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Man banned after horror crash: 'How am I going to get home?'

Man banned after horror crash: 'How am I going to get home?'

A man asked magistrates how he would get home after they banned him from driving following a horror crash which left a woman seriously injured.

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Visitor hotspot unveils plans for ‘much-needed’ cafe

Visitor hotspot unveils plans for ‘much-needed’ cafe

A leading Kent winemaker has unveiled plans to build a new cafe to cater for the growing number of visitors to its popular vineyard.

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Sadness as rare bird of prey dies after landing in Kent garden

Sadness as rare bird of prey dies after landing in Kent garden

A bird of prey from a species rarely seen in Kent has died despite a rescue effort by several animal lovers.

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‘Sadistic’ mum burned son, 5, with cigarettes and bragged about beatings in texts

‘Sadistic’ mum burned son, 5, with cigarettes and bragged about beatings in texts

A cruel mum burned her five-year-old son with cigarettes and gloated in a text message: “I just smacked him so hard he flew across the room.”

‘Traffic chaos’ fears as workshops could be flattened for 44 new homes

‘Traffic chaos’ fears as workshops could be flattened for 44 new homes

Plans to build 44 homes on an abandoned concrete-crushing site will spark "traffic chaos" in the area, opponents say.

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‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’

‘We’re doing well in a dying trade – and could have UK’s best sausage!’

An independent butcher says “making everything” in-house is the secret to success in a struggling industry rife with job cuts

‘A fearful metallic screeching noise and a horrendous crash’

‘A fearful metallic screeching noise and a horrendous crash’

Thirty years ago, a Kent district witnessed its worst peace-time disaster as ferry passengers fell to their deaths.

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‘Council won’t let our autistic four-year-old have a trampoline’

‘Council won’t let our autistic four-year-old have a trampoline’

Council inspectors have ordered the parents of a four-year-old boy with severe autism to remove his trampoline and swing set from a communal garden.

High street ‘legend’ given just weeks to live

High street ‘legend’ given just weeks to live

The family of a popular business owner who has been told he has just weeks left to live say he will be “missed by everyone”.

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‘Lives are being ruined’: Anger at new layer of flats added to existing block

‘Lives are being ruined’: Anger at new layer of flats added to existing block

Residents in a block of flats undergoing an upwards extension to add new homes have hit out at the works likened to living on a building site.

‘Locals stopped looking forward to it - they feared it’

‘Locals stopped looking forward to it - they feared it’

Whitstable’s long running oyster festival is back - but it’s been a rollercoaster ride over the last 30 years our columnist remembers.

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Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’

Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’

A village school which was “left in ruins” after a fire has received the highest grade from Ofsted.

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Woman attacked mum on the school run

Woman attacked mum on the school run

A scrap between two boys at school led to one woman kicking, punching and pulling the hair of a mother - and all in front of other youngsters.

Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’

Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’

Crews spent more than four hours tackling a straw fire in a field after the blaze caused problems for motorists travelling along the M2.

Bulldozers start knocking down 1950’s council block to make way for £12m development

Bulldozers start knocking down 1950’s council block to make way for £12m development

Work is underway to knock down outdated council flats dating back to the late 1950s to make way for 46 new homes.

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Cyber attack delays contactless payment rollout at key commuter stations

Cyber attack delays contactless payment rollout at key commuter stations

A cyber attack has postponed the expansion of a contactless payment scheme to extra railway stations across Kent.

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Plans to expand ‘restricted zones’ set up around schools

Plans to expand ‘restricted zones’ set up around schools

A controversial scheme which bans motorists driving down streets around schools during certain hours could soon be rolled out to more locations.

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Two arrests after masses of ‘Co-op meat and cheese flogged in the street’

Two arrests after masses of ‘Co-op meat and cheese flogged in the street’

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing large quantities of meat and cheese and offering it for sale in a busy town centre.

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Emergency response after child ‘hit by car’

Emergency response after child ‘hit by car’

Police are at the scene of a crash where a child has reportedly been hit by a car on a busy main road.

Man dies after digger overturns in field

Man dies after digger overturns in field

A man who was airlifted to hospital after a digger tipped over has died, police have confirmed.

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Theatre to stay closed for another nine months

Theatre to stay closed for another nine months

A popular theatre will not reopen until after May as contractors continue working to repair the building.

Picture shows Royal Navy shadowing Russian vessels off Kent coast

Picture shows Royal Navy shadowing Russian vessels off Kent coast

Four Russian vessels were watched closely by the Royal Navy as they passed through the English Channel.

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‘It’s a mess - why have they left it like this?’

‘It’s a mess - why have they left it like this?’

The site of an abandoned seafront development has been left in a “mess” and must be cleared immediately, a councillor says.

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Private ambulance driver killed in crash after drifting into path of lorry

Private ambulance driver killed in crash after drifting into path of lorry

A private ambulance driver died after his van drifted into the path of a lorry.

‘4,000 more homes is a disaster for the town’

‘4,000 more homes is a disaster for the town’

Plans to roll out a sprawling network of 4,000 new homes have been labelled “a disaster” capable of “ruining a historic market town”.

Plans refused to turn building into one of Kent’s biggest HMOs

Plans refused to turn building into one of Kent’s biggest HMOs

Plans to transform a disused student accommodation block into one of Kent’s biggest houses in multiple occupation have been refused.

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Parents of girl, 9, who died after allergic reaction back new clinic

Parents of girl, 9, who died after allergic reaction back new clinic

The parents of tennis star who died from anaphylactic shock say it is “wonderful” to support an allergy clinic which is the first of its kind in Kent.

‘Miracle’ as dog missing for more than three years returns home

‘Miracle’ as dog missing for more than three years returns home

The owners of a dog suspected to have been snatched from their garden more than three years ago have described having her back as a “miracle”.

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Vital lorry driver witness sought after biker’s death

Vital lorry driver witness sought after biker’s death

Police are trying to trace a lorry driver who is reported to have assisted at the scene of a fatal collision involving a car and a motorbike.

College expansion approved as part of seaside town revival

College expansion approved as part of seaside town revival

Plans for a multi-million-pound college extension have been approved by the council.

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