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Drivers stuck in lengthy delays on busy route

Drivers stuck in lengthy delays on busy route

Drivers are experiencing heavy delays on a busy route as roadworks have a knock-on effect.

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Brickies’ French connection

Brickies’ French connection

Sittingbourne have signed a French midfielder who came through the youth ranks at Paris St Germain.

Restaurant closes just months after bugs found in kitchen

Restaurant closes just months after bugs found in kitchen

A town centre restaurant has closed after cockroaches were found in its kitchen.

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Plan for hair salon at bottom of garden

Plan for hair salon at bottom of garden

An application has been submitted to turn an outbuilding at the bottom of a garden into a hair salon.

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Binmen accept 10% pay rise in parts of Kent

Binmen accept 10% pay rise in parts of Kent

GMB, the union for waste and recycling services, confirmed that some dustmen had accepted a larger pay offer.

Drug dealer jailed after police crack messaging service

Drug dealer jailed after police crack messaging service

A drug dealer has been jailed for 10 years after police cracked a messaging service used by criminals.

Maggot-infested kitten to lose leg after fox attack

Maggot-infested kitten to lose leg after fox attack

A little black moggy found alone and in desperate need of veterinary help needs an emergency surgery costing thousands of pounds.

Man tried to ‘lure child out of shop’

Man tried to ‘lure child out of shop’

A woman says a man tried to lure her three-year-old child out of a town centre shop.

Drivers facing delays on A249 following collision

Drivers facing delays on A249 following collision

Drivers are facing delays on a busy stretch of road this morning after two vehicles collided.

‘He absolutely loves it’

‘He absolutely loves it’

A nine-year-old boy from Sittingbourne is making his way in the world of quad bike racing.

Teen finds gun during mudlarking trip

Teen finds gun during mudlarking trip

A young lad who enjoys wading through mud in search of historical glassware was shocked to find a 9mm pistol.

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Water pistol thugs ‘could put off shoppers’

Water pistol thugs ‘could put off shoppers’

Traders are worried about a rise in anti-social behaviour after reports of shoplifting, assault and smashed windows in a high street.

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Town’s carnival to return after five-year gap

Town’s carnival to return after five-year gap

A businesswoman is bringing the parade back but needs the community to come together to make it “great”.

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Turkish restaurant shuts for makeover

Turkish restaurant shuts for makeover

A town centre mezze bar has closed for refurbishment works.

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Iceland store set to close

Iceland store set to close

Iceland has confirmed it will be closing one of its high street shops permanently.

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Motorcyclist rushes to aid of elderly woman in crash

Motorcyclist rushes to aid of elderly woman in crash

A busy road was closed for three hours after a crash outside a Co-op store.

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Drone pictures show progress on £92m flyover project

Drone pictures show progress on £92m flyover project

Fresh footage of a £92 million roundabout flyover project shows headway being made on new link roads.

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Footage shows £3 million of cannabis discovered in raids

Footage shows £3 million of cannabis discovered in raids

More than 7,000 weed plants, a shotgun and a crossbow were confiscated by police during a crackdown on organised crime.

Bar reopens after three years following £20k refurb

Bar reopens after three years following £20k refurb

A nightspot which closed due to Covid has fully reopened with a renovated bar and cocktail menu.

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Husband and wife lied about fatal crash which killed biker

Husband and wife lied about fatal crash which killed biker

A devious couple who tried to cover up a fatal crash which killed a young biker and injured another have been sentenced.

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