit – but his recent visit couldn’t have been more different.

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‘We don't need expensive houses - we need affordable starter homes’

‘We don't need expensive houses - we need affordable starter homes’

Kent's disappearing farmland, a society in crisis, the Rwanda plan and the war on drivers are among topics debated on this week's letters page.

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Why did so many Kent businesses close in January?

Why did so many Kent businesses close in January?

It’s been a brutal start to the year for Kent firms, with 17 closing for good. But is it really, as one owner claims, “impossible to stay afloat”?

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Ford driver ‘just drove off’ after pensioner fatally struck while crossing

Ford driver ‘just drove off’ after pensioner fatally struck while crossing

A witness to a fatal crash has described to a court the moment he saw a pedestrian ‘fly into the air’ as a hit-and-run trial gets underway.

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.

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