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A council 'must change' its culture

A council 'must change' its culture

A local authority has been criticised for stamping too many reports 'confidential.'

Dealer caught with cocaine and knuckle duster jailed

Dealer caught with cocaine and knuckle duster jailed

Police seized a knuckle duster and 20 bags of cocaine from the car of a drug dealer who has been jailed.

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Engineer retires after 43 years on the buses

Engineer retires after 43 years on the buses

A bus company has named one of its fleet after a much-loved engineer who is retiring after more than four decades of service.

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Teacher speaks of his amazing The Voice experience

Teacher speaks of his amazing The Voice experience

A semi-finalist of The Voice from Kent talks behind the scenes, show nerves, and what Olly Murs is really like as a coach.

Kent teacher wows to reach The Voice semis

Kent teacher wows to reach The Voice semis

A talented teacher from Kent tonight has tonight won through to the semi-finals of ITV's The Voice.

Kent teacher takes on The Voice battle round

Kent teacher takes on The Voice battle round

A teacher from Kent will tonight fight for his place in the semi-finals of ITV's The Voice.

Festival pushed back after June 21 announcement

Festival pushed back after June 21 announcement

A music festival will go ahead this summer - but a week later than planned in order to fall after June 21.

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'It's not Royal Tonbridge Wells!'

'It's not Royal Tonbridge Wells!'

Some Kent residents were left angry and enraged after a BBC programme muddled up the name of two towns in the county.

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Alan Carr and TV show Interior Design Masters are in town

Alan Carr and TV show Interior Design Masters are in town

Three shops in a traditional Kentish shopping parade will undergo a re-fit tonight on BBC2.

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Plans to expand sports fields renewed

Plans to expand sports fields renewed

Plans to develop land into new playing fields have been renewed in a bid to expand sports facilities in the area.

Lorry overturns after hitting railway bridge

Lorry overturns after hitting railway bridge

A road has been closed in both directions after a lorry struck a railway bridge and overturned.

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Police appeal for stolen shark head

Police appeal for stolen shark head

Officers are searching for a large shark's head sculpture, stolen from outside a pub.

The 'Deliveroo-style' cocaine delivery service

The 'Deliveroo-style' cocaine delivery service

A gang of men who ran a 'Deliveroo-style' cocaine delivery network in Kent have been locked up.

DIY weapons seized during drugs raid

DIY weapons seized during drugs raid

Weapons with knives and spikes stuck on with tape were found when officers executed a search warrant.

Campaigners 'shocked' at council vote on planning blueprint

Campaigners 'shocked' at council vote on planning blueprint

Residents are dismayed that some councillors may have voted to accept a key planning document without seeing all the relevant papers.

Council votes overwhelmingly to approve submission version of Local Plan

Council votes overwhelmingly to approve submission version of Local Plan

A new garden village looks certain to built in Kent after a borough council voted to push on with its housing allocations.

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County councillor's tweets branded 'inappropriate'

County councillor's tweets branded 'inappropriate'

A councillor who has been criticised for tweeting 'inappropriate' comments has defended his words in the name of freedom of speech.

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Man charged after woman spat on

Man charged after woman spat on

A man has been charged with assault after a woman was spat on for asking a stranger to keep a social distance

CCTV appeal after car park barrier damaged

CCTV appeal after car park barrier damaged

An image has been released of a person police would like to speak to after a barrier was damaged in an underground car park.

Bucks Fizz star living off pension and offered money by celeb friends

Bucks Fizz star living off pension and offered money by celeb friends

A pop star has revealed she's living off her pension and growing vegetables to save money after live gigs dried up due to the pandemic.

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