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'Skate park will turn tranquil meadow into crime magnet'

'Skate park will turn tranquil meadow into crime magnet'

A council has been urged to not pursue installing a skate park at a popular beauty spot by residents who fear it will tarnish the tranquil spot.

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Discount superstore set to close down this month

Discount superstore set to close down this month

A budget superstore which has been operating since 2017 is poised to close down for good this month.

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Trapped driver rescued after A2 crash

Trapped driver rescued after A2 crash

A driver has been cut free from a car following a crash with a lorry on the A2.

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Elephant herd preparing to leave Kent for the wild

Elephant herd preparing to leave Kent for the wild

The 13-strong herd of elephants at one of Kent's most popular attractions are being taught prompts ahead of their complex journey to the wild.

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'I've honestly never seen anything like it'

'I've honestly never seen anything like it'

People have been left scratching their heads after low-flying planes appeared to nearly skim trees and electricity cables this week.

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Animal park charity paid boss' wife £150k for 'interior design' work

Animal park charity paid boss' wife £150k for 'interior design' work

The charity behind Kent's biggest wild animal parks paid more than £150,000 in 'interior design services' to the wife of its chairman.

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Heart of Kent's busiest high street resembles a 'ghost town'

Heart of Kent's busiest high street resembles a 'ghost town'

A sad sight of 15 empty shops within a couple of hundred metres has left traders in a prime shopping location struggling to make ends meet.

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'Hotel's plan for crude eco-pods will ruin historic setting'

'Hotel's plan for crude eco-pods will ruin historic setting'

A plan to install wooden 'eco-pod' rooms in the back garden of a historic hotel has come under fire from neighbours and conservationists.

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'I watched as paramedics performed CPR on me'

'I watched as paramedics performed CPR on me'

A man in cardiac arrest watched on as paramedics gave him chest compressions in a 'unique' case of CPR.

Woman collapses and dies on bus

Woman collapses and dies on bus

Paramedics tried to revive a woman who collapsed on a bus but she tragically died at the scene.

Cash machine stolen in ram raid

Cash machine stolen in ram raid

Dramatic pictures show the aftermath of a ram raid in which balaclava-clad thieves used a digger to wrench a cash machine from a shop.

Sockless metrosexuals and Bilbo Baggins at gastro pub with buzz

Sockless metrosexuals and Bilbo Baggins at gastro pub with buzz

Our resident pub reviewer was in a new part of town, and fancied a liquid lunch at the local gastro pub.

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Batting coach leaves Kent

Batting coach leaves Kent

Kent Cricket's Mike Yardy is leaving the club for an academy role with Sussex.

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Teen collapses outside hotel with multiple stab wounds

Teen collapses outside hotel with multiple stab wounds

Members of the public helped treat a teenage stab victim after he fell to the ground outside a Premier Inn.

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Job joy for homeless man who was set on fire

Job joy for homeless man who was set on fire

A homeless man has turned his life around by enrolling at college and securing a Pizza Hut job yards from the doorway where he sleeps.

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Tragedy as mum-of-four takes own life year after sister

Tragedy as mum-of-four takes own life year after sister

A heartbroken family has paid tribute to a mum who tragically took her own life less than a year after losing her younger sister to suicide.

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Tyrrell reaping dividends after hard work

Tyrrell reaping dividends after hard work

East Kent Mavericks' running back sees years of dedication to American football pay off - with a place in the GB National squad.

Shocking video of pupils in school bus brawl

Shocking video of pupils in school bus brawl

Passengers watched in horror as schoolchildren threw punches and yanked each other's hair on a school bus.

Kent introduce new membership package for 2022

Kent introduce new membership package for 2022

Kent have announced a one-size-fits-all adults membership package for the 2022 season.

Bus driver strike called off as pay deal reached

Bus driver strike called off as pay deal reached

A strike that was expected to grind bus services to a halt in parts of Kent has been called off after a trade union reached a deal with Stagecoach.

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