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      <title><![CDATA[Perfick! Holiday home from home for Darling Buds of May fans]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An entrepreneur plans to turn the Kent farm where Darling Buds of May was filmed into holiday accommodation themed on the hit TV show.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:28 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inspector approves area plan for a 'garden city' at Chilmington Green near Ashford ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Plans for up to 5,750 homes at Chilmington Green took a big step forward after Ashford Borough Council's local plan was approved by an inspector]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:06:21 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kent County Council councillors take pay freeze]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[All parties on Kent County Council are today expected to back a pay freeze for councillors, keeping their basic allowances at just more than £12,800]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes announces council tax rebate for special PCs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Special PCs are to be given a council tax rebate to acknowledge the work they do as volunteers, Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes has announced.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giant badger 'causing hysteria' at Folkestone School for Girls]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A giant stray badger in a school's grounds is leaving pupils terrified and hiding in classrooms, according to a parent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[slennon@thekmgroup.co.uk (Sam Lennon)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kent commuters warned of rail chaos with serious disruption expected amid London Bridge station revamp]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kent rail passengers have been warned to expect serious disruption on services to and from London... for up to two years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Police release CCTV image of suspected credit card fraudster who used machines at Ashford branch of Asda supermarket in Kimberley Way ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An image of a man who used a credit card at Ashford's Asda supermarket has been released by officers investigating a fraud case.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:22 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Police appeal as female motorist punched in face after Ashford crash]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are hoping to trace a man who is alleged to have punched a female motorist after a crash on a roundabout near Ashford.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:10:11 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chapel Down's wines are now recognised as some of the best in the world]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tenterden-based Chapel Down took home three gold medals and a prestigious ‘best in class’ trophy at the international Decanter World Wine Awards 2013]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ktye@thekmgroup.co.uk (Kathryn Tye)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man arrested over suspected stabbing of woman in Cradle Bridge Drive, Willesborough, Ashford]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A man arrested over the suspected stabbing of a woman in Ashford has been released.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 07:46:02 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The fields and woods in Ashford are bursting with colour- proving spring might finally be here]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It may look gloomy outside but the countryside around Ashford has burst into colour]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robert Powsey and Duncan Snape charged after armed robberies at McColl's and Martin's newsagents]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two men are due in court after a series of armed raids across Kent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:16:58 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Luis Cristo and Jamal Joseph jailed for armed raids]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A pair who tied up staff and threatened to kill Thomas Cook workers in a series of armed raids have been jailed for a total of 27 years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:35 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ashford will be home to a new country park and water sports centre after planning permission was granted]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Plans for a new country park in Ashford have been given the green light by the borough council]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:28 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bid to knock down old Sevington Homebase store extension]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The owners of Ashford's former Homebase store have applied for permission to demolish its garden centre extension.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:09 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Delays as van overturns on M20 between Ashford and Leeds Castle]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Commuters have been facing congestion on the M20 this morning after a van overturned, blocking part of the London-bound carriageway.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:03 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two prized alpacas mauled to death by pair of Staffordshire bull terriers at Goodwin Alpacas at Smallhythe]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A police investigation has begun after two Staffordshire bull terriers killed prized alpacas as they grazed in their field.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Police release efit of suspect in cash theft from South Willesborough Post Office, in Gladstone Road, Ashford]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Police searching for a man who snatched cash from a till at South Willesborough Post Office have released an efit of the suspect.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:26:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Valuable 18th century marble statues stolen from Wye gardens near Ashford]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A pair of 18th century marble figures were stolen from Olantigh Gardens at Wye near Ashford]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:44:18 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Norman the cat believed dead and buried in Ashford garden returns for breakfast]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A family held a funeral service for their pet cat Norman and 'buried' him in the garden - before he turned up for breakfast the next day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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