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How Michael Crawford created classic TV stunt on Sheppey

How Michael Crawford created classic TV stunt on Sheppey

We learn the secrets behind entertainer Michael Crawford's most daring stunt as Frank Spencer on Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

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'Several suspects with weapons' arrested

'Several suspects with weapons' arrested

Five men have been arrested following a large disturbance involving people with weapons, after police stopped a car.

Man attacked twice in two towns

Man attacked twice in two towns

A man has been targeted by the same offender on two consecutive days in different towns.

£20m bid to put seaside fun back at heart of town

£20m bid to put seaside fun back at heart of town

A council is to apply for up to £20m in a bid to regenerate a town with a focus on seaside fun.

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Port worker among seven arrested after £90m of cocaine found at docks

Port worker among seven arrested after £90m of cocaine found at docks

Seven men are to appear in court after a Kent port was sealed off by armed police and 1.2 tonnes of drugs found in a cargo ship.

Covid jab centre set up in unused hospital ward

Covid jab centre set up in unused hospital ward

Health bosses trying to complete the government's booster jab programme have commandeered a mothballed hospital ward as a vaccination centre.

'Bring empty homes back into use'

'Bring empty homes back into use'

Despite the country being in a housing crisis, the number of empty homes continues to grow.

Hospital to become new Covid vaccination centre?

Hospital to become new Covid vaccination centre?

Staff are preparing to convert an unused hospital ward into a new Covid vaccine centre, it is said.

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Tributes paid to EMU founder

Tributes paid to EMU founder

Tributes have been paid to David O'Neill who has died at the age of 63. He co-founded one of Kent's volunteer event marshalling units.

Shot fired at train

Shot fired at train

Shocked passengers say a gun was fired at their train and shattered a glass window.

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Dock strike threatens imports of Audi, VW and Skoda cars

Dock strike threatens imports of Audi, VW and Skoda cars

Dock strikes planned for the new year over jobs and pay could affect VW Group cars being imported into Britain, says a union.

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Dinosaurs help turn town's lantern parade into a roaring success

Dinosaurs help turn town's lantern parade into a roaring success

Two dancing dinosaurs and a record number of sightseers flocked to this seaside town's lantern parade and fireworks display.

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Vandals smash artist's Christmas gift to town

Vandals smash artist's Christmas gift to town

A 'Believe' ball Christmas gift presented to a town by the artist behind Moo Mop Mouse was smashed and shattered by teenagers after just 40 minutes.

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House goes all out with lights to raise money for charity

House goes all out with lights to raise money for charity

A family of five has decorated their house with more than £1,000 of lights to support a local children's charity.

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Pioneer woman priest Lorna Smith has died aged 78

Pioneer woman priest Lorna Smith has died aged 78

Tributes to former schoolteacher to went on to become one of England's first women priests.

Thugs to be locked up longer

Thugs to be locked up longer

Two yobs who terrorised a town by staging three robberies at knife-point have had their sentences increased by the Court of Appeal.

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Builder takes 10 years to convert pub into restaurant

Builder takes 10 years to convert pub into restaurant

A former pub once believed to have been visited by Charles Dickens has been converted into a fine-dining restaurant - on the Isle of Sheppey.

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Café plans brewing for convenience store

Café plans brewing for convenience store

A convenience store could receive an upgrade after plans to build a new indoor coffee shop.

Year 7 pupils told to stay away from one of Kent's largest secondary schools

Year 7 pupils told to stay away from one of Kent's largest secondary schools

Parents told overnight there would be no school for their 11-year-olds because of staff shortages at one of Kent's largest academies.

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Man flown to hospital with serious 'stabbing' injuries

Man flown to hospital with serious 'stabbing' injuries

A seriously injured man had to be flown to hospital after a 'stabbing' in a house, with an air ambulance landing near a McDonald's branch.

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