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Club following the leader’s lead

Club following the leader’s lead

Early National League 2 East leaders Canterbury Rugby Club have started their season in fine form - and so too have the second team and third team!

‘When the actual reality does hit, it’s pretty hard’

‘When the actual reality does hit, it’s pretty hard’

Director of cricket Simon Cook thinks the reality of County Championship Division 1 relegation will keep sinking in for Kent in the coming days.

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£1 million bridges will allow wild bison to cross footpaths

£1 million bridges will allow wild bison to cross footpaths

Footbridges together costing a million pounds are being built so bison can cross public footpaths to roam further afield in Kent.

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Kent’s relegation finally confirmed

Kent’s relegation finally confirmed

Kent had relegation from County Championship Division 1 confirmed as they were well beaten by Nottinghamshire in their last home game this season.

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River turned into ‘conveyor belt of rubbish’

River turned into ‘conveyor belt of rubbish’

A rare and precious chalk stream is being “disgracefully abused” volunteers say, after hauling out fly-tipping.

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Savage attack by woman’s dog left man needing surgery

Savage attack by woman’s dog left man needing surgery

A financial consultant has avoided jail after her dog savagely attacked a dad, who was left with blood “pumping out of his wounds”.

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Beloved and unwell brown bear to undergo historic surgery

Beloved and unwell brown bear to undergo historic surgery

A popular brown bear from Kent suffering with seizures will undergo rare surgery, never before carried out in the UK.

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Kent forced to follow-on after poor batting display

Kent forced to follow-on after poor batting display

Kent’s miserable batting summer continued on day two of their Vitality County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire at Canterbury.

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Duo to appear in court after five bins torched

Duo to appear in court after five bins torched

Two men are to appear in court this month after a night of vandalism in which bins were set alight.

Dramatic moment car bursts into flames on residential street

Dramatic moment car bursts into flames on residential street

A car was completely destroyed when it was engulfed in flames on a residential street.

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Sorrow as emaciated cat Beatrice abandoned on doorstep dies

Sorrow as emaciated cat Beatrice abandoned on doorstep dies

An emaciated cat has died after being abandoned on a doorstep and left for dead

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Calls to remove ‘deeply offensive and downright disturbing’ new public artwork

Calls to remove ‘deeply offensive and downright disturbing’ new public artwork

A statute of the lifelike figure of a woman submerged in a river has been branded “offensive, creepy and disturbing” by critics.

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Kent toil in the field - again

Kent toil in the field - again

Kent were demoralised in the field once more as Nottinghamshire batted out the first day of their County Championship Division 1 match at Canterbury.

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Mystery of eerie-looking woman’s figure in river revealed

Mystery of eerie-looking woman’s figure in river revealed

The alluring but eerie sight of a woman lying in the river has become the latest attraction to intrigue visitors at a Kent beauty spot.

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Officers descend on train station

Officers descend on train station

Two police cars, six officers and a van were seen at a train station following a “fare evasion”.

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Train services back to normal after level crossing damage halts services

Train services back to normal after level crossing damage halts services

Trains are now said to be running normally again after a car crash damaged a level crossing’s barriers, forcing a temporary halt to services.

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'If council tries to shut me down I'll tell them to p*** off'

'If council tries to shut me down I'll tell them to p*** off'

A former pig farmer embroiled in a planning war after switching up his business without permission says he will defy any efforts to block the venture.

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Former bank’s transformation into ice cream shop

Former bank’s transformation into ice cream shop

An international gelato chain has unveiled plans for its first Kent store which will open later this year inside a former high street bank.

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Girl taken to hospital after ‘unknown substance’ thrown at her at school

Girl taken to hospital after ‘unknown substance’ thrown at her at school

Pupils have been sent home after a girl was taken to hospital when an “unknown substance” was reportedly thrown at her at school.

Woman taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ outside popular nightclub

Woman taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ outside popular nightclub

A woman was taken to hospital after suffering a seizure following a “disturbance” outside a popular nightclub.

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