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Opening date revealed for county's third burger branch

Opening date revealed for county's third burger branch

A popular burger chain will be bringing their handmade burgers to a third town in the county.

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Father and son to pay £20k after worker's horror fall

Father and son to pay £20k after worker's horror fall

A father and son who run a building company have been fined after a glazier fell from scaffolding and broke his leg.

Jokers sneak cannabis plant into town centre display

Jokers sneak cannabis plant into town centre display

A 'leafy Kent town' got a bit leafier when pranksters grew a cannabis plant in a town centre flower display.

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Plans to transform derelict cinema into retirement village submitted

Plans to transform derelict cinema into retirement village submitted

Proposals to build 166 new homes on a town centre plot that was formerly home to a cinema have finally been submitted to a council.

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Conman posing as police officer steals pensioner's cash

Conman posing as police officer steals pensioner's cash

A telephone fraudster posing as a police officer from the Met has stolen cash from a pensioner.

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Sunak ramps up support from Tory members in Kent

Sunak ramps up support from Tory members in Kent

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been showing his face in Kent to gain support amid his campaign to be Prime Minister.

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Johnny Depp donates memorabilia for auction

Johnny Depp donates memorabilia for auction

Movie star Johnny Depp and guitarist Jeff Beck have signed T-shirts which have raised more than £11,000 for an animal charity.

Rishi Sunak to make Kent campaign appearance

Rishi Sunak to make Kent campaign appearance

Rishi Sunak is due to visit Kent in his campaign to lead the Conservative party and become Prime Minster.

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CCTV released after arson attack on house

CCTV released after arson attack on house

Images of a man police want to speak to in connection with an arson attack in which a house and two motorbikes were damaged have been released.

Warning as cold callers pose as ex-offenders

Warning as cold callers pose as ex-offenders

A warning has been issued by Kent Trading Standards over rogue traders posing as ex-offenders knocking on doors selling items.

Fires across town amid soaring temperatures

Fires across town amid soaring temperatures

Record-setting temperatures sparked multiple fires causing chaos across a town as two blazes were believed to have been set deliberately.

Celebrating 40 years of performance

Celebrating 40 years of performance

How volunteers saved a redundant church and made it an essential part of a town's life.

Man faces stalking charges relating to several women

Man faces stalking charges relating to several women

A man has been charged with three counts of stalking in connection with a series of incidents involving several women.

Drugs found in toilets as officers swoop on firm

Drugs found in toilets as officers swoop on firm

Police found 30 grams of cocaine with several deal bags in toilets after following a man into a business premises.

Town without water after pipe burst

Town without water after pipe burst

Residents have been left without water after a pipe burst on one of the hottest days of the year so far.

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Cost of parking and dying to go up

Cost of parking and dying to go up

Kent council reacts to cost of living increases by raising cost of dying and parking charges.

Woman, 23, jailed after 'senseless' stabbing

Woman, 23, jailed after 'senseless' stabbing

A woman has been jailed after pleading guilty to stabbing a man and leaving him to suffer from his injuries.

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Bank building revamp will add 8 apartments

Bank building revamp will add 8 apartments

A town centre bank is set for a revamp which would see eight new apartments built.

Food banks struggling due to cost of living crisis

Food banks struggling due to cost of living crisis

Donations at a vital food bank have dropped drastically due to the cost of living crisis.

'You knock me down and I'm straight back up again'

'You knock me down and I'm straight back up again'

The owner of an osteopathy clinic has explained how he has bounced back from an arson attack on his business.

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