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Lights out for store

Lights out for store

An electrical goods emporium is closing down after 60 years as the owners have decided to retire.

Firefighters race to caravan blaze

Firefighters race to caravan blaze

Crews had to wear breathing apparatus to tackle blazing caravan

Man dies after 'electrocution'

Man dies after 'electrocution'

A man has died after reportedly being electrocuted on an illegal traveller site.

Blunder leads to £191 Dart Charge fine

Blunder leads to £191 Dart Charge fine

A driver has spent seven months fighting a fine caused by an error made by a shop worker.

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Lorry 'hits electricity pylon'

Lorry 'hits electricity pylon'

A rural route is closed after a lorry reportedly crashed into a pylon causing a live wire to fall into the road.

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'Faulty' lights caused crash, woman claims

'Faulty' lights caused crash, woman claims

A driver says she is lucky not to have been seriously injured after a collision with a lorry which she believes was caused by faulty traffic lights.

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Animal rescue workers protest over rotting sheep

Animal rescue workers protest over rotting sheep

Animal rescue workers have returned the distressing scene where dozens of sheep and lambs were found rotting in a field.

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Heart screening in tragic Ben's name

Heart screening in tragic Ben's name

Heart screenings have been carried out at the school of a popular boy who died from an undiagnosed condition aged 15.

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Horse rescued after falling into ditch

Horse rescued after falling into ditch

A horse had to be rescued by Kent Fire and Rescue this morning after falling into a ditch.

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Staff slam 'lowest of low' after hospice theft

Staff slam 'lowest of low' after hospice theft

A charity shop was targeted in a sickening theft when the window was smashed and two designer handbags stolen.

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Fire crews tackle chimney blaze

Fire crews tackle chimney blaze

Owners given safety advice after chimney fire tackled at three-storey home

Shock as school seals deal with developer

Shock as school seals deal with developer

The town council is at loggerheads with a school that has signed up to a housing developer's plans to build a football hub on its land.

Pensioner dies after being hit by car

Pensioner dies after being hit by car

An 84-year-old man has died after being knocked down by a car on a pedestrian crossing.

Man arrested after pedestrian hit by car

Man arrested after pedestrian hit by car

A man has been arrested after a pedestrian was hit by a car in an incident which closed a High Street for a number of hours.

'Help me find my war hero dad's medals'

'Help me find my war hero dad's medals'

The family of a war hero who tunnelled through a collapsing church to save a dying priest is calling on the public to help find his stolen medals.

Rail link is fast track to jobs

Rail link is fast track to jobs

Connecting a heritage railway to the mainline will bring jobs and prosperity, according to a new report.

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Men charged over stolen medals

Men charged over stolen medals

Two men have appeared in court in connection with a burglary in which sentimental medals where stolen.

Jailed... the 'mug punter of huge proportions'

Jailed... the 'mug punter of huge proportions'

An enigmatic conman who swindled pals out of more than £350,000 has been jailed after being dubbed a "mug punter of huge proportions".

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Tickets slapped on vans as donors give blood

Tickets slapped on vans as donors give blood

A parking warden has slapped tickets on two NHS blood donation vehicles.

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CCTV catches teenage girls trashing public loos

CCTV catches teenage girls trashing public loos

Three teenage vandals have been caught on camera smearing excrement from babies' nappies around a public toilet block. WARNING: Graphic images.

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