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Club’s celebration of achievement

Club’s celebration of achievement

Swale Combined toasted another season of athletics success at their presentation night.

Proposals for 24 flats in town centre despite no parking on site

Proposals for 24 flats in town centre despite no parking on site

Developers who plan to turn a former NHS building into flats say it will be part of a “car-free” scheme.

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Boy, 13, avoids jail after stabbing schoolgirl

Boy, 13, avoids jail after stabbing schoolgirl

A 13-year-old who stabbed a teenage girl in the street has been spared a prison sentence.

Teen arrested during anti-social behaviour crackdown

Teen arrested during anti-social behaviour crackdown

A teen was arrested and others moved on after a dispersal order was brought in a week after McDonald’s staff were ‘attacked’

Incorrect bin-day change letters sent to 1,500 homes

Incorrect bin-day change letters sent to 1,500 homes

The latest in a line of bin blunders has seen letters with incorrect dates for a bin-day change sent to hundreds of homes across a borough.

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Offer made for former Wilko building

Offer made for former Wilko building

A potential buyer has put in an offer for a prominent town centre building which was formerly a Wilko.

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‘We lost dad twice’: Driver jailed again over crash after grandad dies

‘We lost dad twice’: Driver jailed again over crash after grandad dies

In an unusual case, a dangerous driver who paralysed a grandad after a serious crash has been locked up again - but for a more serious offence.

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Parking prices to rise but council still facing £1.5m hole in budget

Parking prices to rise but council still facing £1.5m hole in budget

Putting up parking prices by at least 10p is among proposals that could hit a borough’s residents in the pocket - and it still leaves a £1.5m gap.

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Animal rescue boss pleads not guilty to breaching noise abatement order

Animal rescue boss pleads not guilty to breaching noise abatement order

The founder of an animal charity who attended a court hearing and planning appeal in the same week says keeping it going has been “relentless”.

Grammar school to get deep clean after asbestos found

Grammar school to get deep clean after asbestos found

Parents, pupils and staff at a 146-year-old grammar school have been “reassured” after asbestos was left behind following work on an old block.

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Long queues following two crashes

Long queues following two crashes

The M2 was partially blocked following a crash involving three cars.

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Brickies’ fantasy football

Brickies’ fantasy football

Sittingbourne players are running their own competition to be the club’s top performer.

Air ambulance lands after head-on smash between bus and car

Air ambulance lands after head-on smash between bus and car

A head-on smash between a bus and car – where the driver had to be cut out – sparked a huge emergency response.

Boy arrested after McDonald’s manager ‘headbutted’

Boy arrested after McDonald’s manager ‘headbutted’

A 15-year-old has been arrested at a secondary school following reports of McDonald’s staff members being assaulted.

‘It was just about to be voted into law - now I’m back at square one’

‘It was just about to be voted into law - now I’m back at square one’

A former police officer who investigated necrophiliac David Fuller is calling on new MPs to support his efforts to change the law on abuse of corpses.

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Landlords slapped with £25k fine for ‘overcrowded’ HMO

Landlords slapped with £25k fine for ‘overcrowded’ HMO

Two landlords are thousands of pounds out of pocket after being fined for overcrowding and unsafe living conditions in an HMO.

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Angry Army trainer attacked his parents over access to child

Angry Army trainer attacked his parents over access to child

A dad-of-one stormed into the home of his father and stepmum and attacked the pair after accusing them of blocking access to his child.

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McDonald’s worker ‘headbutted by yobs’ during weekend of disorder

McDonald’s worker ‘headbutted by yobs’ during weekend of disorder

Fast food workers have reported being assaulted by lawless teens as the town’s MP calls for action on anti-social behaviour in parliament.

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‘It was the wake-up call I needed - now I’ve run every day for eight years’

‘It was the wake-up call I needed - now I’ve run every day for eight years’

A dad who has run every day for eight years has now set himself another mammoth challenge to raise money for the air ambulance.

Rings and medals stolen from antique shop after two break-ins

Rings and medals stolen from antique shop after two break-ins

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after an antique shop was targeted twice in 11 days.

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