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      <title><![CDATA[Hundreds more Kent Police jobs could be on the line, warns crime commissioner Ann Barnes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds more Kent Police officers could lose their jobs under public sector cuts, the county's crime commissioner has warned today.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mayor of London Boris Johnson set to be scuppered in bid to take over some Kent rail services]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson's bid to take over some Kent rail services is set to hit the buffers, it's been revealed.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pop star Peter Andre in Rochester for 60 Minute Makeover ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Pop star and presenter Peter Andre has been swamped by fans while filming 60 Minute Makeover in Rochester.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[jhorn@thekmgroup.co.uk (Jenni Horn)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver Dennis Barker jailed for three years after head-on crash kills Stanley Draper in Sevenoaks]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A driver who ignored speed signs to overtake on a newly-laid road has been jailed after killing a man in a crash.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:18:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peter Andre brings makeover show to Maidstone]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Peter Andre greeted fans at a Maidstone hotel last night. He has been staying in the town while he films 60 Minute Makeover.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[awhite@thekmgroup.co.uk (Anna White)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[£2.5 million investment in the County Town development]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Around 250 jobs are expected to be created by Vinters Business Park]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[tsturgess@thekmgroup.co.uk (Trevor Sturgess)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giant 60-acre solar farm is "not a major development"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Around 50,000 solar panels could be the next thing for the Kent International Gateway site. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ajsmith@thekmgroup.co.uk (Alan Smith)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Town says farewell to Second World War fighter pilot]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAF hero wrote a web account of his wartime experiences]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ajsmith@thekmgroup.co.uk (Alan Smith)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leeds Castle was the scene for the first Breast Cancer Pink Ribbonwalk in Kent]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds walked in memory of loved ones for a picturesque pink charity day]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[acole@thekmgroup.co.uk (Angela Cole)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Artist displays work from before and after his diagnosis with Alzheimer's]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Snodland-based artist Keith Barrell stages his biggest display - even though he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's three years ago]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Helen and mum brave the scissors ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A mum and her nine-year-old daughter will cut their long locks in support of children who have lost their hair through illness.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[awhite@thekmgroup.co.uk (Anna White)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Warning over missed smear tests ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lastest figures show 26, 600 people failed to show for cervical cancer check-up]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[jameswalker@thekmgroup.co.uk (James Walker)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman cut free from crash in Goudhurst ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A woman has been cut free from a car after her vehicle collided with an HGV.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle a double shed fire in Cranbrook]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Firefighters tackled a double shed fire in Cranbrook this afternoon. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[One arrest after police recover cannabis plants during a raid.]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Police find 100 cannabis plants in Wateringbury.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Efits released after woman's ordeal as bungling robbers ransack house in Tonbridge]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A terrified woman was forced to sit with a towel over her head while robbers ransacked a house... wrongly believing it to contain a safe.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Next gets go-ahead for controversial store alongside M20]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[139 jobs promised as £9m out-of-town shop gets green light despite opposition]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ajsmith@thekmgroup.co.uk (Alan Smith)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Findings into alleged police corruption to be published today]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A report originally promised in January and looking at how crime figures were recorded, is expected to be released today]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man charged with attempted murder after attack at Boxley Road, Maidstone]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody today charged with attempted murder after a suspected hammer attack in Maidstone.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman and child seriously hurt after crash with lorry near Cranbrook]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A woman and child have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on crash between a car and lorry near Cranbrook.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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