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Busy road closed after serious bike and car crash

Busy road closed after serious bike and car crash

A well-used trunk road is closed in one direction following a collision.

Historic gold coin found in dressing table drawer worth thousands

Historic gold coin found in dressing table drawer worth thousands

A highly valuable 400-year-old Charles I gold coin has been discovered hidden among around 200 old coins and banknotes.

Man wanted on recall to prison

Man wanted on recall to prison

Police are searching for a man who is wanted on recall to prison.

Concerns grow for missing man last seen in ‘anorak and leggings’

Concerns grow for missing man last seen in ‘anorak and leggings’

Concerns are growing for a 64-year-old man who has not been seen for more than a month.

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Three injured after car ploughs into camping shop

Three injured after car ploughs into camping shop

Eyewitnesses looked on in shock after a car ploughed through a town centre shopfront.

Man’s 96 mile hike for suicide prevention

Man’s 96 mile hike for suicide prevention

A man is hoping to complete a solo hike from Glasgow to Fort William in seven days to raise money for Papyrus.

Two arrests after man left in critical condition with serious head injuries

Two arrests after man left in critical condition with serious head injuries

A man was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries and remains in critical condition after reports of late-night disturbance.

Bayley and Wilson call the shots

Bayley and Wilson call the shots

Table tennis duo Will Bayley and Ross Wilson were in fine form at the British Para Championships.

Strictly star Len Goodman dies aged 78

Strictly star Len Goodman dies aged 78

The ex-Strictly Come Dancing star has died “peacefully” from bone cancer at a Kent hospice.

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Man taken to hospital after town centre attack

Man taken to hospital after town centre attack

Three men have been arrested after an assault which left a victim with face and body injuries requiring hospital treatment.

Teacher sacked over shocking Freddie Mercury slur

Teacher sacked over shocking Freddie Mercury slur

A teacher who called Freddie Mercury a homophobic slur and smoked in front of students lied about being fired from his last school.

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Popular Christmas lights trail returns

Popular Christmas lights trail returns

Tickets for a yearly Christmas lights trail are now on sale as the popular event returns to a forest in Kent.

Homes plan for historic vineyard turned down

Homes plan for historic vineyard turned down

A controversial development of affordable homes on part of a historic vineyard has been rejected amid a wave of opposition.

Homes development blocked by housing secretary

Homes development blocked by housing secretary

Housing secretary Michael Gove blocked a new homes development, criticising its “generic suburban nature” and the harm it would do to the landscape.

Heroin, cocaine and stab vest seized by police

Heroin, cocaine and stab vest seized by police

Around 20 deals of class A drugs and a stab vest were seized as officers arrested and charged a suspected dealer.

Drivers' disgust over 'ridiculous' diversion to avoid bus lane fines

Drivers' disgust over 'ridiculous' diversion to avoid bus lane fines

Residents have hit out at a "completely absurd" road restriction which is making journeys longer as drivers loop around town to find a place to park.

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Black Sheep Coffee is coming to Kent

Black Sheep Coffee is coming to Kent

A popular coffeehouse will be launching its first branch in the county.

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Flood alert issued for Kent rivers

Flood alert issued for Kent rivers

Two flood alerts have been issued for rivers running through the county after heavy rain.

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Nearly 200 objections to vineyard houses plan

Nearly 200 objections to vineyard houses plan

A controversial plan to build homes on a vineyard is set to be approved.

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'I didn't want to accept Parkinson's diagnosis in my forties'

'I didn't want to accept Parkinson's diagnosis in my forties'

A single mum refused to return to the doctor for her Parkinson's diagnosis after watching her mum and nan succumb to the disease.

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