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Crews spend three hours tackling garage fire

Crews spend three hours tackling garage fire

29 January 2023

Firefighters in four engines battled a blaze at a garage for three hours, which started accidentally due to an electrical fault.

Problem phone mast 'has section hanging off'

Problem phone mast 'has section hanging off'

29 January 2023

A damaged phone mast - which is leaving customers with weak signal - has been photographed with one of its antenna hanging off.

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Biker went through red light and mowed down schoolgirl

Biker went through red light and mowed down schoolgirl

29 January 2023

A motorcyclist who drove into a 12-year-old girl while jumping a red traffic light and then fled the scene has avoided jail.

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'I was punched and thrown into traffic in random street attack'

'I was punched and thrown into traffic in random street attack'

29 January 2023

A pensioner who says he was the victim of an unprovoked attack is speaking about his ordeal in the hope witnesses will come forward.

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‘We won’t turn pub into place for boy racer Tesco meets’

‘We won’t turn pub into place for boy racer Tesco meets’

29 January 2023

Two petrolheads set to relaunch a village pub with a motorsport theme have dismissed fears it will be a haven for “boy racer meets”.

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'We want to be world champions'

'We want to be world champions'

28 January 2023

They are just nine years old but two boxing sisters hope to one day be crowned national champions.

Pensioner, 90, hit by car after falling into road

Pensioner, 90, hit by car after falling into road

28 January 2023

A pedestrian was killed after he was run over by a car when he fell into the road.

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Shocking footage as yobs run riot in flats - and smear own poo on walls

Shocking footage as yobs run riot in flats - and smear own poo on walls

28 January 2023

CCTV shows how youths have been terrorizing a block of flats - smearing poo, setting off the fire alarm and headbutting holes in the wall.

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The controversial £9m car park sitting half-empty every day

The controversial £9m car park sitting half-empty every day

28 January 2023

A £9 million car park has been branded a white elephant after a KentOnline investigation discovered it is sitting half-empty each day.

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When town was shopping capital of Kent

When town was shopping capital of Kent

28 January 2023

From top department stores to specialist music outlets, we look back at some of The County Town's lost shopping treasure troves.

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Hundreds of asylum-seeking children go missing from Kent hotels

Hundreds of asylum-seeking children go missing from Kent hotels

27 January 2023

Hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have gone missing from accommodation in Kent in the past year - with many never found.

Tributes to 'amazing' dad, 32, who died at shopping centre

Tributes to 'amazing' dad, 32, who died at shopping centre

27 January 2023

A man who died at a shopping centre has been described as an "amazing" dad-of-three.

Not again! Car impaled on anti-terror bollards outside Primark

Not again! Car impaled on anti-terror bollards outside Primark

27 January 2023

A car has been raised off the ground by notorious anti-terror bollards in a city centre.

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Love triangle leads to attack at greyhound track

Love triangle leads to attack at greyhound track

27 January 2023

A jilted lover was recorded attacking his love rival at a race track after he became close to his ex-wife, it has been claimed.

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Woman flown to hospital with serious injuries after crash

Woman flown to hospital with serious injuries after crash

27 January 2023

Police, paramedics and the air ambulance were called after a woman was seriously hurt in a single car crash on a roundabout.

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'Danger' road outside school made one-way

'Danger' road outside school made one-way

27 January 2023

A one-way system has finally been introduced on a notoriously dangerous school road.

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Drivers ignore road closure to pass bridge closed for repair

Drivers ignore road closure to pass bridge closed for repair

27 January 2023

A water company has issued a warning after drivers were spotted shifting moving barriers to cross a 'centuries old' bridge closed for repair.

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Teen denies murder after man stabbed to death

Teen denies murder after man stabbed to death

27 January 2023

An 18-year-old will go on trial after pleading not guilty to killing a 40-year-old man just four days before Christmas.

Man attacked by 'Great Dane-type' dog

Man attacked by 'Great Dane-type' dog

27 January 2023

A man was treated in hospital for injuries to his face and legs after being attacked by a "Great Dane-type" dog.

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Notorious park to be shut at night

Notorious park to be shut at night

27 January 2023

A troublesome park which has been at the centre of a number of anti-social behaviour incidents will be shut at night after gates were installed.

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