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Calls for government to ‘step in’ and fund collapsed road repairs rejected

Calls for government to ‘step in’ and fund collapsed road repairs rejected

A Kent MP’s call for the government to fork out the upfront costs of repairing a collapsed road shut for more than a year has been refused.

Football icon encourages shoppers to ‘get swapping’ in Kent store visit for new TV ad

Football icon encourages shoppers to ‘get swapping’ in Kent store visit for new TV ad

A Kent branch of M&S has enlisted the help of football icon Ian Wright and his granddaughter to get shoppers “swapping football stickers” this summer.

Delays on motorway amid concerns for person’s welfare

Delays on motorway amid concerns for person’s welfare

Traffic was temporarily held on a busy motorway while police attended a report of concerns for a person's welfare.

Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

A decision on controversial plans to demolish a working docks and replace it with a business park has been delayed after a legal challenge.

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Man arrested and ‘muscular’ dog seized after seafront drama

Man arrested and ‘muscular’ dog seized after seafront drama

A man was injured and a dog seized after it reportedly attacked two other dogs in a popular tourist spot.

CCTV images released in ‘woodland flasher’ investigation

CCTV images released in ‘woodland flasher’ investigation

Police are appealing for help following reports of three alleged indecent exposure offences in wooded areas.

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Popular mini golf shuts for ‘dino-theme expansion’

Popular mini golf shuts for ‘dino-theme expansion’

A dinosaur-themed mini golf in a town centre has shut as it prepares to undergo a big upgrade.

Video shows mass brawl in high street

Video shows mass brawl in high street

Footage of a fight that broke out in a high street has revealed the extent of the damage caused to a local shop.

Search for missing woman, 24, who ‘may have visited harbour area’

Search for missing woman, 24, who ‘may have visited harbour area’

Police want to track down a missing woman who may have visited a town’s harbour this weekend.

Woman, 54, smashed into police car drunk

Woman, 54, smashed into police car drunk

A woman who climbed behind the wheel drunk before smashing into a parked police car - narrowly missing officers - has avoided jail.

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Award-winning tea company opens Kent store

Award-winning tea company opens Kent store

An award-winning tea company has confirmed its new Kent store is officially open for business – with a new blend to commemorate the occasion.

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‘It looked like an alien landing site!’

‘It looked like an alien landing site!’

Residents living near a vineyard have been left stumped after it was lit up like an “alien landing site”.

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Body of man found at seafront home

Body of man found at seafront home

The body of a man in his 40s has been found at a home on the Kent coast.

Emergency response at station after ‘casualty’ found on tracks

Emergency response at station after ‘casualty’ found on tracks

The fire service, paramedics and police were called to a Kent station after a person was injured on the tracks.

‘Parents could better control phone use if schools stopped setting homework online’

‘Parents could better control phone use if schools stopped setting homework online’

It’s secondary schools that make it difficult for children to go without a phone, suggests our columnist, as technology has overtaken pen and paper.

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‘I couldn’t afford to live on £4.87 hourly wage we pay our crew’

‘I couldn’t afford to live on £4.87 hourly wage we pay our crew’

The CEO of a ferry company that made 786 seafarers redundant has admitted crew are now paid less than £5 an hour.

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Yobs jailed for dog row stabbing

Yobs jailed for dog row stabbing

Yobs who stabbed a 17-year-old in revenge for "losing face" in an apparent row over dogs have been locked up.

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Man dies following ‘police incident’ on bridge

Man dies following ‘police incident’ on bridge

Motorists were stopped on a busy bridge after concerns for a person’s welfare.

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'How's the UK faring post-Brexit? Just look at political shenanigans over new border checks'

'How's the UK faring post-Brexit? Just look at political shenanigans over new border checks'

The “perplexing” decision to carry out border checks 22 miles inland has caused much political wrangling, writes columnist Paul Francis…

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Most railway stations shut as strikes halt train services

Most railway stations shut as strikes halt train services

Rail services in Kent are facing major disruption again with “very limited services” running, as train drivers hold another round of strikes.

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‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’

‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’

Thirty years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, reporter Sam Lennon looks back on life in Kent before it opened.

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‘Turning shopping centre into homes could be a good opportunity’

‘Turning shopping centre into homes could be a good opportunity’

One of the last remaining businesses in a closure-hit shopping centre extension says turning the site into 200 homes could be a good opportunity.

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‘We’re becoming a ghost town’: Traders blast car parking charge hike

‘We’re becoming a ghost town’: Traders blast car parking charge hike

Business owners have been left fearing for their future in a town centre after footfall dropped steeply following a hike in car parking charges.

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‘Walk across Kent beauty spot took my breath away - there’s so much to see’

‘Walk across Kent beauty spot took my breath away - there’s so much to see’

We visited a tranquil beauty spot with such a stunning array of wildlife that experts say it is like a “service station for birds”.

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Fears crumbling wall could fall on child as Tesco rejects £20k insurance claim

Fears crumbling wall could fall on child as Tesco rejects £20k insurance claim

An OAP worries his garden wall may collapse onto a child – but says he cannot afford the hefty repair bill insurers initially agreed to pay.

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Crash between lorry and bus closed road

Crash between lorry and bus closed road

A road was shut off after a lorry and a double-decker bus collided as they attempted to pass each other.

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Multi-vehicle crash shuts busy A-road

Multi-vehicle crash shuts busy A-road

A busy A-road was closed off following a crash involving multiple vehicles.

Woman and two men arrested after mass brawl in high street

Woman and two men arrested after mass brawl in high street

Two men and a woman have been arrested following a mass brawl in a high street.

Fox cub feared ‘shot in the head’ in residential street

Fox cub feared ‘shot in the head’ in residential street

A fox cub has been put down after suffering a head injury feared to have been caused by a gunshot pellet.

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Man killed in tragic crash was much-loved dad with ‘infectious laugh’

Man killed in tragic crash was much-loved dad with ‘infectious laugh’

A motorcyclist killed in a tragic crash during a track day in Kent was a much-loved dad and bike enthusiast.

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