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Residents told to shut doors and windows due to fire

Residents told to shut doors and windows due to fire

A warning to people to keep doors and windows shut due to smoke as firefighters tackle a blaze at an outbuilding in a village has been lifted.

Blooming good memories

Blooming good memories

A hospice is giving away free sunflower seeds as a way for people to remember loved ones year after year.

Lorry driver's £2m haul of smuggled tobacco

Lorry driver's £2m haul of smuggled tobacco

A haulier has been jailed after a lorry driver tried to smuggle in £2m worth of cigarettes and tobacco.

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Boy taken to hospital after car 'intentionally drove into him'

Boy taken to hospital after car 'intentionally drove into him'

A teenage boy was rushed to a London hospital after a car reportedly drove into him on purpose.

'And I would skip one hundred miles'

'And I would skip one hundred miles'

Pupils at three different primary schools skipped hundreds of miles to promote the benefits of healthy lifestyles.

Modern day slavery probe arrests

Modern day slavery probe arrests

Five people have been arrested after concerns were raised workers were being exploited.

Concerns over bid to extend off licence's hours

Concerns over bid to extend off licence's hours

Concerns have been raised by the police after a town centre off licence applied to sell alcohol into the early hours at weekends.

Tidal surge puts Thames Barrier on standby

Tidal surge puts Thames Barrier on standby

Flood warnings are in place for the River Thames due to high spring tides being predicted.

Barry to the rescue

Barry to the rescue

A charity has launched a mobile foodbank named Barry, to help even more families in need.

Top review highlights school's reading improvements

Top review highlights school's reading improvements

A primary school has been acknowledged in a national review as an example of 'best practice' for its approach to teaching and encouraging reading.

Gravesend boxer lands bronze ahead of Olympic qualifiers

Gravesend boxer lands bronze ahead of Olympic qualifiers

Olympic hopeful Cheavon Clarke returned from the Belgrade Winner Tournament with a medal.

Van and a motorbike crash causes A2 tailbacks

Van and a motorbike crash causes A2 tailbacks

There were long delays on a major commuter route this morning after a van and a motorbike crashed.

'It's India today, tomorrow it could be another nation'

'It's India today, tomorrow it could be another nation'

With India recording a new record for daily Covid-19 cases, Kent's equalities chief says there are lessons to be learnt from the latest outbreak.

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'He was screaming and crying, it is every mum's worse nightmare'

'He was screaming and crying, it is every mum's worse nightmare'

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was robbed of his electric scooter says her son is still in shock.

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Application to develop listed building

Application to develop listed building

Permission has been requested to change an office into two studio flats.

Appeal launched following scooter robbery

Appeal launched following scooter robbery

Witnesses are sought after a boy was robbed of a scooter.

St George's Day celebrations go virtual

St George's Day celebrations go virtual

Two films featuring 13 schools have been produced in celebration of the patron saint of England.

Permission refused for woodland development

Permission refused for woodland development

Planners have refused permission for a retrospective planning application following a controversial woodland development.

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'Rob me? Jog on!'

'Rob me? Jog on!'

A brave pensioner with a heart condition told a teenager who tried to rob him at knifepoint to "jog on", a court heard.

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Person injured in industrial blaze

Person injured in industrial blaze

Three fire crews have fought an industrial blaze in which one person has been hurt.

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