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Teen who pestered girl for sex Googled punishment for texting minor

Teen who pestered girl for sex Googled punishment for texting minor

26 August 2024

A young man who made “persistent efforts” to meet a minor for sex when he was 19 has avoided being sent to prison.

Bus company announces timetable change for new school year

Bus company announces timetable change for new school year

26 August 2024

Bus company Nu Venture has warned people to keep an eye on their timetables as it makes changes to certain services.

Final plans for nearly 200 homes at major ‘homes and link road’ project revealed

Final plans for nearly 200 homes at major ‘homes and link road’ project revealed

26 August 2024

Details have been released of the third and final phase of a major project to deliver 840 new homes including a link road between two local routes.

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Services suspended after train hits tree

Services suspended after train hits tree

25 August 2024

Passengers faced disruption after a train hit a tree resulting in the cancellation of some services.

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Aerial photo shows building continues at estate that's been 30 years in the making

Aerial photo shows building continues at estate that's been 30 years in the making

25 August 2024

A “village estate” on a disused airfield is still expanding with 542 new homes in the pipeline 30 years after its foundation.

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Drug dealer foiled after restaurant booking at steakhouse

Drug dealer foiled after restaurant booking at steakhouse

22 August 2024

A cocaine dealer who took family photos and made a restaurant booking using his drug-dealing phone has been jailed for more than three years.

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Reoffending sex offender jailed for approaching schoolchildren at library

Reoffending sex offender jailed for approaching schoolchildren at library

22 August 2024

A 64-year-old paedophile who breached a court order which banned him from being near children is back behind bars.

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Doves in box abandoned in park

Doves in box abandoned in park

22 August 2024

The RSPCA is appealing for information after four doves were found in a box dumped at a country park.

Kent pub named best in the county for second year in a row

Kent pub named best in the county for second year in a row

21 August 2024

A “beautiful side street” Kent pub – which was ranked the second best in the UK last year – has won another award.

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‘He’ll always be my hero’: Daughter of medic killed in crash marks anniversary

‘He’ll always be my hero’: Daughter of medic killed in crash marks anniversary

20 August 2024

The daughter of a paramedic who was killed in a helicopter crash has raised money in his memory.

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Circus sells 1,000 tickets for show - but has no venue

Circus sells 1,000 tickets for show - but has no venue

17 August 2024

A family circus looking for somewhere new to pitch its big top after having to leave its home of 12 years is advertising a new “mystery show”.

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Charity to open ‘one of its biggest shops yet’

Charity to open ‘one of its biggest shops yet’

16 August 2024

A town’s redevelopment plans means a charity has had to move its retail distribution centre where it will soon be opening one of its largest shops.

Woman flown to hospital and man arrested following crash on M20

Woman flown to hospital and man arrested following crash on M20

16 August 2024

A three-vehicle crash which saw a woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and a man arrested is the subject of a police appeal.

‘Nightmare neighbour forced us out - and cheered as our car got urinated on’

‘Nightmare neighbour forced us out - and cheered as our car got urinated on’

16 August 2024

A family are living in fear after a nightmare neighbour subjected them to a relentless campaign of “obsessive” harassment which forced them to flee.

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‘Blame developers not Nimbys for housing shortage’

‘Blame developers not Nimbys for housing shortage’

15 August 2024

Labour will not solve the housing crisis just by setting new house-building targets, a councillor has warned.

More police patrols after ‘terrifying’ car meet

More police patrols after ‘terrifying’ car meet

14 August 2024

A passenger in a car that inadvertently found itself in the middle of a boy racers’ meet says it was “terrifying” and police have vowed to up patrols.

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New parking charges to come into force next week

New parking charges to come into force next week

14 August 2024

New parking charges come into effect next week with motorists facing Sunday charges for the first time.

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‘Carpet-bombing estate with double yellow lines is shameful’

‘Carpet-bombing estate with double yellow lines is shameful’

14 August 2024

An estate that so far has survived without parking restrictions is about to be “carpet-bombed” with double yellow lines.

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Sandwich shop conversion bid refused over parking and ‘food smell’ fears

Sandwich shop conversion bid refused over parking and ‘food smell’ fears

14 August 2024

Plans to demolish and redevelop a former sandwich shop into a sleek new café to meet the demands of an area’s growing population have been refused.

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Warning as hot weather sees influx of poo, graffiti and rubbish at beauty spots

Warning as hot weather sees influx of poo, graffiti and rubbish at beauty spots

13 August 2024

A charity says it had to spend hundreds of pounds to clean up the mess left at several nature reserves across Kent over the weekend.

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