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Woman in 80s dies following crash

Woman in 80s dies following crash

31 December 2022

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner died in hospital following a crash between two cars on Christmas Eve.

Appeal after cosmetics worth £2k taken from store

Appeal after cosmetics worth £2k taken from store

31 December 2022

Police officers have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following an alleged theft on Boxing Day.

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New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled due to weather

New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled due to weather

31 December 2022

A firework display planned for midnight has been called off due to the high winds and rain currently battering the county.

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Bid to save historic railway station destroyed by fire

Bid to save historic railway station destroyed by fire

31 December 2022

Residents have launched a campaign to restore a fire-ravaged historic railway station, which has sat derelict for 50 years.

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'Extraordinary' Elizabethan shipwreck discovery to feature on TV

'Extraordinary' Elizabethan shipwreck discovery to feature on TV

31 December 2022

An Elizabethan-era shipwreck was discovered in a quarry in Kent while workers were dredging for building minerals earlier this year.

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Former noodle bar transformed into family-run Italian restaurant

Former noodle bar transformed into family-run Italian restaurant

31 December 2022

A family from London say they are bringing all the flavours of Italy to a former noodle bar - which they have spent £80,000 renovating.

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'RAC left me stranded for seven hours'

'RAC left me stranded for seven hours'

31 December 2022

A mum who was left stranded on a motorway for seven hours on Christmas Day has slammed RAC for ruining the big day.

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Emergency services descend on bluewater

Emergency services descend on bluewater

30 December 2022

Police, fire and ambulance services have been called to an incident at Bluewater.

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Police incident on M2 stops traffic

Police incident on M2 stops traffic

30 December 2022

Traffic has been released on the M2 after it was stopped due to a medical incident attended to by police.

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Pregnant sheep killed in dog attack

Pregnant sheep killed in dog attack

30 December 2022

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a dog attack saw nearly 30 animals killed.

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Hospitals experiencing busier than usual winter period

Hospitals experiencing busier than usual winter period

30 December 2022

An NHS chief has said health services around the county are just coping, despite an extremely busy winter period and rising flu cases.

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Car windscreen smashed as tree falls onto major road

Car windscreen smashed as tree falls onto major road

30 December 2022

A busy route was closed after a tree fell onto a car, smashing the windscreen.

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Flats planned for above town centre bank

Flats planned for above town centre bank

30 December 2022

Proposals to turn offices above a high street bank into five new flats have been submitted to the council.

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Help needed to trace three stolen dogs

Help needed to trace three stolen dogs

30 December 2022

Images have been released and an appeal has been launched after two whippets and a greyhound cross were stolen.

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Flooding, crash and overturned car cause motorway delays

Flooding, crash and overturned car cause motorway delays

30 December 2022

Drivers faced delays on several parts of the motorway network in Kent as heavy rain hit the county.

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Fury as 'hooligans' steal books from library and set them alight

Fury as 'hooligans' steal books from library and set them alight

30 December 2022

Vandals who set fire to books - including a Harry Potter novel - stolen from a phone box library should be “ashamed of themselves”, say volunteers.

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The Kent streets bus firm refuses to visit after dark

The Kent streets bus firm refuses to visit after dark

30 December 2022

Frustrated residents are calling for better CCTV after "horrifying" vandalism forced a bus operator to suspend services to a number of streets.

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Kent restaurant named as one of country's best with a view

Kent restaurant named as one of country's best with a view

29 December 2022

One of Kent's coastal eateries has been named by a national newspaper as one of the UK's best destination restaurants with views.

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Historic cinema announces closure

Historic cinema announces closure

29 December 2022

An independent cinema has shown its last ever film after the building's lease came to an end.

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Biker who 'goaded' police chased through field

Biker who 'goaded' police chased through field

29 December 2022

Officers used a red dot from a Taser to detain a brazen biker who "goaded officers".

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