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Graffiti 'making people feel unsafe'

Graffiti 'making people feel unsafe'

06 March 2020

Graffiti has been sprawled on public walls, bins, private property and even churches in one Kent town, leaving residents feeling unsafe.

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Thief identified by DNA left on forgotten hat

Thief identified by DNA left on forgotten hat

05 March 2020

A man who stole Christmas presents from a home was identified after leaving a beanie hat at the scene of the crime.

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Flats plan at historic theatre site

Flats plan at historic theatre site

05 March 2020

A neglected theatre could undergo a radical transformation with the full proposals to be unveiled at a public consultation.

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Here's what a night at a homeless shelter entails

Here's what a night at a homeless shelter entails

04 March 2020

Camp beds, home-cooked meals and spare clothes are all on offer to guests at a 'life-saving' winter shelter, set up to stop people sleeping rough.

Serial fly-tipper jailed

Serial fly-tipper jailed

03 March 2020

A man has been jailed after being caught persistently fly tipping across Kent.

Third storm in a month hits

Third storm in a month hits

29 February 2020

Winds of up to 70mph continue to batter Kent's coastline.

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Moment migrants hidden in speedboat towed in to UK

Moment migrants hidden in speedboat towed in to UK

26 February 2020

This is the moment an adapted speedboat containing three migrants was towed in to the UK.

Flares force closure of tip

Flares force closure of tip

25 February 2020

Police were called to a household waste centre after a visitor tried to dispose of two old flares.

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New ITV drama Flesh and Blood filmed in Kent

New ITV drama Flesh and Blood filmed in Kent

25 February 2020

Parts of a new British drama staring Harry Potter's Imelda Staunton and Years and Years actor Russell Tovey were filmed in Kent.

'We did consider moveable barrier before Op Brock'

'We did consider moveable barrier before Op Brock'

25 February 2020

Highways bosses say they did consider installing a moveable barrier on the M20 before implementing the much-loathed Operation Brock.

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£1,000 fine for dumping trees and branches

£1,000 fine for dumping trees and branches

24 February 2020

A man who dumped trees in an open field is the latest person to be prosecuted by a district council for fly tipping.

Harry Potter star backs campaign to save neglected theatre

Harry Potter star backs campaign to save neglected theatre

24 February 2020

A Harry Potter actress is the latest thespian to support a campaign to save an historic building from falling into further disrepair.

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'Please keep children and dogs away from him'

'Please keep children and dogs away from him'

21 February 2020

A warning has been issued after a seal was found on a beach, just days after a pigeon was rescued from an empty Debenhams store

Suspension for Labour councillor who joined Tory-led cabinet

Suspension for Labour councillor who joined Tory-led cabinet

21 February 2020

A Labour councillor has been suspended from his party for joining a mainly-Conservative cabinet without the "permission" of his group.

Council slammed for not helping family quickly enough

Council slammed for not helping family quickly enough

20 February 2020

A damning report has found a council at fault over its treatment of a family with two small children who faced homelessness.

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Council moves to wipe out rats

Council moves to wipe out rats

19 February 2020

A council has announced it is taking swift action in order to "keep on top of the rat population" along its seafront.

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Coronavirus scare sees staff sent home

Coronavirus scare sees staff sent home

18 February 2020

Staff at a travel firm were told to work from home after their colleague - who stopped in coronavirus-hit Taiwan - developed flu-like symptoms.

50mph speed limit returns to M20

50mph speed limit returns to M20

14 February 2020

Speed restrictions have returned to part of the M20 after highways bosses removed a safety barrier which was protecting workers.

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Five shoplifters target series of pharmacies

Five shoplifters target series of pharmacies

14 February 2020

A gang have stolen items from a pharmacy, before visiting a series of chemists.

Why 'millions' of shell fish have washed up in Kent

Why 'millions' of shell fish have washed up in Kent

12 February 2020

A beach is today covered with "millions" of washed up shell fish — here's why.

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