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‘People say Europe hates us but we proved them wrong and we can again’

17 May 2025
‘People say Europe hates us but we proved them wrong and we can again’

Former Eurovision star Nikki French reflects on her time at the contest 25 years on, her Kent roots and how one act has paved a path for UK success.

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Cannabis-infused food seized in police raid on property

16 May 2025
Cannabis-infused food seized in police raid on property

Police have seized a large quantity of suspected cannabis edibles and other illegal substances following a raid.

Riverside bar reopens at popular venue

16 May 2025
Riverside bar reopens at popular venue

Months after it announced its decision to close its fine-dining restaurant, a visitor attraction has reopened its riverside bar.

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‘She didn’t deserve this’: Family’s devastation as beloved cat killed in ‘doorstep dog attack’

14 May 2025
‘She didn’t deserve this’: Family’s devastation as beloved cat killed in ‘doorstep dog attack’

A family has been left “broken” after its beloved cat was alleged mauled by “unrestrained” dogs outside their home and thrown away “like trash”.

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‘It’s up to us’: The street keeping its history alive in VE Day photos

13 May 2025
‘It’s up to us’: The street keeping its history alive in VE Day photos

Neighbours marked VE Day in a unique way with a street party, tributes to wartime heroes and the sharing of a tradition that began in 1945.

‘We used to turn WWII bombs into money boxes’

08 May 2025
‘We used to turn WWII bombs into money boxes’

As the country marks Victory in Europe Day, a 90-year-old man recalls his wartime childhood and his unique pastime repurposing explosive devices.

Dream comes true as family opens Italian coffee shop

06 May 2025
Dream comes true as family opens Italian coffee shop

A new café has opened in a building where personal memories, family connections and long-held plans all meet.

‘We’re Polish and we work hard - we're not the mafia’

01 May 2025
‘We’re Polish and we work hard - we're not the mafia’

A decision by the Home Office to publish data on the nationalities of foreign criminals living in the UK has concerned Kent’s Polish community.

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‘It’s a place people come back to’: Hairdressers mark 40 years in business

28 April 2025
‘It’s a place people come back to’: Hairdressers mark 40 years in business

A long-established barbershop is celebrating a major milestone with a week of celebrations and a few special plans to mark the occasion.

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Grade II-listed hotel converted into flats, then stripped of historic name

24 April 2025
Grade II-listed hotel converted into flats, then stripped of historic name

People living in a historic town are angry after a listed building was allowed to be turned into flats, then renamed.

‘We can't just buy paint from B&Q’: Volunteers devastated after heritage train trashed

23 April 2025
‘We can't just buy paint from B&Q’: Volunteers devastated after heritage train trashed

Volunteers have spoken of their devastation after a rare heritage train from the 1980s was vandalised with graffiti.

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Superstore to open in former Homebase

15 April 2025
Superstore to open in former Homebase

A home and garden store is set to welcome its first customers this week.

‘Red phone boxes are part of who we are — it’s heartbreaking to see one destroyed’

14 April 2025
‘Red phone boxes are part of who we are — it’s heartbreaking to see one destroyed’

A mum who created a community library inside an old red telephone box was heartbroken to find it had been destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

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Homeless man ‘covered in blood’ after being shot with 20p from catapult

12 April 2025
Homeless man ‘covered in blood’ after being shot with 20p from catapult

A homeless man was rushed to hospital and underwent hours of surgery after being shot in the eye with a 20p coin fired from a catapult.

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‘I believe in this and the joy it brings children - I couldn’t give up’

12 April 2025
‘I believe in this and the joy it brings children - I couldn’t give up’

A children’s party business is back on the road after a determined mum refused to give up on her dream venture following a major setback.

‘It sounded like a bomb’: Bus passenger fright as services come under catapult siege

11 April 2025
‘It sounded like a bomb’: Bus passenger fright as services come under catapult siege

Two buses were damaged and services delayed after a group of teenagers targeted passing vehicles in a “deliberate” catapult attack.

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Baby born on petrol station forecourt after fuel driver’s heroics

09 April 2025
Baby born on petrol station forecourt after fuel driver’s heroics

A fuel tanker driver helped deliver a baby on a petrol station forecourt after an expecting couple got stuck in traffic on the way to the hospital.

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Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

08 April 2025
Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

Funding has been secured to open new “school-based nurseries” across several towns in a bid to tackle so-called childcare “deserts”.

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‘It’s a minefield of muck’: Why are dog owners hanging bags of poo off trees everywhere?

06 April 2025
‘It’s a minefield of muck’: Why are dog owners hanging bags of poo off trees everywhere?

Instead of being binned dog mess is increasingly being bagged and dumped or hung from tree branches in a move many have branded as “selfish”.

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How kidnapping in Colombian jungle led to Kent castle’s beautiful garden

04 April 2025
How kidnapping in Colombian jungle led to Kent castle’s beautiful garden

A near-death experience in the jungle with armed guerrilla fighters led to one horticulturist creating his dream garden at a luxurious Kent estate.

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