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Champions planning ahead

Champions planning ahead

Off-the-pitch plans are already in place at Southern Counties East Premier Division champions Deal.
Latest closure highlights ‘urgent need’ for new swimming pool

Latest closure highlights ‘urgent need’ for new swimming pool

Safety concerns forcing the closure of part of a town’s swimming pool has highlighted the urgent need for a replacement, a councillor warns.

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Car wrecked in crash as driver ‘flees scene’

Car wrecked in crash as driver ‘flees scene’

A motorist left badly bruised after his car was totally wrecked in a crash says he is desperate to see the culprit caught.
New Tex-Mex restaurant opens two months after cafe shuts

New Tex-Mex restaurant opens two months after cafe shuts

A couple say they have opened a new Tex-Mex restaurant in the ‘perfect spot’, just two months after the previous cafe closed down.
‘Adventure golf is for children - they shouldn't sell alcohol there’

‘Adventure golf is for children - they shouldn't sell alcohol there’

An adventure golf course has a new licence to serve alcohol, despite fears of drunkenness near children.

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Depraved couple jailed for ‘shocking’ child sex abuse crimes

Depraved couple jailed for ‘shocking’ child sex abuse crimes

A couple who committed depraved offences related to child sexual abuse have been jailed.
DFDS Kent Intermediate Cup Final

DFDS Kent Intermediate Cup Final

Player-of-the-match Charlie Groombridge kept up his impressive scoring record to help Deal retain the Kent Intermediate Cup.
‘We don't want to close theatre but need to find £20k’

‘We don't want to close theatre but need to find £20k’

A town’s only theatre has issued a plea for help as it tries to raise £20,000 to secure its future.

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Kane comeback capped Deal’s title celebrations

Kane comeback capped Deal’s title celebrations

He had endured an injury-hit season - but Deal Town skipper Kane Smith returned to the pitch just in time to get the title celebrations started.
Man killed in tragic crash was much-loved dad with ‘infectious laugh’

Man killed in tragic crash was much-loved dad with ‘infectious laugh’

A motorcyclist killed in a tragic crash during a track day in Kent was a much-loved dad and bike enthusiast.

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Huge wedding venue marquee will look like 'circus big top'

Huge wedding venue marquee will look like 'circus big top'

A wedding venue’s controversial marquee has been compared to looking like a “circus big top” amid an ongoing planning row.

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‘I was convinced at that point we’d found her – he never thought we would’

‘I was convinced at that point we’d found her – he never thought we would’

25 years after a pregnant mum disappeared, we speak to the detectives who helped to bring her killer to justice and uncover the fate of her remains.

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Villagers' anger over children's home plan

Villagers' anger over children's home plan

Villagers are opposing plans for a home for vulnerable children fearing it will lead to increased traffic on an unlit road.

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‘I want to make this backstreet pub reach its full potential’

‘I want to make this backstreet pub reach its full potential’

The new landlord of a backstreet pub says he wants to make the venue reach its full potential by hosting gigs and making it a “community hub”.

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Legendary Deal striker gets the perfect send-off

Legendary Deal striker gets the perfect send-off

Title-winning Deal’s final-day celebrations proved a fitting farewell to one of the club’s all-time record scorers.
Rescue operation after ‘incident’ involving boat with asylum seekers

Rescue operation after ‘incident’ involving boat with asylum seekers

A rescue operation took place this morning after an “incident” took place involving a small boats vessel carrying people seeking asylum.
Anger as developer bids to cut all affordable homes from new estate

Anger as developer bids to cut all affordable homes from new estate

A developer’s bid to axe all affordable housing from a new estate has been branded "disgraceful" by angry neighbours.

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King: ‘We won’t be ripping it apart’

King: ‘We won’t be ripping it apart’

It will be a normal summer for Deal, manager Steve King insists - as he begins planning for Isthmian League football.
Title triumph years in the making

Title triumph years in the making

Deal boss Steve King says steady recruitment over a number of seasons has been key to their championship success this term.
‘I was almost killed in hit-and-run’

‘I was almost killed in hit-and-run’

A woman has told of the terrifying moment she was sitting in her parked car when another vehicle ploughed into it.

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Tom’s relative title glory

Tom’s relative title glory

To say Deal’s championship triumph was a family affair is something of an understatement.

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Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

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Missing girl, 12, last seen riding purple bike

Missing girl, 12, last seen riding purple bike
Van jammed in width restriction barriers for almost seven hours

Van jammed in width restriction barriers for almost seven hours

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Suspected cannabis farm found in town centre

Suspected cannabis farm found in town centre

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