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Play park vandalised months after major £88k refurbishment
A children’s park has been vandalised by yobs, just months after a major refurbishment of the site.
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Driver accused of murdering boy, 4, was ‘on wrong side of road when he rammed car’
The driver accused of murdering a four-year-old boy was on the wrong side of the road when he deliberately rammed the ve...
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Not again! Another car gets stuck in flooded ford - despite fire service warning
A car became stuck after driving into a flooded ford this afternoon - despite fire crews issuing a warning following a similar inc...
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Town centre e-scooter riders and catapult yobs face £100 fines in new crackdown
People with catapults or riding e-scooters in a town centre could face a £100 fine under a new crackdown.
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'Costs are soaring but it will be fantastic - please bear with us'
Plans to split up an empty charity shop into two units are underway, but rising costs have presented a stumbling block.
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Jan Leeming backtracks on ‘train children like dogs’ comment after restaurant row
Former BBC newsreader Jan Leeming has backtracked after saying children should be “trained like a dog” amid a Kent restaurant row.
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Former bar boss jailed for 28 years after ‘haunting’ child abuse
A remorseless former bar boss has been jailed for 28 years following a “haunting” campaign of sexually abusing and raping chi...
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First look inside brand-new £7m Home Bargains ahead of grand opening
Home Bargains is set to open its latest Kent store, which will be one of the company’s largest branches in the country.
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Crisis over as hospital cancels ‘critical incident’ alert
Hospital chiefs have cancelled a critical incident but still want people to stay away if possible because of high levels of demand...
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Renewed witness plea after fatal crash involving car on wrong side of A249
A woman killed in a crash was in a car travelling the wrong way along a dual carriageway, say police, who have renewed their plea...
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Emotional day for town as 400-plus attend carnival queen’s funeral
More than 200 people paid their respects at the funeral of a “beautiful, kind and selfless” former carnival queen who died in a fr...
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Flood alerts for multiple areas of Kent after heavy rainfall
The Environment Agency has issued multiple flood alerts for low-lying areas across Kent.
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‘I’m going to ram them’: Court hears of phone call seconds before fatal crash
The driver on trial for murdering a four-year-old in a hit-and-run warned the boy’s uncle he would “ram them” and “didn’t give a f...
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‘I didn’t want to hurt him, I wanted her to be safe’: Teen denies wanting to attack alleged murder victim
A youngster has told a court that he followed a man, who was later found dead, and a 16-year-old girl to ensure she was safe.
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‘He’s a danger to children’: Paedophile locked up for threats to underage girl
A 21-year-old who poses a “persistent danger to children” has been jailed after contacting profiles of teenage girls and asking to...
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Vision revealed to turn car park into seafront swimming complex
An ambitious vision has been unveiled to return a seafront car park back to its roots by turning it into an open-air swimming comp...
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Watch: Motorbike leads officers on police chase before crashing into car
A man who ran a red light, before leading police on a chase and being found with a knife, has been disqualified from driving after...
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‘We did our best, but costs have made it impossible to continue’
The team behind a beloved village pub have called last orders for the final time after rising costs made it “impossible” to contin...