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‘We've worked 15-hour days for 36 years - it's now time to rest!’

‘We've worked 15-hour days for 36 years - it's now time to rest!’

A couple who have spent 36 years working 15-hour shifts at a convenience store say they are looking forward to a well-earned retirement.

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Phallic graffiti drawn around potholes

Phallic graffiti drawn around potholes

A brazen mystery graffiti artist has been praised for defacing potholes with phallic drawings to highlight the state of the area’s roads.

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‘I was inches from being killed': Terrifying high street overtake caught on camera

‘I was inches from being killed': Terrifying high street overtake caught on camera

Shocking footage has captured the moment a dad was almost wiped out by a speeding Audi A3 as it recklessly overtook another car.

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Roof erupts in flames

Roof erupts in flames

Three fire engines were sent out when the roof of a building caught fire yesterday evening.

Autoglass worker stunned as bees swarm BMW and try to build hive

Autoglass worker stunned as bees swarm BMW and try to build hive

A windscreen repairman stared in disbelief as a swarm of bees surrounded the BMW he was fixing and nested inside.

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Permission granted for holiday let despite neighbours’ fears

Permission granted for holiday let despite neighbours’ fears

Plans to replace garages with a holiday let have been approved despite attracting the ire of neighbours fearing “noise” and “anti-social behaviour”.

21 homes planned as disused nursery land hits market for £2.2m

21 homes planned as disused nursery land hits market for £2.2m

‘Eyesore’ greenhouse nurseries could be torn down and replaced by up to 21 homes after land in a Kent village went on sale for £2.2m.

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Mice droppings found in kitchen cupboards at country pub

Mice droppings found in kitchen cupboards at country pub

Pub bosses ordered to improve after mice droppings were discovered in kitchen cupboards have come under fire again.

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Grasshoppers’ Valley victory

Grasshoppers’ Valley victory

An under-13 girls’ football team have won a tournament at League 1 Charlton Athletic’s ground.

Historic Martello tower to open as holiday let by end of year

Historic Martello tower to open as holiday let by end of year

The owner of a historic Martello tower says the site should open as a holiday let by the end of the year.

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Holiday park's hygiene turnaround after mouldy fridge discovered

Holiday park's hygiene turnaround after mouldy fridge discovered

A Holiday park cleaned up its act after inspectors discovered a mouldy fridge and raw meat next to ready-to-eat food.

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Footballers want to be dressed for success

Footballers want to be dressed for success

Two well-known non-league footballers have turned their focus to a sportswear company.

Porter’s plans given the go-ahead

Porter’s plans given the go-ahead

It’s all systems go for Lydd Town boss Scott Porter after a three-hour meeting with the club.

‘Don’t jail my wife - she stabbed me because of the menopause’

‘Don’t jail my wife - she stabbed me because of the menopause’

A “hormonal” wife going through the menopause stabbed her husband in the chest for falling asleep while she was talking about her life problems.

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Plans resubmitted for ‘out of character’ estate on village farmland

Plans resubmitted for ‘out of character’ estate on village farmland

Rehashed plans for more than 100 homes on village farmland have emerged – despite the previous bid being snubbed and branded “out of character”.

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'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'

'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'

A woman who started her alpaca business as a hobby and ended up travelling across the world is looking to retire after 14 “incredible” years.

Town’s first Co-op opens its doors

Town’s first Co-op opens its doors

A new Co-op has opened to customers, taking over disused land previously dubbed an ‘eyesore’.

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I couldn’t wait to get out of there

I couldn’t wait to get out of there

Scott Porter described Lydd’s final-day defeat at VCD as the worst game in the world.

‘It’s like living in a box’

‘It’s like living in a box’

Angry bungalow owners feel like they are “living in a box” after new houses were built on land behind their gardens.

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Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

Work has resumed on a half-built seafront housing estate left abandoned for more than two years.

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