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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[Gillingham schoolgirl Shannon Dowsett, 13, found safe after going missing from Queenborough]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A missing 13-year-old girl who disappeared after school has been found safe this afternoon.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:19 UT</pubDate>
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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[Flying the flag: Thanet retains top beaches crown with most Blue Flags in England]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanet has retained its crown for having the most beaches in England with Blue Flag awards today despite tough new rules.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[nchopra@thekmgroup.co.uk (Nisha Chopra)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Swale mayor Cllr Sue Gent joins Isle of Sheppey Academy students for Noise Awareness Week]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Isle of Sheppey Academy students have made a video about noise pollution.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[egrove@thekmgroup.co.uk (Emma Grove)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Swale parents urged to protect children against measles ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Families of children who may have missed out on their measles jabs are being urged to make sure the youngsters are protected against the disease.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[agray@thekmgroup.co.uk (Andrew Gray)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Isle of Sheppey UKIP defector Adrian Crowther says Conservatives already trying to woo him back]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A former Conservative county councillor who defected to UKIP says he has already been told he would be welcomed back to the Tory fold.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trailer released for short film made in Leysdown called Pleasure Beach]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The trailer for a short film made in Leysdown has been released and its makers could be looking for more Sheppey talent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plans for homes next to Leysdown Village Hall rejected over noise concerns.]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Proposals for five homes in Leysdown have been rejected due to concerns about traffic, noise and light.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ldyson@thekmgroup.co.uk (Lewis Dyson)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Recognition for dad William Barker of who fought for his country in Second World War]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A son whose father refused to talk about his battle record has reclaimed four medals... 68 years after the end of the Second World War.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:01:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ldyson@thekmgroup.co.uk (Lewis Dyson)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lorry overturns at Cowstead Corner on Isle of Sheppey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A lorry has overturned at a roundabout on the Isle of Sheppey this afternoon, blocking a busy section of the A249.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cats put down after shootings in Minster and Sheerness]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Pet owners are being warned to be on their guard after two cat shootings.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[ldyson@thekmgroup.co.uk (Lewis Dyson)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fears of rising tension at HMP Elmley, Eastchurch, due to cutbacks]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Proposed budget cuts for a prison could cause “increased tension” according to an independent assessment body.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vandalised play area in Sheerness shut a year ago could reopen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Swale council has said it hopes to find the funds to reopen a play park which was shut due to constant vandalism.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:40:00 UT</pubDate>
      <author><![CDATA[egrove@thekmgroup.co.uk (Emma Grove)]]></author>
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      <title><![CDATA[Agony continues for family of teenager Lewis O'Neill-Smith found dead on Minster beach as coroner records open verdict]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A question mark still hangs over the death of a popular teenager found on a beach - after an inquest recorded an open verdict.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:04 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA['I'm maid for this job': Isle of Sheppey teenager Sophie Elphick aims to become Britain's first professional mermaid]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A teenager is hoping to make a splash with an unusual career path... as Britain's first professional mermaid.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charity cyclist’s ultra-distance ride comes to The Aviator at Queenborough]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Welshman cycling around Britain’s coastline for charity has spent a day on Sheppey.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:23:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tree surgeon John Gates' Land Rover is stolen from his Sheerness home]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A tree surgeon fears for his business after his Land Rover was stolen from his front drive.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson has been re-selected by the Conservatives to contest the next general election which is due in 2015]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Gordon Henderson has been unanimously chosen to contest his parliamentary seat at the next election for the Tories.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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