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'Every child deserves a decent education - yes, even the poor ones'

'Every child deserves a decent education - yes, even the poor ones'

If it were up to columnist Melissa Todd, private schools would be abolished and children - both rich and poor - allocated places by a lottery system.

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Fly-tipping costing farmer thousands and ‘blighting Garden of England’

Fly-tipping costing farmer thousands and ‘blighting Garden of England’

A farmer says clearing up fly-tipping on his land has cost him thousands of pounds - as residents’ concerns grow about the impact on rural Kent.

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Kent Politics Podcast hears from Lord Michael Howard

Kent Politics Podcast hears from Lord Michael Howard

Lord Michael Howard has revealed he predicted Liz Truss would be an “absolute disaster” as Prime Minister before she landed the top job.

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Plans to turn £1.65m boutique hotel into care home

Plans to turn £1.65m boutique hotel into care home

A luxury hotel could be transformed into a care facility amid a huge predicted shortfall of beds in the area.

‘Pubs are struggling - they need to find new ways to survive’

‘Pubs are struggling - they need to find new ways to survive’

Councillors have allowed a pub to keep a holiday let and pizza oven in its garden after they were installed without planning permission.

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‘They’ll only stop illegal cockle pickers when someone dies’

‘They’ll only stop illegal cockle pickers when someone dies’

Frustrations are growing over the lack of action to crack down on groups stripping the shoreline of large quantities of shellfish.

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Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

Rumbled? ‘I’d know Secret Drinker anywhere,’ said the bloke next to me at the bar

Is it game over for Secret Drinker in the pub with the turbo-charged barmaids?

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Grim night for developers behind bid for 1,600-home estate

Grim night for developers behind bid for 1,600-home estate

Protesters are celebrating a reprieve after developers failed to win approval for a controversial 1,600-home estate last night.

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‘Traffic problems are not of our making - but we’re trying to make it better’

‘Traffic problems are not of our making - but we’re trying to make it better’

A council leader says six-month roadworks branded “stupid” by traders will ease congestion caused by a major neighbouring motorway in the long-run.

Another hotel chain restaurant up for sale

Another hotel chain restaurant up for sale

The owner of Premier Inn has put another restaurant on the market as it plans to expand its hotel business.

Mystery woman wins £100k on lottery

Mystery woman wins £100k on lottery

A woman known only as Mrs Z is planning a holiday after scooping a six-figure sum on an instant win game.

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Passengers warned of travel disruption to allow major repairs

Passengers warned of travel disruption to allow major repairs

Passengers travelling between Kent and East Sussex are to be blighted by more than two weeks of disruption as tunnel repair works carried out.

Footballer facing long spell behind bars for supplying drugs gang

Footballer facing long spell behind bars for supplying drugs gang

A Kent footballer is facing a “significant prison sentence” after he admitted supplying cocaine to a dangerous drugs gang.

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Drag Race star hopes to put seaside town on the map

Drag Race star hopes to put seaside town on the map

A drag queen from Kent stars in the latest series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and is raring to represent her town.

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Huge price tag as former fish and chip shop building put up for sale

Huge price tag as former fish and chip shop building put up for sale

A fish and chip shop run by the same family for 62 years has gone on the market with a seven-figure asking price.

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Speedboat hurtling through nature reserve sparks wildlife concerns

Speedboat hurtling through nature reserve sparks wildlife concerns

Footage of a boat motoring through a beauty spot has sparked environmental concerns about visitors disturbing birds that face extinction.

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Man arrested after woman ‘raped’ by river

Man arrested after woman ‘raped’ by river

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a woman reported being attacked near a river.

Kent couple ‘suffocated to death’ as luxury yacht sank

Kent couple ‘suffocated to death’ as luxury yacht sank

The cause of death of a couple who were found after a yacht sank near the coast of Sicily has been revealed.

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‘A brick could fly through our window’

‘A brick could fly through our window’

A fed-up resident fears a brick could go flying through his window the next time a car crashes into his garden wall.

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‘As pensioners, we’ve worked all our lives only for Labour to take it all away’

‘As pensioners, we’ve worked all our lives only for Labour to take it all away’

The scourge of shoplifting, animal cruelty and the government’s raw deal for pensioners are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

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Bins pile up as angry residents slam recycling ‘mavericks’

Bins pile up as angry residents slam recycling ‘mavericks’

Residents are pleading with their neighbours not to contaminate their shared recycling bins after waste collectors repeatedly refuse to take them.

‘I hoped the axe I threw at him would cleave his skull in two’

‘I hoped the axe I threw at him would cleave his skull in two’

On the 25th anniversary of his death, we look back at one of the most controversial men in politics - who lived in a Kent castle.

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‘I’m ready for this’: Riverside pub to reopen after nine month closure

‘I’m ready for this’: Riverside pub to reopen after nine month closure

A pub which closed suddenly is set to welcome back its loyal customers with a new landlord at the helm.

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The café where you can buy the cups and plates to take home with you

The café where you can buy the cups and plates to take home with you

We stopped off at a country café with glorious views, where everything is aimed at making you feel better about yourself.

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‘Toilet gate makes pupils feel like they're in prison!’

‘Toilet gate makes pupils feel like they're in prison!’

Dozens of people have signed a petition urging a school to remove a gate installed to stop pupils from using a toilet block during lesson time.

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Work delayed on new plaza in £22m project

Work delayed on new plaza in £22m project

Building work on a flagship multi-million-pound new public square is yet to start amid snags during the permission-seeking process.

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Met Office issues severe weather warning for Kent

Met Office issues severe weather warning for Kent

A yellow weather warning is in place for heavy rain across the whole of Kent with the chance of power cuts and flooding.

Escape room to close after council refuses lease renewal

Escape room to close after council refuses lease renewal

A duo who run popular escape rooms in Kent must leave one premises following “serious breaches of contract,” their landlord says.

Man sought after victim of ‘homophobic’ assault left with fractured jaw

Man sought after victim of ‘homophobic’ assault left with fractured jaw

Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to following a violent assault in a high street.

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‘They’ve turned our neighbourhood into a junkyard’

‘They’ve turned our neighbourhood into a junkyard’

Fly-tippers are dumping mattresses, furniture and hardcore next to derelict garages, frustrated residents claim.

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