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'I looked down at my hand and realised it wasn’t there'

'I looked down at my hand and realised it wasn’t there'

A Marks and Spencer worker has been reunited with her engagement ring after it went missing from her hand during a shift.

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Kitten which was fighting for its life now on the mend

Kitten which was fighting for its life now on the mend

A 10-week-old kitten was left fighting for his life after being found with a fractured leg and maggot-infested wound at the base of his tail.

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Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash

A collision involving a motorbike and a van resulted in the biker being airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

Celebrating the good times with 1920s festival

Celebrating the good times with 1920s festival

A new weekend-long festival dedicated to the 1920s will get underway today after being postponed last year.

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Business boost as road closure to be lifted

Business boost as road closure to be lifted

A temporary road closure, lasting more than a year and described as ‘a nail in the coffin’ for small businesses, will be lifted.

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Stricken sailor found in water after two hours

Stricken sailor found in water after two hours

A coroner heard how it took two hours to find a pensioner who had fallen from his moored boat in the middle of the night.

Child hit by car

Child hit by car

A child has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

Driver of stranded car in fatal crash knew it was low on fuel

Driver of stranded car in fatal crash knew it was low on fuel

A 22-year-old driver has denied causing the death of a 15-year-old girl by leaving a car she was a passenger in stranded before it was hit by a van.

MP condemns 'racist idiots' but defends those booing the knee

MP condemns 'racist idiots' but defends those booing the knee

A Kent MP says more needs to be done to tackle the 'racist idiots' who abuse footballers but has defended the right to boo those taking the knee.

260 pupils sent home to isolate

260 pupils sent home to isolate

A Kent school has had to send home 260 pupils after a handful of confirmed Covid cases.

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Mencap members' Three Lions singalong

Mencap members' Three Lions singalong

Members of a East Kent Mencap resource centre have backed England's footballers with their version of Three Lions.

Schools hit by Covid tests

Schools hit by Covid tests

Three of a town's secondary schools are reported to have positive cases of coronavirus.

FA Trophy First Qualifying Round and Second Qualifying Round draws

FA Trophy First Qualifying Round and Second Qualifying Round draws

There's no shortage of Kent involvement in the FA Trophy First Qualifying Round ties.

Patients slam 'disgraceful' GP services in borough

Patients slam 'disgraceful' GP services in borough

Annoyed GP residents say that have made hundreds of calls a day to get through to the doctors, and it could cost lives if not fixed.

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Stylist hopes to raise a few bob in epic charity walk

Stylist hopes to raise a few bob in epic charity walk

A hairdresser has equipped herself with boots and walking trainers and has set off on a 1,000-mile trek for charity.

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Faults at 17 sites caused sewage dump, court hears

Faults at 17 sites caused sewage dump, court hears

Southern Water has blamed technical faults at several of its sites for a huge sewage dump in the sea and denied willfully polluting the water.

School locked down after 'stranger spotted on premises'

School locked down after 'stranger spotted on premises'

A school was forced to lockdown after concerns for pupil's safety were raised.

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Phantom flower thief caught on camera

Phantom flower thief caught on camera

A stunned homeowner has caught on video the moment a mystery woman strode across her drive in the early hours and stole a plant pot and flower.

Crimmen back at Bourne

Crimmen back at Bourne

Defender George Crimmen has rejoined Sittingbourne from Swale neighbours Sheppey.

Opposition accuses council of U-turn over housing

Opposition accuses council of U-turn over housing

Conservatives have accused coalition leaders of reneging on election promises to fight more housing plans. But planning boss denies the claim.

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