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Image released after taxi driver attacked

Image released after taxi driver attacked

Officers have released a picture of a woman after a taxi driver was attacked in his car.

20mph speed limit on trains after promenade ‘moves’

20mph speed limit on trains after promenade ‘moves’

Train drivers on a coastal route are being told to go slower than usual as a promenade near a track has moved following heavy rainfall.

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Former all-you-can-eat restaurant could become six shops

Former all-you-can-eat restaurant could become six shops

A former all-you-can-eat restaurant could be converted into six separate shops after closing unexpectedly last summer.

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Coastal residents worried for homes after cliff collapses

Coastal residents worried for homes after cliff collapses

Villagers have been left apprehensive after a landslide near their coastal properties and are concerned about when another could strike.

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Huge solar farm that could power 5k homes set to be rejected

Huge solar farm that could power 5k homes set to be rejected

A solar farm the size of 30 football pitches in rural Kent is set to be refused next week.

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Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

A Kent town has been named by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the south east – but what could its soaring popularity mean for locals?

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Animal park welcomes another endangered species

Animal park welcomes another endangered species

A pair of maned wolves, native to South America and described as “ginger wolves on stilts”, have arrived at a wildlife park.

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Homeless man sleeping in tent slashed in knife attack

Homeless man sleeping in tent slashed in knife attack

Two thugs left a homeless man fearing he would die as he was kicked, punched and slashed with a knife while laying in his makeshift home.

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Red Arrows will perform in town despite air show cancellation

Red Arrows will perform in town despite air show cancellation

The Red Arrows will return to a town this year after previously backing out of a display.

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First for Kent as seaside hotel joins Radisson group

First for Kent as seaside hotel joins Radisson group

A Kent hotel has been added to the Raddison group, the first in the county, with owners saying the business will now “reach new heights”.

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Missing girl, 15, found safe and well

Missing girl, 15, found safe and well

A 15-year-old girl who was reported missing two days ago has been found.

Allsopp adding goals

Allsopp adding goals

Playmaker Eddie Allsopp has earned praise from Folkestone manager Andy Drury after his man-of-the-match display at the weekend.

Why are town’s cliffs collapsing and what’s being done to stop landslides?

Why are town’s cliffs collapsing and what’s being done to stop landslides?

A coastal town has been hit by at least eight landslides already this year, with a play park now cordoned off and a key road shut until summer.

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‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

A mum says she was given laxatives by a nurse and sent home before being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

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Man was so drunk he got in driver’s seat of police car

Man was so drunk he got in driver’s seat of police car

A man was so drunk that when police arrived to deal with him he got in the driver’s seat of their patrol car.

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Clip of zoo boss’ daughter cuddling lion gets 10 million views

Clip of zoo boss’ daughter cuddling lion gets 10 million views

An adorable video of a lion cub cuddling the daughter of the chairman of a pair of Kent animal parks has got more than 10 million views.

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Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

Dismay as landslide-hit route shuts until summer

A main route hit by a succession of landslides could remain shut until the summer while specialists battle to make the cliff face safe.

Legendary Kent nightclub was ‘everybody’s second home and last resort’

Legendary Kent nightclub was ‘everybody’s second home and last resort’

A night out at this club was a rite of passage for generations – but the town looks very different today.

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Carpenter fractured doorman's cheekbone in racist attack

Carpenter fractured doorman's cheekbone in racist attack

A foul-mouthed yob fuelled by 10 pints has been spared jail after attacking a doorman when he was refused re-entry to a bar.

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Harry Hill and Vic Reeves spotted filming on Kent seafront

Harry Hill and Vic Reeves spotted filming on Kent seafront

Kent-based comedians Harry Hill and Vic Reeves have been seen filming at one of the county’s most popular seafront landmarks.

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