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Concerns after badgers return to controversial development site

Concerns after badgers return to controversial development site

10 April 2023

Campaigners are raising fears about badgers after pictures appear to show they have returned to land destined for a new seaside development.

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Emergency vehicles struggle to get down country lane

Emergency vehicles struggle to get down country lane

10 April 2023

Plans for more homes near a country road have been called "sheer madness" as fire engines and buses already struggle to get down it.

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Explosion leaves person with burns

Explosion leaves person with burns

10 April 2023

Fire crews were called after a blast in a ground-floor flat left one person injured.

Neighbours win £90k in Postcode Lottery

Neighbours win £90k in Postcode Lottery

10 April 2023

Winners of the People's Postcode Lottery each pocketed £30,000 after their postcode was announced on Easter Sunday.

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'Life should mean life' for one of Kent's most notorious sex offenders

'Life should mean life' for one of Kent's most notorious sex offenders

10 April 2023

As a parole hearing decided whether to release a predator, one of the victims he attacked on her way to school has spoken of her years of turmoil.

What's it like to live in a blue plaque house?

What's it like to live in a blue plaque house?

09 April 2023

Kent is home to more than 400 blue plaques commemorating notable figures - but how do residents feel about living in a house honoured with one?

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Body found after five-month search for missing man

Body found after five-month search for missing man

08 April 2023

A body has been found more than five months after a pensioner was first reported missing.

'Was it royalty?' Huge police convoy passes through village

'Was it royalty?' Huge police convoy passes through village

08 April 2023

Motorcycles and SUVs with tinted windows intrigued neighbours when driving through their village.

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Gran 'beyond devastated' after seeing her beloved dog mauled to death

Gran 'beyond devastated' after seeing her beloved dog mauled to death

08 April 2023

A gran has been left heartbroken after watching in horror as her beloved miniature Yorkshire Terrier was killed by another dog.

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Laughing gas, baseball bat and knuckleduster found in car

Laughing gas, baseball bat and knuckleduster found in car

08 April 2023

Officers found dozens of canisters containing nitrous oxide during an anti-social behaviour operation.

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Porsche driver hits 100mph and goes through red light

Porsche driver hits 100mph and goes through red light

08 April 2023

A motorist in a "nice car" has been caught hitting speeds in excess of 100mph and going through a red light.

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Drink-driving arrest after car flips onto roof in nasty crash

Drink-driving arrest after car flips onto roof in nasty crash

08 April 2023

A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving after a car flipped onto its roof, leaving four people injured.

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The lost Kent nightclubs we'd love to have one more dance in

The lost Kent nightclubs we'd love to have one more dance in

08 April 2023

These pictures show some of the great nights that were had at venues across the county over the years. How we wish we could have one more boogie...

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Arrest after man hurt and dog dies in crash

Arrest after man hurt and dog dies in crash

07 April 2023

A man was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash which left a walker injured and dog dead.

Warning after yobs risk lives hanging from car park railings

Warning after yobs risk lives hanging from car park railings

07 April 2023

Youths firing catapults and hanging off railings at a multi-storey car park have prompted warnings for parents during half-term.

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More delays at port for holidaymakers

More delays at port for holidaymakers

07 April 2023

Travellers faced queues of up to 90 minutes at the Port of Dover on the first day of the Easter weekend.

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Nightclub announces closure five months after £250k revamp

Nightclub announces closure five months after £250k revamp

07 April 2023

A music venue has said it will "be no more" after its co-owner stepped down, less than six months after it reopened.

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CCTV released after M&S meat thefts

CCTV released after M&S meat thefts

07 April 2023

Police are investigating a spate of thefts at a food store after thieves reportedly filled their basket with meat and left without paying.

'Nasty Facebook pile-on left me feeling humiliated'

'Nasty Facebook pile-on left me feeling humiliated'

07 April 2023

A man says he has been "humiliated and ridiculed" on Facebook after being wrongly accused of littering from his car.

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TikTok of over-zealous parking warden goes viral

TikTok of over-zealous parking warden goes viral

07 April 2023

A TikTok video showing a driver being wrongly issued with a parking fine has been viewed more than 300,000 times.

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