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‘Dirty leisure centre isn't improving - why are there only three cleaners?!’

‘Dirty leisure centre isn't improving - why are there only three cleaners?!’

A multimillion-pound leisure centre that employs three cleaners must take on more staff as the site has “never looked so bad”, say furious swimmers.

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Driver caught using dead woman’s blue badge

Driver caught using dead woman’s blue badge

A driver who used a dead woman's blue badge to park closer to his hotel on two occasions in Kent has been fined.

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Biosecurity checks to start - despite fears Kent site off M20 isn’t ready

Biosecurity checks to start - despite fears Kent site off M20 isn’t ready

There are fears a site off the M20 is not ready for new biosecurity checks coming in next week - which could lead to traffic delays.

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'Back in your day' comment could be age harassment judge says

'Back in your day' comment could be age harassment judge says

Using the phrase 'back in your day' to an older colleague at work could count as age harassment, an employment judge has ruled.

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Town to host its first ever Pride

Town to host its first ever Pride

A town’s first Pride event is gearing up to go ahead this summer celebrating diversity and inclusion throughout the community.

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Forensic grease used to catch stalker in Kent first

Forensic grease used to catch stalker in Kent first

A stalker has been jailed after new forensic technology which shows up under UV light was put on the victim’s home and helped identify him.

New vision revealed for ‘parkland council estate’ on abandoned site

New vision revealed for ‘parkland council estate’ on abandoned site

New images show how a “parkland council estate” planned for an overgrown patch of land could look.

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New boss latest as Walker prepares for final game

New boss latest as Walker prepares for final game

Alan Walker says there’s been big interest in the Ashford manager’s job.

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Major route shuts days after reopening following emergency works

Major route shuts days after reopening following emergency works

A major road connecting two districts in the county has shut again after repairs to a burst water pipe needed fixing.

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Rare toy bought for just £1.25 could now fetch £30k

Rare toy bought for just £1.25 could now fetch £30k

An ultra-rare Star Wars toy bought for £1.25 in 1978 could soon fetch up to £30,000 at a Kent auction.

Motorway shuts in both directions amid man’s welfare concerns

Motorway shuts in both directions amid man’s welfare concerns

A motorway was briefly shut today following concerns for a man’s welfare.

BMW driver ‘crashes into roundabout and keeps driving with sparking wheel’

BMW driver ‘crashes into roundabout and keeps driving with sparking wheel’

A driver was arrested after a BMW crashed into a round about and continued driving with sparks flying from a wheel.

Pictures inside shop given one-star food hygiene rating

Pictures inside shop given one-star food hygiene rating

A convenience store where animal carcasses were kept just inches from fresh herbs and salad items has been handed a one-star food hygiene rating.

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D-Day hero who dodged enemy shells dies aged 98

D-Day hero who dodged enemy shells dies aged 98

A D-Day hero who dodged enemy shells and chronicled the suffering that day has died.

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Sex offender jailed for 14 years

Sex offender jailed for 14 years

A sex offender has been jailed for 14 years for abusing two girls and a woman.

Huge new secondary school set to open at Kent ‘garden town’ next summer

Huge new secondary school set to open at Kent ‘garden town’ next summer

A new secondary school being built at a sprawling ‘garden town’ development is set to open next summer, it has been confirmed.

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Aldi reveals when controversial store in ‘crazy’ location will open

Aldi reveals when controversial store in ‘crazy’ location will open

Aldi has revealed when a controversial new supermarket set to be built in a “crazy” location will open.

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Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

Owners of a popular business park want to expand the site as it continues to “buck the trend” of failing high streets in the county.

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‘Wasteland woods reeked of rotten eggs - it felt like I was being poisoned’

‘Wasteland woods reeked of rotten eggs - it felt like I was being poisoned’

We visited a historic Kent woodland where 27,000 tonnes of waste has been dumped - which could cost £10 million to clean up.

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Man taken to hospital after crash closes busy route

Man taken to hospital after crash closes busy route

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a busy road forced police to close the route.

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