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Boy returns home after 311 days in hospital

Boy returns home after 311 days in hospital

A sporty 10-year-old who developed a rare condition which has baffled doctors is finally home after being in hospital for almost a year.

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Award-winning restaurant replaced by Turkish eatry

Award-winning restaurant replaced by Turkish eatry

A Turkish restaurant planning to expand its premises has been taken over by new management and will reopen under a new brand.

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‘It’s not just sitting in a pretty dress and waving’

‘It’s not just sitting in a pretty dress and waving’

A former beauty queen who reintroduced pageants in her town insists they provide a safe space for girls away from boys and social media.

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Meet the family of karate black belts

Meet the family of karate black belts

Four members of the same family are now black belts in karate after a successful end-of-year grading session.

Animal charity fined £100 over runaway emu

Animal charity fined £100 over runaway emu

An animal sanctuary boss has been told to cough up £100 after one of her birds escaped from its storm-damaged enclosure.

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Fifth Category One showdown beckons for Bellmore Sally

Fifth Category One showdown beckons for Bellmore Sally

Eyes will be on greyhounds great Bellmore Sally as she chases a place in another Final at Central Park this weekend.

Shoplifter faces 130 days behind bars

Shoplifter faces 130 days behind bars

A prolific shoplifter has been jailed days after being arrested.

Boss of family-run garage denies closure is due to new homes

Boss of family-run garage denies closure is due to new homes

The manager of a family-run firm has dismissed claims a town’s garage was shut to make way for new homes.

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Man caught pooing on random driveway

Man caught pooing on random driveway

CCTV footage has been captured of a man defecating on a driveway in the early hours of the morning.

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More waste dumped at fly-tipping hot-spot

More waste dumped at fly-tipping hot-spot

A council has branded fly-tippers “selfish” after building materials and wooden furniture were dumped in a notorious hot-spot.

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Yobs filmed damaging town centre offices

Yobs filmed damaging town centre offices

A soon-to-reopen office building has been targeted by youths who have been filmed hitting windows and pulling down curtains.

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Shock as sweet bakery boss suddenly shuts four stores

Shock as sweet bakery boss suddenly shuts four stores

The boss of a bakery business is “heartbroken” after announcing four of her five shops are shutting due to rising costs.

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Brickies boss celebrates in style

Brickies boss celebrates in style

Ryan Maxwell celebrated his first anniversary as Sittingbourne manager with an emphatic victory - thanks to a player he has high hopes for.

A249 slip reopens but more carriageway closures loom

A249 slip reopens but more carriageway closures loom

A slip road that has been shut for several weeks is back open but National Highways has announced moire closures near an M2 junction.

Parts of M2 to close several times until summer

Parts of M2 to close several times until summer

National Highways is temporarily shutting sections of a major motorway due to road improvements works.

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Woman taken to hospital after collapsing in Lidl

Woman taken to hospital after collapsing in Lidl

A woman was taken to to hospital after collapsing in a town centre supermarket.

Tributes paid to ‘risk-taking’ solicitor who represented Myra Hindley

Tributes paid to ‘risk-taking’ solicitor who represented Myra Hindley

A Kent solicitor who represented one of the Moors Murderers during their plea for parole has died.

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Reason behind pub’s mystery closure revealed

Reason behind pub’s mystery closure revealed

A family-run free house has been put on the market after it suddenly ceased trading.

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Runaway emu ‘grounded’ after escape bid

Runaway emu ‘grounded’ after escape bid

An emu called Dougie is back home but in the dog house after fleeing through a fence – and interrupting his owner’s “rare” meal out.

Town centre garage closes suddenly

Town centre garage closes suddenly

A garage has called it a day just weeks after a yard next door sold at auction.

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