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Safety warning after electric heater sparks blaze

Safety warning after electric heater sparks blaze

Crews were called to a farm house in the early hours of this morning after an electric fire caught alight.

Going the extra mile...or 100!

Going the extra mile...or 100!

A team of 10 are taking part in a 100-mile pump trolley challenge in aid of Comic Relief.

Friends hold vigil for teen found dead on footpath

Friends hold vigil for teen found dead on footpath

Shocked friends have laid flowers and held a candlelit vigil in memory of a young man whose body was found on a footpath in a quiet Kent town.

Please recycle this car....

Please recycle this car....

A stunt involving a car and a large amount of clingfilm will no doubt leave one driver spending most of their day unwrapping their vehicle.

Body found on footpath

Body found on footpath

Police descended after a man's body was found on a footpath by a dog walker near a railway station this morning.

Meet Fred the famous Polypipe man!

Meet Fred the famous Polypipe man!

A character created from Polypipe is proving to be a hit for a Tenterden building firm.

Woman cut free after two-car collision

Woman cut free after two-car collision

A woman was trapped in her car after it was involved in a collision with another vehicle

Boy 'in agony' from mystery rash

Boy 'in agony' from mystery rash

An eight-year-old boy is recovering from a mystery rash which left him in agony.

Hunt for three-legged Staffie after vicious attack

Hunt for three-legged Staffie after vicious attack

A woman is warning others to be on the look-out after a loose dog chased her and her two beloved dogs, before biting one from behind.

Railway staff plan 100-mile pump trolley challenge

Railway staff plan 100-mile pump trolley challenge

A 100-mile pump trolley challenge is being undertaken by staff and volunteers at Kent & East Sussex Railway for Comic Relief.

Councillor’s amazing recovery from coma

Councillor’s amazing recovery from coma

Ex-leader of Ashford Borough Council says he is a "very lucky man" after receiving life-saving surgery following three week coma.

Dazy Saunders 'had taken cocaine'

Dazy Saunders 'had taken cocaine'

Popular butcher David "Dazy" Saunders, who was found dead on Christmas Day, had taken cocaine, an inquest heard.

Community use sought for redundant hall

Community use sought for redundant hall

A former St John Ambulance hall in Tenterden is being offered to community groups on a peppercorn rent.

Row over last post collection - at 9am

Row over last post collection - at 9am

Pensioner Patrick O'Keeffe has complained after the last collection time from his postbox was changed to 9am.

Road sign removed after saftey fears

Road sign removed after saftey fears

A member of the public has removed a sign pointing to new homes after concerns about road safety.

Chimney fire "was like a rocket taking off"

Chimney fire "was like a rocket taking off"

Homeowner Vernon Reeve has warned people to have their chimneys swept after a fire at his house.

Anger as 'drug-taking' pupil allowed back to school

Anger as 'drug-taking' pupil allowed back to school

A mother has removed her two children from a Kent school after a pupil excluded for allegedly drinking alcohol and taking drugs was allowed back in.

Cows stop traffic from moo-ving

Cows stop traffic from moo-ving

Drivers were stunned on a busy section of road when they were blocked by cattle on the loose.

Shop owner chases 'overweight' would-be thief

Shop owner chases 'overweight' would-be thief

The owner of a tackle and gun store ran after a man who attempted to steal two coats worth more than £700 from his shop today.

High street closed as lorry and car collide near school

High street closed as lorry and car collide near school

A main road is still blocked by a lorry following a collision outside a primary school this morning.

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