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Warning to close windows and doors as fire crews tackle huge blaze

Warning to close windows and doors as fire crews tackle huge blaze

Dramatic photos show a recycling yard engulfed in flames and huge plumes of smoke that could be seen from miles around.

Armed police surround mobile home on traveller site after ‘weapon spotted’

Armed police surround mobile home on traveller site after ‘weapon spotted’

A man has been arrested after armed police responded to reports of someone with a weapon at a traveller site.

Pop legend records anthem for Kent club ahead of historic Wembley final

Pop legend records anthem for Kent club ahead of historic Wembley final

Madness frontman Suggs stars in a new anthem ahead of a Kent football team’s Wembley final.

Woman and teen remain in hospital five days after attack at home

Woman and teen remain in hospital five days after attack at home

A teenager and a woman in her 50s remain in hospital five days after suffering serious injuries during an attack inside a home.

Locks changed at pharmacy amid ‘tenancy agreement breach’

Locks changed at pharmacy amid ‘tenancy agreement breach’

A pharmacy which treated thousands of patients has been kicked out of its building after “breaching” its tenancy agreement.

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Motion on future of docks voted down over legal concerns

Motion on future of docks voted down over legal concerns

A motion about a working dockside industrial estate was voted down amid concerns it could lead to the collapse of a council’s Local Plan process.

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Eurostar voices concerns as it calls on rivals to invest in depot facilities

Eurostar voices concerns as it calls on rivals to invest in depot facilities

Eurostar is calling on rivals to invest in new depot facilities should they wish to halt the operator’s monopoly on cross-Channel rail services.

Rehashed plans to expand sprawling caravan site dashed for second time

Rehashed plans to expand sprawling caravan site dashed for second time

Rehashed proposals to expand a sprawling caravan park on farmland have been dashed for a second time.

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Police shut lake as search for missing man intensifies

Police shut lake as search for missing man intensifies

A lake was closed while police continued to investigate the disappearance of man who has been missing for almost three weeks.

Man, 20s, found dead at seafront amid large emergency response

Man, 20s, found dead at seafront amid large emergency response

A man in his 20s has been found dead near a seafront promenade which has been taped off amid a large emergency response.

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Calls for chief executive to resign over ‘harassment and bullying’ at ambulance trust

Calls for chief executive to resign over ‘harassment and bullying’ at ambulance trust

A trade union is calling for the chief executive of an ambulance trust to resign after a survey revealed a “boys’ club” culture.

Kent girl with rare cancer sings with Eurovision star at Disneyland

Kent girl with rare cancer sings with Eurovision star at Disneyland

Eurovision star Sam Ryder has been singing with critically ill children including a young girl from Kent at Disneyland Paris over the weekend.

Lidl eyes up four Kent towns for new stores

Lidl eyes up four Kent towns for new stores

Four Kent towns could be getting new Lidl stores, as the supermarket giant reveals plans for its next locations.

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Bar closes after licence suspended for failing to hand police ‘critical’ CCTV

Bar closes after licence suspended for failing to hand police ‘critical’ CCTV

A seafront bar has closed after its licence was suspended for failing to hand over crucial CCTV footage to police.

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Hand-delivered letters against development plans ‘close to harassment’

Hand-delivered letters against development plans ‘close to harassment’

Councillors felt intimidated after residents opposing a controversial planning application posted objections through their letterbox.

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‘It’s a nightmare!’: Bin collections delayed as five-week road closure begins

‘It’s a nightmare!’: Bin collections delayed as five-week road closure begins

Frustrated neighbours say gas works outside their homes have made the area “messy, dangerous and noisy” as a five-week road closure begins.

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

‘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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Kent County Council Election 2025 - the big SEND debate

Kent County Council Election 2025 - the big SEND debate

Ahead of this week’s Kent County Council election, we ask the main parties how they will approach Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

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Our guide to the May Day weekend

Our guide to the May Day weekend

Spring into the first bank holiday of the month with Morris dancers, maypoles, craft beer and doggy days out.

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'They're stealing our business!': Anger over 'explosion' of Airbnbs and uni rooms rented to tourists

'They're stealing our business!': Anger over 'explosion' of Airbnbs and uni rooms rented to tourists

Independent hotel and B&B owners say they are being “squeezed out” by a flood of unregulated short-term lets - including properties listed on Airbnb.

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How Kent‘s London Marathon runners went the distance for charity

How Kent‘s London Marathon runners went the distance for charity

We take a look at how some of the London Marathon participants from Kent have fared in the race.

How a Kent couple have been married for 40 years and ‘never argued’

How a Kent couple have been married for 40 years and ‘never argued’

A Kent couple insist they've never had an argument in 40 years of marriage, even though they share the same workplace.

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Kent teacher cycling 18,000 miles around the world after being inspired by pupil

Kent teacher cycling 18,000 miles around the world after being inspired by pupil

A Kent history teacher is cycling 18,000 miles around the world to raise money for a children’s hospital which treated a student at his school.

Wildlife experts called to help catch escaped albino wallaby

Wildlife experts called to help catch escaped albino wallaby

A rare albino wallaby - believed to be an escaped pet - has been pictured on the loose in Kent.

75-bed care home plan resubmitted on former hospital plot

75-bed care home plan resubmitted on former hospital plot

Plans for a 75-bed care home previously labelled a "prison for the elderly" have been resubmitted on a former hospital plot.

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Inside the Kent church turned into luxury holiday let with hot tub and cinema room

Inside the Kent church turned into luxury holiday let with hot tub and cinema room

For more than 150 years it was a holy place for worshippers to gather - but now it is a luxurious holiday let that even boasts its own hot tub.

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‘Breathless’ food bank volunteer died as ambulance took three hours to arrive

‘Breathless’ food bank volunteer died as ambulance took three hours to arrive

A popular food bank volunteer spent his final hours breathless and confused as paramedics took more than three hours to arrive, an inquest has heard.

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