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Town's skipper chosen

Town's skipper chosen

Whitstable manager Richard Styles has named his captain ahead of the start of the new season.

Inside Breaking Bad star's family holiday in Kent

Inside Breaking Bad star's family holiday in Kent

Intimate photos show A-list actor Aaron Paul - who starred as Jesse Pinkman in hit show Breaking Bad - enjoying a two-week stay on the Kent coast.

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'Money launderette' posters stuck on former bank

'Money launderette' posters stuck on former bank

Posters advertising a money laundering service and mentioning people connected to Vladmir Putin and Pablo Escobar have popped up at a former bank.

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'Outstanding' school loses rating after 14 years

'Outstanding' school loses rating after 14 years

Parents have leapt to the defence of a school as the "outstanding" Ofsted rating it held for 14 years was downgraded to "requires improvement".

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Search for fisherman after boat gets stuck on wind turbine

Search for fisherman after boat gets stuck on wind turbine

A search operation was launched to track down a fisherman after his boat became stranded on a turbine off the Kent coast.

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Top critic puts restaurant in coastal top 10

Top critic puts restaurant in coastal top 10

A restaurant in the county has been named as one of the best in the country to visit this summer when heading to the coast.

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We've changed everything

We've changed everything

New boss Richard Styles has set about changing “everything” at Whitstable.

Popular hairdressers to shut after almost 70 years

Popular hairdressers to shut after almost 70 years

A popular hairdressers is being forced to close after almost 70 years - because people are having fewer cuts since Covid struck.

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Plans for 220-home estate could solve 'nightmare' road problems

Plans for 220-home estate could solve 'nightmare' road problems

A catalogue of 'nightmare' issues along a rat-run where road rage and accidents are a regular occurrence could be solved by plans for 220 new homes.

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Fury over plans to fence off parts of beauty spot

Fury over plans to fence off parts of beauty spot

Proposals aimed at reducing disturbance to wildlife at a seafront beauty spot have been described as “sacrilege” by furious residents.

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Injured woman flown to London hospital after concerns raised

Injured woman flown to London hospital after concerns raised

An air ambulance landed in a playing field and a woman was flown to a London hospital.

Shock as Breaking Bad star visits Kent off-licence on family day trip

Shock as Breaking Bad star visits Kent off-licence on family day trip

A-list actor Aaron Paul left customers at an off-licence stunned after paying a visit to search for his own Mexican-style mezcal.

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Mackenzie stays loyal to Whitstable

Mackenzie stays loyal to Whitstable

Boss Richard Styles has revealed versatile defender Jake Mackenzie turned down higher-league interest in favour of extending his Whitstable stay.

Care home worker threatened with dismissal for being pregnant

Care home worker threatened with dismissal for being pregnant

A pregnant cleaner who claims she was branded "pathetic" for wanting a tea break has been awarded almost £25,000 in compensation.

Moment County Lines dealer caught with £5k cash

Moment County Lines dealer caught with £5k cash

Watch the moment a drug dealer was apprehended by police - after continuing to supply heroin and cocaine in east Kent despite being on bail.

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Jealous stalker terrorised ex and broke into her home

Jealous stalker terrorised ex and broke into her home

A 'Jekyll and Hyde' taxi driver and dad-of-five harassed his ex-partner at home, work and in messages and phone calls after their relationship ended.

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'Second homes and Airbnbs have left us with no community'

'Second homes and Airbnbs have left us with no community'

There are growing calls for a referendum on banning new properties from being turned into holiday lets in one Kent tourist hotspot.

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Chopper helps trace suspected teen thieves

Chopper helps trace suspected teen thieves

Two teenagers suspected of stealing a catalytic converter have been arrested after a police search that included a chopper.

'We can't clean up our mess - we're not allowed a broom!'

'We can't clean up our mess - we're not allowed a broom!'

A resident forced to clean up after binmen who left rotten food strewn across the street says they told her: 'We aren't allowed to carry a broom!'

'Our business was the town's heartbeat - but now it's destroyed'

'Our business was the town's heartbeat - but now it's destroyed'

The owner of a beloved business destroyed by a fire has spoken of his "devastation", saying it will take at least two years to reopen.

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