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Two catapults and over 60 ball bearings seized during search

Two catapults and over 60 ball bearings seized during search

Police stopped and identified the suspects within an hour after it was initially reported.

Wetlands to boost wildlife and protect against flooding

Wetlands to boost wildlife and protect against flooding

A new wetland area is to be created, despite fears from neighbours it could become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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Dog-walking field approved five years after opening

Dog-walking field approved five years after opening

A prospective councillor has apologised for not seeking planning permission before using a field as a pet exercise enclosure.

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Queen Victoria's snooker table on market for £150,000

Queen Victoria's snooker table on market for £150,000

An antique billiards table which once stood proudly in Buckingham Palace is up for sale.

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Owners ‘utterly heartbroken’ over closure of award-winning microbrewery

Owners ‘utterly heartbroken’ over closure of award-winning microbrewery

Customers have shared their disappointment after a popular brewing business and tap room went into administration.

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Farm shop on the market for £1.5m after owners retire

Farm shop on the market for £1.5m after owners retire

A family which has run a “charming” farm shop for 12 years is on the hunt for someone with “enthusiam and energy” to take it over.

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Warning nuisance bikers ‘could pollute drinking water’

Warning nuisance bikers ‘could pollute drinking water’

A water firm has warned of the “worrying” and “heart-breaking” pollution bikers could cause by continuing to ride near springs and streams.

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Gray calling the shots again!

Gray calling the shots again!

Weald TT Club’s Diccon Gray has added a doubles title to recent county glory.

Man airlifted to hospital following crash

Man airlifted to hospital following crash

A man has been airlifted to hospital following a crash.

Father's fury as rapists handed ‘joke sentence’

Father's fury as rapists handed ‘joke sentence’

The furious father of a teenage girl raped in a park by two men says their “joke” prison sentence has further punished his family.

Lioness inspires new girls’ football team

Lioness inspires new girls’ football team

A girls under 10s team who’ve been playing competitive football for the first time say they have been inspired by Kent-born footballer Alessia Russo.

Surgery shuts as doctor announces retirement

Surgery shuts as doctor announces retirement

A GP surgery which has been in a town for more than 10 years has announced its closure.

‘My 11-year-old daughter will leave home at 7am and not get home till 5pm’

‘My 11-year-old daughter will leave home at 7am and not get home till 5pm’

Parents have set up a petition calling for a new non-selective school to save their children spending two hours on the bus each day.

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‘I don’t remember the pain but my injuries were catastrophic’

‘I don’t remember the pain but my injuries were catastrophic’

A dad whose life was saved by air ambulance crews said he would have died if they had not performed major roadside surgery.

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NHS asks patients to bring own batteries for check-ups

NHS asks patients to bring own batteries for check-ups

Patients at a Kent GP surgery have been told to bring their own AA batteries to appointments if they need to use one of their machines.

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Drug dealer jailed after cocaine found hidden in his Volvo

Drug dealer jailed after cocaine found hidden in his Volvo

A dealer is starting a prison sentence after police found multiple bags of cocaine hidden in his car.

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Disability campaigner, 12, slams decision to ‘erase’ children like himself from school photos

Disability campaigner, 12, slams decision to ‘erase’ children like himself from school photos

A young campaigner and wheelchair-user has described a photographer’s decision to omit children like himself from a school photo as “hurtful”.

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Riverside pub to reopen as fish and chip shop

Riverside pub to reopen as fish and chip shop

A village is set to get its first fish and chips shop after the successful conversion of a Grade II-listed pub into a convenience store and takeaway.

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Man taken to hospital after crash

Man taken to hospital after crash

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a country road.

Sensory garden opens this weekend

Sensory garden opens this weekend

Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.

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