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Village pub chef voted the UK's best young cook

Village pub chef voted the UK's best young cook

A village gastro pub is celebrating after its chef was crowned the best young cook in the UK.

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Stranded lorry blocks rural road for almost two hours

Stranded lorry blocks rural road for almost two hours

Farmers stepped in to help after an HGV got stuck trying to turn around in a country road.

Canterbury back to winning ways

Canterbury back to winning ways

Canterbury scored three tries on the road as they avoided a third National League 2 South game without victory.

Kent's Crawley named in Ashes squad

Kent's Crawley named in Ashes squad

Kent's Zak Crawley has been selected in England's squad for this winter's Ashes.

Sports centre on stilts dropped to put centre's £8m revamp back on table

Sports centre on stilts dropped to put centre's £8m revamp back on table

Plans to refurbish a district's most-used leisure centre are back on the table after a proposal to build a sports hall on stilts was dropped.

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Teen spared prison over horror e scooter crash

Teen spared prison over horror e scooter crash

A student who left a woman with a broken leg and arm after crashing his e scooter into her on a pavement has walked free from court.

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Council could shut public toilets or charge for use

Council could shut public toilets or charge for use

Public loos could be shut or people charged to use them as a council looks to make savings of £50,000.

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New tapas restaurant and bar opens

New tapas restaurant and bar opens

A Mediterranean eatery has opened in a prime spot left vacant by an Italian chain which left last year.

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Firefighters save two people from burning building

Firefighters save two people from burning building

Two people have been carried to safety by firefighters after a blaze broke out in a home.

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Firm’s balcony bid prompts security risk fears at court

Firm’s balcony bid prompts security risk fears at court

A proposal to install balconies on a building over looking a crown court have been branded a security risk.

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Tories urge MP Rosie Duffield to defect over trans row

Tories urge MP Rosie Duffield to defect over trans row

Tory whips have invited Rosie Duffield to join the Conservative Party after she voiced her views on transgender issues and her own online abuse.

Man pleads not guilty to PCSO's murder

Man pleads not guilty to PCSO's murder

A 21-year-old man has denied murdering PCSO Julia James.

Police investigating after woman's drink 'spiked' at nightclub

Police investigating after woman's drink 'spiked' at nightclub

A woman in her 20s was left needing hospital treatment when she became 'unwell and disoriented' after her drink was allegedly spiked.

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New England deal for Crawley

New England deal for Crawley

Kent's Zak Crawley has been awarded a new England central contract.

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Aldi opens new supermarket next to B&Q

Aldi opens new supermarket next to B&Q

Kent's newest supermarket has opened its doors to customers for the first time.

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Nightclub rapist plied victim with drink

Nightclub rapist plied victim with drink

A devious rapist who met his victim at a nightclub and plied with drink has been jailed after dragging her through the courts.

Battle to save rare Victorian railway signal box from demolition

Battle to save rare Victorian railway signal box from demolition

Villagers are rallying to save an "iconic" Victorian signal box from the scrapheap after Network Rail revealed is set to be demolished next year.

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Missing girls found safe

Missing girls found safe

Two missing teenagers at the centre of a police hunt have been found safe.

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Former Kent student and professor wins Nobel Literature Prize

Former Kent student and professor wins Nobel Literature Prize

An acclaimed author who has spent years studying and teaching in Kent has been named winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Councillor admits he didn't know city has World Heritage status

Councillor admits he didn't know city has World Heritage status

A councillor caused a stir after admitting he didn't know Canterbury held World Heritage status - an accolade it has held since 1988.

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