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Trapeze artist speaks of horror fall eight months after breaking neck

Trapeze artist speaks of horror fall eight months after breaking neck

A trapeze artist has spoken for the first time of her horror fall which broke her neck in three places during a Santus Circus show.

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Song-signing mum short-listed for top award

Song-signing mum short-listed for top award

A mum-of-two who lost her hearing in a family accident aged three is now in the running for Britain's top small business award.

A game too far for Brickies

A game too far for Brickies

Darren Blackburn felt Sittingbourne ran out of ideas as a challenging spell caught up with them.

Delays on M2 after crash

Delays on M2 after crash

Drivers were warned to expect delays on the M2 following a crash on the coastbound carriageway.

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Electrical fault sparks blaze

Electrical fault sparks blaze

An electrical fault is thought to have started a fire which led to flames issuing from a bedroom window.

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Aerial photos show scale of work at M2 junction

Aerial photos show scale of work at M2 junction

Aerial photos show the sheer scale of changes taking place on the site of a £92m flyover at an M2 junction.

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Animal sanctuary 'devastated' at planning defeat

Animal sanctuary 'devastated' at planning defeat

An animal sanctuary which is home to more than 400 livestock has lost its battle to stay open after being refused planning permission.

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Undertaker goes green with hybrid hearse

Undertaker goes green with hybrid hearse

A Kent funeral director has taken delivery of a new fleet of 'green' vehicles worth £335,000 including a hybrid hearse and two limousines.

Council's new night parking charges catch out drivers

Council's new night parking charges catch out drivers

New town centre car parking charges extended to midnight and introduced on April 1 are no joke for motorists.

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Shocked sisters raise money for mother's funeral

Shocked sisters raise money for mother's funeral

Two sisters are raising money for their mother's funeral after she died suddenly from a heart attack aged just 47.

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Brickies boss making plans

Brickies boss making plans

Darren Blackburn is considering how to take the next step at Sittingbourne with their play-off bid effectively over.

Driver injured in skip lorry crash

Driver injured in skip lorry crash

A driver has been injured after a skip lorry and van crashed on a rural road.

'I want this nightmare to be over. It’s literally killing me'

'I want this nightmare to be over. It’s literally killing me'

The boss of an animal shelter whose fate hangs in the balance suffered a suspected heart attack days before a crunch meeting on its future.

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How town lost world-class oyster industry

How town lost world-class oyster industry

In just a few hundred years one Kent town went from having a thriving oyster industry to being known instead for its rotten stench.

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M2 blocked after crash

M2 blocked after crash

A section of the M2 has been closed following a crash.

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Plans for 1,750 homes at beauty spot rejected

Plans for 1,750 homes at beauty spot rejected

A garden village proposed for a former airfield in the Kent Downs has been turned down.

DIY climbing wall in shed sees girl, 17, set for Olympics

DIY climbing wall in shed sees girl, 17, set for Olympics

A school girl juggling rock climbing and her A levels has been chosen by Team GB which will make her its youngest member at just 17.

Car fire on A249 results in long delays

Car fire on A249 results in long delays

Several miles of traffic has been queuing on a dual carriageway after a car caught fire and a lane was closed off.

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Carer who stole £12k from dementia couple to pay back just £1

Carer who stole £12k from dementia couple to pay back just £1

A woman who took thousands of pounds from a vulnerable couple with dementia she was employed to care for has been ordered to pay back just a pound.

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Council leader to stand down

Council leader to stand down

A veteran Labour councillor is standing down as leader of a Kent council after nearly three years.

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