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Train delays after vehicle hits railway bridge

Train delays after vehicle hits railway bridge

Train services have been delayed after a vehicle crashed into a railway bridge.

Overbooked restaurant 'turning customers away' launches expansion bid

Overbooked restaurant 'turning customers away' launches expansion bid

An overbooked restaurant that regularly has to turn customers away has launched a bid to expand into a former DIY shop.

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Testing week ahead for the Oystermen

Testing week ahead for the Oystermen

Manager Marcel Nimani will not underestimate Whitstable’s opponents ahead of a busy seven-day period for them.

Gridlock is 'taste of chaos to come' ahead of two-month closures

Gridlock is 'taste of chaos to come' ahead of two-month closures

Residents believe the “traffic chaos” caused by the closure of a major route has given them a taste of things to come when two-month roadworks begin.

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Families' agony as inquest into mums' deaths delayed

Families' agony as inquest into mums' deaths delayed

The grieving families of two mums who died after childbirth say the unexpected adjournment of the inquest into their deaths has added to their agony.

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Peter Cushing's former seaside home on market for £1.4m

Peter Cushing's former seaside home on market for £1.4m

The former seaside home of horror film legend Peter Cushing has gone on the market for £1.4 million following fears it had fallen into disrepair.

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From chop suey to cask ale at former Chinese takeaway

From chop suey to cask ale at former Chinese takeaway

The owner of a building once used to house a Chinese takeaway has revealed plans to convert the unit into a village’s “first micropub”.

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Woman in her 30s dies in crash on major road

Woman in her 30s dies in crash on major road

Police have confirmed a woman has died in a "single-vehicle collision" along a busy route.

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Driver found slumped over wheel with powder under nose after hitting lamppost

Driver found slumped over wheel with powder under nose after hitting lamppost

A man high on ketamine was found slumped over the wheel with powder under his nose after crashing into a lamppost and hurtling over a roundabout.

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Severe delays as serious crash closes major road

Severe delays as serious crash closes major road

A major road has been shut for hours after a serious crash overnight.

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Huge power cut across two Kent towns

Huge power cut across two Kent towns

Homes and businesses across two Kent towns have been left without electricity.

'My heart hurts to know they'll grow up without their amazing mummy'

'My heart hurts to know they'll grow up without their amazing mummy'

The family of a mum who died after contracting herpes shortly after giving birth hope to finally be given answers about her tragic death.

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Bomb disposal unit called in after grenade found near school

Bomb disposal unit called in after grenade found near school

Specialist explosives teams were called and a road cordoned off after the discovery of a suspected wartime grenade near a school.

'Council's threatening to kick us out of fire-hit harbour - we feel sick'

'Council's threatening to kick us out of fire-hit harbour - we feel sick'

The owners of a fire-ravaged harbour business have been threatened with eviction for refusing to clear the site as a row with the council escalates.

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Defender steps up in style

Defender steps up in style

Teenager Cameron Chamberlain shone for Whitstable on his full league debut after a last-minute change.

Grieving son to knock down burger hut and start again to honour mum

Grieving son to knock down burger hut and start again to honour mum

A man whose mum and sister died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning says he will pull down the burger hut where he tragically found them dead.

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Housing estate bid for 130-year-old garden centre site

Housing estate bid for 130-year-old garden centre site

A bid has been launched to transform wasteland that used to be home to a 130-year-old garden centre into a housing estate.

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Huge queues stretched for miles after crash

Huge queues stretched for miles after crash

Traffic was queuing for miles along a busy road following a "nasty" crash.

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Blood left near smashed up cars as police investigate

Blood left near smashed up cars as police investigate

Several vehicles have been damaged by yobs in the early hours with a witness finding blood near one of the smashed up cars.

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Teenager arrested after beach hut burglary

Teenager arrested after beach hut burglary

Police have arrested a 15-year-old youth following a spate of beach hut break-ins.

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