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Huge demand as pub backed by Razor opens

Huge demand as pub backed by Razor opens

A pub is doing a roaring trade after being saved from the threat of demolition by a group of enthusiasts – including footballer Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock.

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Mum diagnosed with cancer days after losing husband

Mum diagnosed with cancer days after losing husband

A mum who found she had cancer just days after losing her husband to the disease is swimming the channel.

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Tributes after teenage moped rider in crash with car

Tributes after teenage moped rider in crash with car

Flowers and messages have been left at a road junction after an 18-year-old moped rider was in a crash with a car.

Moped rider critically injured in late-night crash

Moped rider critically injured in late-night crash

A moped rider had to be taken to a London hospital after being involved in a collision with a car last night.

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Patient threw porridge at wall and hit nurse with crutch

Patient threw porridge at wall and hit nurse with crutch

A man has been sent to prison for attacking several key workers including hitting a nurse with a crutch.

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'Today's been great - we're busier than we expected'

'Today's been great - we're busier than we expected'

Business is booming at one of Kent's biggest shopping centres as it fully reopens today.

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Government urged to reveal lorry park report

Government urged to reveal lorry park report

Local politicians are putting pressure on the government to release a report into the environmental impact of a 66-acre lorry park.

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'We won't tell you how bad this lorry park is for the environment'

'We won't tell you how bad this lorry park is for the environment'

The Environment Agency has refused to share its views on a lorry park that covers 66 acres of land.

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Six-storey Hilton hotel will finally open this summer

Six-storey Hilton hotel will finally open this summer

A long-awaited town centre hotel is to open in the summer - five years after bosses gained planning permission.

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Man sprayed with 'unknown substance' during fight

Man sprayed with 'unknown substance' during fight

A man required emergency treatment after being sprayed in the face with an unknown substance during a fight.

Jobcentre to open in former River Island store

Jobcentre to open in former River Island store

A shopping centre unit is being outfitted for use as a temporary jobcentre in response to the Covid pandemic.

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Dad doing back-to-back marathons for twins charity

Dad doing back-to-back marathons for twins charity

A new dad-of-twins will complete a gruelling physical challenge to raise thousands for charity.

Paul O'Grady gets green light for guest house at Kent home

Paul O'Grady gets green light for guest house at Kent home

TV favourite Paul O'Grady has gained permission for a new guest house and a number of changes to his sprawling Kent home.

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Plan for homes next to railway line faces opposition

Plan for homes next to railway line faces opposition

A homes plan which first surfaced in 2017 has returned – and residents have again come out strongly in opposition.

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Pizza takeaway to fill empty shopping centre unit

Pizza takeaway to fill empty shopping centre unit

A new takeaway is to open in a former bakery and will be offering what could be one town's largest pizza.

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Lamb drowns while fleeing loose dog

Lamb drowns while fleeing loose dog

Dog owners have been asked to keep control of their pets after a lamb drowned while fleeing a loose dog.

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Snow flurries hit Kent after stunning Easter Sunday

Snow flurries hit Kent after stunning Easter Sunday

Gritting lorries will be out in force as hail, sleet and light flurries of snowfall arrive in Kent following a glorious spell of Easter weather.

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Garage fire drama caught on camera

Garage fire drama caught on camera

A dramatic video has emerged of a blaze, believed by locals to have been started deliberately.

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Golf studio opens as members return from lockdown

Golf studio opens as members return from lockdown

Kingsnorth Golf Club reopened to members on Monday and PGA Professional Tom Muchmore had more than one reason to celebrate.

Murder accused joined gang to fund drug habit

Murder accused joined gang to fund drug habit

A man on trial for murder has said he joined a drug dealing gang to fund his own habit.

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