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Sinkhole fears as water leak flows for seven months

Sinkhole fears as water leak flows for seven months

08 November 2022

Angry residents have accused a water company of "double standards" for allowing a leak to flood a nearby field for months, sparking subsidence fears.

Water starts to return to 8,000 customers

Water starts to return to 8,000 customers

08 November 2022

After two days without water, 8,000 houses and businesses are beginning to be resupplied with water after a power cut damaged a treatment plant.

What is Prime...and why are kids obsessed with it?

What is Prime...and why are kids obsessed with it?

08 November 2022

Youngsters obsessed with a drink made by You Tubers are queuing outside supermarkets at sunrise to get a bottle, so what is Prime and why the demand?

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Heartbreak as 15-stone puppy runs away during fireworks

Heartbreak as 15-stone puppy runs away during fireworks

08 November 2022

The owner of a "timid but loving" mastiff is appealing for information after his pet escaped during fireworks - and is still missing three days later.

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MP says 77 asylum seekers moved out of building just days after arriving

MP says 77 asylum seekers moved out of building just days after arriving

08 November 2022

Asylum seekers placed in former student accommodation over the weekend have already been bussed out as the building was deemed "unsafe", an MP says.

Buses cancelled after yobs smash windows with stones

Buses cancelled after yobs smash windows with stones

08 November 2022

Shocking pictures show the damage caused to buses targeted by stone-throwing louts, with one window smashed right next to passenger seats.

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Chinook 'roars' over Kent countryside

Chinook 'roars' over Kent countryside

08 November 2022

A resident has captured the moment a Chinook flew over their village on video.

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Dover firebomber's cause of death confirmed

Dover firebomber's cause of death confirmed

08 November 2022

An inquest opened this morning into the death of the man behind the Dover firebomb attack.

Millions to get £324 in extra help this week

Millions to get £324 in extra help this week

08 November 2022

A cost of living support payment to help cash-strapped people with winter bills is being given to eight million people from today.

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The part of Kent which has seen a 46% house price hike

The part of Kent which has seen a 46% house price hike

08 November 2022

A new report has revealed the area of the county which has seen a staggering leap in house prices.

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‘£450 for a bus pass - but my daughter’s left stranded every day’

‘£450 for a bus pass - but my daughter’s left stranded every day’

08 November 2022

A mum is demanding a refund for her daughter's £450 bus pass - as the morning service is regularly too packed for the teenager to get on.

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Green light for £26m high street transformation

Green light for £26m high street transformation

08 November 2022

Exclusive: An ambitious high street redevelopment has finally been approved - after plans were agreed to take sewage away from the site in tankers.

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Jilted boyfriend wrote sick messages about ex on cushion

Jilted boyfriend wrote sick messages about ex on cushion

08 November 2022

A man stalked his former partner by bombarding her with abusive and insulting voicemails, letters, cards and even left items at her home.

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O'Grady could welcome royals to Kent in new role

O'Grady could welcome royals to Kent in new role

07 November 2022

Kent celebrity Paul O'Grady could help welcome members of the royal family to the county after starting a new role.

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Concern over 'completely inappropriate' new site for housing asylum seekers

Concern over 'completely inappropriate' new site for housing asylum seekers

07 November 2022

A Home Office decision to house asylum seekers in a building in a residential area is "causing an awful lot of upset", according to a Kent MP.

Family’s heartbreaking tributes to woman who died on beach

Family’s heartbreaking tributes to woman who died on beach

07 November 2022

Moving floral tributes have been left at a beach where a woman in her 90s died.

Girl gang attack young woman near theatre

Girl gang attack young woman near theatre

07 November 2022

A gang of teenage girls “brutally assaulted” a young woman on the evening of Halloween.

When is the extra bank holiday for the King's coronation?

When is the extra bank holiday for the King's coronation?

07 November 2022

An extra bank holiday will take place next year to mark the King's coronation and here's all the details you need about the new three-day weekend.

Investigation over dead fish at new-build estate

Investigation over dead fish at new-build estate

07 November 2022

Concerned residents say a housebuilder is "neglecting" wildlife after dead fish were spotted in a pond on a new-build estate.

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Where can you watch the World Cup on the big screen?

Where can you watch the World Cup on the big screen?

07 November 2022

With the World Cup just around the corner, we've taken a look at some of the venues in the county showing the games on the big screen.

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