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FA probes clubs after '40-man brawl'

FA probes clubs after '40-man brawl'

14 February 2019

The FA is investigating three Kent football clubs after ugly scenes in recent games.

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Child healthcare slammed by watchdog

Child healthcare slammed by watchdog

13 February 2019

Children are not safe in east Kent's cash-strapped and under-staffed hospitals, inspectors have ruled.

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Route closed for four months - and still no sign of roadworks

Route closed for four months - and still no sign of roadworks

12 February 2019

Neighbours have blasted the county council for closing a road for four months without carrying out repairs.

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Seaside town to feature in tonight's Catastrophe

Seaside town to feature in tonight's Catastrophe

12 February 2019

An episode of BAFTA-winning sitcom Catastrophe filmed in a Kent seaside town is airing tonight.

'The council is only sticking a plaster over the problem'

'The council is only sticking a plaster over the problem'

10 February 2019

In the final part of a series of interviews, we speak to the council's Labour leader about its policies and aims for the local election.

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Full steam ahead for historic engine’s move

Full steam ahead for historic engine’s move

09 February 2019

The ninth-oldest surviving locomotive in the world - weighing six tonnes - is being moved to a new home in the county.

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'Thanks but no thanks' to star-studded festival

'Thanks but no thanks' to star-studded festival

08 February 2019

Harbour officials have rejected a bid to hold music festival on the seafront later this year.

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‘Hammer attacker told me to beg for my life - I thought I would die’

‘Hammer attacker told me to beg for my life - I thought I would die’

07 February 2019

A pensioner has spoken of the moment she thought would die as a thug rained down hammer blows on her head.

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Kent 'Stansted 15' activist receives sentence

Kent 'Stansted 15' activist receives sentence

06 February 2019

A 28-year-old woman has been sentenced for her part in an anti-deportation protest that took place at Stansted Airport.

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Huge detours in place during road closures

Huge detours in place during road closures

05 February 2019

Two months of road works have started on a major route with overnight closures in place until the middle of March.

'We will have to take wealth and jobs to Europe after Brexit'

'We will have to take wealth and jobs to Europe after Brexit'

05 February 2019

A Kent firm has told BBC's Panorama it will be forced to open a new premises in Europe if no Brexit trade deal is reached.

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Kent MP to appear on BBC Brexit special

Kent MP to appear on BBC Brexit special

04 February 2019

Broadcaster Adrian Chiles visits Kent to speak to voters in a BBC Panorama special due to air this evening.

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'If Tories lose, majority will vote to have multi-storey binned'

'If Tories lose, majority will vote to have multi-storey binned'

04 February 2019

Ahead of the Canterbury City Council election in May, the leader of the Lib Dem group reveals which issues the party will be campaigning on.

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Heroic duo rescues OAP from blaze

Heroic duo rescues OAP from blaze

03 February 2019

A woman was rescued from a blaze thanks to quick-thinking eye-witnesses.

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Pub named nation's top gastropub

Pub named nation's top gastropub

01 February 2019

A Michelin-starred restaurant is one of a number of Kent venues to feature on the foodie top 50 list.

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Dad stepped in front of train before finance probe

Dad stepped in front of train before finance probe

01 February 2019

A man who was struck by a train was facing questions over irregularities in company finances before he died, an inquest has heard.

Kent's Denly makes England debut

Kent's Denly makes England debut

31 January 2019

Kent batsman Joe Denly made his Test debut for England and has already been out in the middle on the opening morning of the second Test.

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Man jailed for 'savage' hammer attack on woman

Man jailed for 'savage' hammer attack on woman

31 January 2019

A man who carried out a "savage" hammer attack on a 71-year-old woman has been jailed for 22 years.

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Renewed hope for coastal grammar

Renewed hope for coastal grammar

31 January 2019

A councillor believes the chances of a grammar school being established along the coast are the highest they have ever been.

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£660k security cordon to protect streets from terrorists

£660k security cordon to protect streets from terrorists

31 January 2019

Security around a busy shopping district is set to be reinforced as part of an operation to protect its streets from a terrorist attack.

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