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'Let me save pub from being turned into homes'

'Let me save pub from being turned into homes'

A landlady is still holding out hope of saving a historic pub – after plans were revived to turn it into houses.

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Police hunting wanted man

Police hunting wanted man

Officers are appealing for help tracing a man wanted for recall to prison who is thought to be in Kent.

Images released after man and woman attacked in wine bar

Images released after man and woman attacked in wine bar

CCTV images of a man have been released by police after two people were attacked in a wine bar.

Students at 'breaking point' amid marking boycott

Students at 'breaking point' amid marking boycott

Final year university students say further strikes and a marking boycott has brought them to "breaking point".

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Drink driver falls asleep at wheel in drive thru

Drink driver falls asleep at wheel in drive thru

A man who was reportedly seen falling asleep at the wheel in a drive-thru was among a dozen drink driving arrests this weekend.

First look inside student flats...that cost nearly £1k per month

First look inside student flats...that cost nearly £1k per month

New CGIs give a glimpse inside student flats being built behind a popular high street – the first of which are to be finished this summer.

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Saturday Kitchen chef to join Supergrass at big festival

Saturday Kitchen chef to join Supergrass at big festival

A chef from Saturday Kitchen will be among the stars cooking up food at a music festival in the Kent countryside this summer.

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Pup abandoned in crate trains to become police dog

Pup abandoned in crate trains to become police dog

A young cocker spaniel found dumped in a crate on a roadside with five other puppies is training to become a police sniffer dog.

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'People were glaring as if I was some sort of scooter hooligan'

'People were glaring as if I was some sort of scooter hooligan'

As Kent's police chief calls for an end to e scooter trials, we look back at when a reporter took one of the controversial two-wheelers for a spin...

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Mystery of high street markings explained

Mystery of high street markings explained

The reason why markings have appeared in a Kent high street has been revealed after they raised eyebrows among shoppers.

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'It's time to end the e scooter experiment'

'It's time to end the e scooter experiment'

Kent's police chief says e scooter trials in the county and further afield have proven to be a dangerous failure.

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Lorry park plan to get nuisance HGVs off country lanes

Lorry park plan to get nuisance HGVs off country lanes

One of the UK’s largest fresh produce companies is planning to create a lorry park at its Kent base.

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Has last pint been pulled at 19th century pub?

Has last pint been pulled at 19th century pub?

A historic pub that has sat empty for three years would need a £84,000 cash injection to be revived, papers show.

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Mystery of graveyard that's almost impossible to find

Mystery of graveyard that's almost impossible to find

Incredibly difficult to find, overgrown with ivy and locked up from public view, a hidden cemetery has almost been consigned to the history books.

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Thug tasered at hotel after grabbing woman by neck

Thug tasered at hotel after grabbing woman by neck

A man who grabbed a woman by the neck at a hotel was tasered by police shortly before being arrested.

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'Garden city' developers told to pump £51m into new schools

'Garden city' developers told to pump £51m into new schools

County council bosses want developers behind a planned 4,000-home ‘garden city’ to pump £51 million into new schools.

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Is this Kent's filthiest lay-by?

Is this Kent's filthiest lay-by?

A lay-by has been branded the most disgusting in Kent as shocking footage shows it is littered with bottles of urine, tyres and plastic bags.

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Live: Flying Scotsman tours Kent

Live: Flying Scotsman tours Kent

Hundreds of people have turned out to see a world famous locomotive arrive in the county for the first time in 50 years.

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Bus firm boss fears drive-thru gridlock

Bus firm boss fears drive-thru gridlock

Bus chiefs fear a new drive-thru restaurant in Canterbury will make traffic gridlock worse on a city road already blighted by congestion.

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Players take part in inaugural Futsal festival

Players take part in inaugural Futsal festival

More than 70 players gathered for Kent’s first Women’s Futsal Festival on Saturday.

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