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‘I promised these animals a home for life - I won’t let them be destroyed’

‘I promised these animals a home for life - I won’t let them be destroyed’

A charity which has taken in 450 “misfit” unwanted animals says they will be destroyed if it cannot relocate.

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‘My night in ghost town centre - where youths run riot’

‘My night in ghost town centre - where youths run riot’

Our reporter spent a night in a town centre where people are staying away because of constant fears of anti-social behaviour.

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Search continues for man missing for more than two weeks

Search continues for man missing for more than two weeks

Police are urging the public to help look for a 65-year-old man who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Club looks for new home after venue’s closure

Club looks for new home after venue’s closure

A table tennis club are looking for a new home as their council-owned facility is believed to be going on the market.

‘My lads don’t fear anybody’ – Brickies ready for Trophy tussle

‘My lads don’t fear anybody’ – Brickies ready for Trophy tussle

Manager Ryan Maxwell is confident Sittingbourne have another FA Trophy upset in them.

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Plans for 187 waterside homes set to get green light

Plans for 187 waterside homes set to get green light

A scheme that would complete the multi-million-pound redevelopment of a former mill is set to go ahead but smells from a creek are causing concerns.

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Club’s celebration of achievement

Club’s celebration of achievement

Swale Combined toasted another season of athletics success at their presentation night.

Proposals for 24 flats in town centre despite no parking on site

Proposals for 24 flats in town centre despite no parking on site

Developers who plan to turn a former NHS building into flats say it will be part of a “car-free” scheme.

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Boy, 13, avoids jail after stabbing schoolgirl

Boy, 13, avoids jail after stabbing schoolgirl

A 13-year-old who stabbed a teenage girl in the street has been spared a prison sentence.

Teen arrested during anti-social behaviour crackdown

Teen arrested during anti-social behaviour crackdown

A teen was arrested and others moved on after a dispersal order was brought in a week after McDonald’s staff were ‘attacked’

Incorrect bin-day change letters sent to 1,500 homes

Incorrect bin-day change letters sent to 1,500 homes

The latest in a line of bin blunders has seen letters with incorrect dates for a bin-day change sent to hundreds of homes across a borough.

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Offer made for former Wilko building

Offer made for former Wilko building

A potential buyer has put in an offer for a prominent town centre building which was formerly a Wilko.

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‘We lost dad twice’: Driver jailed again over crash after grandad dies

‘We lost dad twice’: Driver jailed again over crash after grandad dies

In an unusual case, a dangerous driver who paralysed a grandad after a serious crash has been locked up again - but for a more serious offence.

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Parking prices to rise but council still facing £1.5m hole in budget

Parking prices to rise but council still facing £1.5m hole in budget

Putting up parking prices by at least 10p is among proposals that could hit a borough’s residents in the pocket - and it still leaves a £1.5m gap.

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Animal rescue boss pleads not guilty to breaching noise abatement order

Animal rescue boss pleads not guilty to breaching noise abatement order

The founder of an animal charity who attended a court hearing and planning appeal in the same week says keeping it going has been “relentless”.

Grammar school to get deep clean after asbestos found

Grammar school to get deep clean after asbestos found

Parents, pupils and staff at a 146-year-old grammar school have been “reassured” after asbestos was left behind following work on an old block.

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Long queues following two crashes

Long queues following two crashes

The M2 was partially blocked following a crash involving three cars.

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Brickies’ fantasy football

Brickies’ fantasy football

Sittingbourne players are running their own competition to be the club’s top performer.

Air ambulance lands after head-on smash between bus and car

Air ambulance lands after head-on smash between bus and car

A head-on smash between a bus and car – where the driver had to be cut out – sparked a huge emergency response.

Boy arrested after McDonald’s manager ‘headbutted’

Boy arrested after McDonald’s manager ‘headbutted’

A 15-year-old has been arrested at a secondary school following reports of McDonald’s staff members being assaulted.

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