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Scouts hope to be 'flush' with cash for loo revamp

Scouts hope to be 'flush' with cash for loo revamp

A campsite used by thousands of scouts across Kent is hoping to win funding to renovate its 56-year-old toilet block.

Is US-style system the answer to school run chaos?

Is US-style system the answer to school run chaos?

With residents fed up with inconsiderate parking outside schools, we consider if American-style drop-off systems could solve traffic chaos in Kent.

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'Ransom strip' decision seals fate of 106 homes

'Ransom strip' decision seals fate of 106 homes

More homes are on their way near a busy main road after backing was given for a key access route to the new development.

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Lidl to share building with DIY chain

Lidl to share building with DIY chain

A discount food store is to quit a dated shopping centre it occupies and move in alongside another big name retailer.

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Drug dealer who fled from police is locked up

Drug dealer who fled from police is locked up

A dealer who supplied drugs in a Kent town has been jailed for almost six years.

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The return of Maidstone's 300-goal man

The return of Maidstone's 300-goal man

Alfie Pavey - the striker who scored 300 goals for Maidstone’s academy - is back at the Gallagher.

Teens arrested after barber shop attack

Teens arrested after barber shop attack

A man and two teenagers, have been arrested after a man was attacked in a town barber shop with a knife.

Suspect tasered during arrests

Suspect tasered during arrests

A man was tasered by police during a major operation to combat drug supplies in a town centre.

Final day for majority of symptom-free covid test sites

Final day for majority of symptom-free covid test sites

Only two sites in the county for asymptomatic testing will remain open after today, as eight more close.

Mystery man is back with paint attacks

Mystery man is back with paint attacks

A retired couple have been targeted as paint was hurled all over their car, seven months after a spate of similar incidents stopped.

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Stannard's prostate fundraiser

Stannard's prostate fundraiser

A fundraising page has been launched to help Gillingham legend Jim Stannard undergo a prostate operation.

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Recalling epidemics of a century ago

Recalling epidemics of a century ago

Covid-19 is not the latest disease to affect classrooms, 100 years ago a deadly outbreak of measles caused one headteacher to cry.

CCTV captures moment cat hit by speeding car

CCTV captures moment cat hit by speeding car

The owner of a cat who was hit by a speeding car outside her home say he hopes the 'heartless' culprits who left the moggy injured are caught.

'It's not just a bad period - this disease affects me every single day'

'It's not just a bad period - this disease affects me every single day'

A nurse with a condition affecting one in 10 women says battling for a diagnosis left her feeling like she was mad.

Mum's plea for mental health help before son's murderous Hitler rant

Mum's plea for mental health help before son's murderous Hitler rant

A nurse pleaded for mental health help for her son for two years before he launched a murderous attack on her while ranting about Hitler.

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Shopping centre's parking system a 'fiasco'

Shopping centre's parking system a 'fiasco'

A car park operator insists measures are on the way to reduce problems, as a councillor becomes the latest motorist to fall foul of the system.

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'End our garden village blight'

'End our garden village blight'

Landowners are demanding proof that their council has excluded them from a scheme to create a garden village of 4,000 homes.

Author makes 'incredible' donation to charity

Author makes 'incredible' donation to charity

A Kent-born author has been praised after making a generous donation to a dogs charity.

Man in hospital after being stabbed

Man in hospital after being stabbed

A teenage girl is one of three people to be arrested after a man was stabbed and had to be taken to hospital.

Cyclist injured after crash

Cyclist injured after crash

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with multiple injuries after a collision with a car.

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