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‘Labour will win - so you can vote for us’ says Greens

‘Labour will win - so you can vote for us’ says Greens

07 June 2024

The Green Party launches their general election campaign with a swipe at polluted rivers.

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Kent kingpin jailed as £10m drugs ring selling ‘premium’ cannabis smashed

Kent kingpin jailed as £10m drugs ring selling ‘premium’ cannabis smashed

06 June 2024

A drug dealer smuggled "premium" cannabis products worth at least £10 million from the US into the UK hidden in children's toys and clothing.

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The part of Kent where dozens can’t get grammar places - despite passing test

The part of Kent where dozens can’t get grammar places - despite passing test

05 June 2024

Rapid housebuilding means more than 80 pupils who passed the Kent Test have been left without a grammar in just one part of the county.

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Stunned rescuers find almost 100 black cats abandoned in house

Stunned rescuers find almost 100 black cats abandoned in house

04 June 2024

Almost 100 cats were found by rescue centre volunteers called in by concerned neighbours.

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Farmland to become nature haven

Farmland to become nature haven

03 June 2024

A wildlife trust has paid more than £195,000 for a plot of land the size of 19 football pitches and is set to make it into a rare habitat.

Missing teen located safely

Missing teen located safely

03 June 2024

Officers thank public for help in finding an 18-year-old who was reported missing.

Road partially blocked after crash

Road partially blocked after crash

03 June 2024

Traffic is building on a busy main road following a collision involving two cars.

Care home shut down after ‘serious concerns’ over safety.

Care home shut down after ‘serious concerns’ over safety.

02 June 2024

A care home that looks after people with dementia has been forced to close following an “Inadequate” rating by the CQC.

Drug traffickers smuggled 24kg of crystal meth to Australia

Drug traffickers smuggled 24kg of crystal meth to Australia

01 June 2024

A trio of drug dealers have been given a combined 37 and a half years of jail time for trafficking 24kg of meth to Australia.

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Suspected burglar arrested at airport after refused entry to Canada

Suspected burglar arrested at airport after refused entry to Canada

31 May 2024

A suspected burglar was arrested at Heathrow after being denied entry to Canada in connection to a Kent break-in.

Historic home sold by housing association at ‘bargain’ price

Historic home sold by housing association at ‘bargain’ price

26 May 2024

A listed home opposite a village green and in a conservation area is under offer at a “bargain” price.

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Arrest after £22k diamond necklace stolen

Arrest after £22k diamond necklace stolen

24 May 2024

Police have arrested a man in his 20s after a diamond necklace worth £22,000 was reported stolen from a jewellery shop.

Exotic animal that escaped from zoo found after five days on the loose

Exotic animal that escaped from zoo found after five days on the loose

24 May 2024

A tayra that has been on the loose for almost a week after escaping from her enclosure has been returned to her zoo after she was tracked down.

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800 kids impress at triathlon

800 kids impress at triathlon

23 May 2024

Children from 20 schools join in triathlon to raise £85,000 for charity.

New theatre to open after venue destroyed by fallen tree

New theatre to open after venue destroyed by fallen tree

22 May 2024

A new theatre opens this weekend in the grounds of an historic castle after its predecessor was damaged beyond repair by a fallen tree.

Exotic animal on the loose after escaping from zoo

Exotic animal on the loose after escaping from zoo

21 May 2024

A Tayra has escaped from her enclosure at a wildlife conservation zoo, with “distraught” keepers warning the public not to approach her.

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Former guide dog has surgery to prevent blindness

Former guide dog has surgery to prevent blindness

20 May 2024

A former guide dog has undergone eye surgery to prevent her going blind.

Suspected rogue traders arrested after elderly man ‘targeted’

Suspected rogue traders arrested after elderly man ‘targeted’

17 May 2024

A pair of suspected rogue traders have been arrested after allegedly causing thousands of pounds of damage to the home of a man in his 80s.

‘Bring back the stats’: Protest over scrapping of ‘inspirational’ Parkrun records

‘Bring back the stats’: Protest over scrapping of ‘inspirational’ Parkrun records

17 May 2024

Runners staged a protest in a call to organisers of a free weekly run to reinstate controversially deleted data.

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Drug dealers jailed after video evidence leads to conviction

Drug dealers jailed after video evidence leads to conviction

16 May 2024

Video of a drug dealer weighing out cocaine led to his arrest and helped thwart a drug supply chain.

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