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Artist has designs on town's bollards

Artist has designs on town's bollards

An artist wants the community to come up with designs for all the bollards in its town centre.

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Watch as fly-tipper's van crushed

Watch as fly-tipper's van crushed

A council's fight against fly-tippers has ended with a van being seized while parked outside its owner's house and then crushed into a sheet of metal.

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141 isolate after primary school staff catch Covid

141 isolate after primary school staff catch Covid

More than 130 pupil and eight members of staff have been forced to self isolate after two positive cases of coronavirus at a primary school.

Train death horror for school children

Train death horror for school children

Pupils on their way home from school were trapped in carriages after a teenager was hit by their train near a pedestrian bridge.

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Swan dies after being hit on Pelican crossing

Swan dies after being hit on Pelican crossing

A swan was knocked down and killed by motorist as it tried to cross a road with its mate and was then left in the gutter.

Ambulance station reopens after £1m revamp

Ambulance station reopens after £1m revamp

An ambulance station has reopened after a six-month £1m makeover and with a training room in memory of former paramedic Rhod Prosser.

Supermarket closes petrol station for facelift

Supermarket closes petrol station for facelift

A seaside supermarket has closed its petrol station and car wash for a major refit while the main store also undergoes a 'refresh'.

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Can you solve this parachuting mystery?

Can you solve this parachuting mystery?

A teenager has captured a mysterious object parachuting into the sea off Kent.

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Sea drama as sailor rescued from buoy

Sea drama as sailor rescued from buoy

A sailor used the light from his mobile phone to guide rescuers to the mooring buoy he was clinging to after his dinghy sank in heavy winds.

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Virus affects Christmas appeal for homeless

Virus affects Christmas appeal for homeless

A family who run a yearly festive appeal for the homeless have had to adapt the scheme in light of the pandemic.

Decontamination to pave way for creekside leisure complex

Decontamination to pave way for creekside leisure complex

Work can now start on the final phase of a huge seafront regeneration scheme despite the lack of a marina.

Another charge after cocaine found in gas cannister

Another charge after cocaine found in gas cannister

A second person has been charged after 13 kilos of cocaine were seized by police after the drugs were found hidden inside a gas canister.

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Caravans destroyed in blaze

Caravans destroyed in blaze

Firefighters called out to a caravan fire say the flames spread to several other disused mobile homes.

Troubled town council has nine applicants to fill vacant seats

Troubled town council has nine applicants to fill vacant seats

Five out of nine of its original councillors have quit - plus the clerk - over the past year but nine applied to join one of Kent's town councils.

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Juror 'pinged' court worker's bra strap

Juror 'pinged' court worker's bra strap

A bus driver on jury service sent home after groping a woman Crown Court worker has admitted sexual assault.

Covid-19 testing station set up on seafront

Covid-19 testing station set up on seafront

A temporary coronavirus testing station has been set up in a car park on the seafront next to a sandpit, amusement park and ice cream kiosk.

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Three rescue missions for lifeboat

Three rescue missions for lifeboat

A lifeboat has rescued the crew of a drifting vessel without a rudder and a leaking fishing boat. It was also called to a yacht which had run aground.

'They are absolute scum of the earth'

'They are absolute scum of the earth'

A 79-year-old who was robbed after being targeted by two men posing as police officers, hasn’t been able to return to his home since the incident.

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Prison X-ray scanner's immediate impact

Prison X-ray scanner's immediate impact

New technology catches out inmates trying to smuggle batteries, mobile phones and drugs into prison in first week of use.

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Police find cocaine hidden in gas canister

Police find cocaine hidden in gas canister

A 26-year-old man has been charged with a drugs offence after officers discovered 13 kilos of cocaine inside a gas canister.

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