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Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers could vote to strike over pay just days after it was revealed there have been 36,000 complaints about their company’s performance.

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Change of plan sees road closures postponed

Change of plan sees road closures postponed

Road closures have been postponed so a temporary route can be created instead as part of efforts to reduce disruption for long-suffering motorists.

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Traffic congestion on M2 now easing after crash

Traffic congestion on M2 now easing after crash

An accident involving at least two vehicles brought traffic to a halt on a busy motorway.

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Roadworks on main route for 23 days

Roadworks on main route for 23 days

Part of a main route which connects an industrial estate to an A-road will be closed for a total of 23 days.

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League Cup success for Kent Kings Speedway

League Cup success for Kent Kings Speedway

Kent Kings swept to an emphatic aggregate success over the Isle of Wight Warriors to claim their first major piece of silverware this season.

Sittingbourne bring in striker after homecoming from the States

Sittingbourne bring in striker after homecoming from the States

Sittingbourne have added to their attacking ranks with the signing of a player who’s back home from the United States.

Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

Plans for 115 homes next to busy roundabout approved

A new estate will be sandwiched between two main roads and near an expanding roundabout after the housing proposals were given the go ahead.

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Central Park’s O’Sullivan lands Champion Hurdle

Central Park’s O’Sullivan lands Champion Hurdle

Category One glory was achieved by the finest of margins for one of Kent’s professional greyhound trainers in the Champion Hurdle at nearby Crayford.

Wrong-turn A249 lorries caught on camera reversing up link road

Wrong-turn A249 lorries caught on camera reversing up link road

Out-of-date satnav directions have been blamed after HGVs were seen reversing the wrong way up a link road at a revamped roundabout.

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Dog walker fined after terriers killed in ‘extremely distressing’ attack

Dog walker fined after terriers killed in ‘extremely distressing’ attack

A man has appeared in court after two Yorkshire Terriers were killed in an “extremely distressing” attack.

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Roadworks to shut off major route for 17 days

Roadworks to shut off major route for 17 days

A main route into a village is to shut for a total of 17 days during two closures as work continues on a £32.7 million roundabout revamp.

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Care agency suspended by inspector over safeguarding issues

Care agency suspended by inspector over safeguarding issues

‘Enforcement action’ has been taken against an agency that cares for the elderly following an “inadequate” rating by the CQC.

‘Roadworks are so bad here, I’m thinking of moving 130 miles away’

‘Roadworks are so bad here, I’m thinking of moving 130 miles away’

Congestion in a once-quiet village has got so bad people have to leave home an hour early just to get to appointments down the road.

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‘They’ll just plonk 300 boxes down’

‘They’ll just plonk 300 boxes down’

Plans for 298 homes have been approved despite concerns over a lack of infrastructure to support them.

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‘One of the greats’ - Swimming teacher dies following 38-year career

‘One of the greats’ - Swimming teacher dies following 38-year career

Tributes have been paid to a well-loved swimming teacher who taught “tens of thousands” of people.

Bin company to be penalised after four months of chaos

Bin company to be penalised after four months of chaos

People who have had almost four months of missed bin collections are unlikely to get compensation despite a hefty fine for the waste company.

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‘Large quantity’ of medication stolen from shops across Kent

‘Large quantity’ of medication stolen from shops across Kent

Police have released CCTV images of two people they would like to speak to after several reports of shoplifting across the county.

Prolific thief who caused ‘misery in the town’ banned from shops

Prolific thief who caused ‘misery in the town’ banned from shops

A 45-year-old woman has been handed a two-year shop ban and sent back to prison for targeting a number of town centre stores and supermarkets.

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‘We will do what we have to do’

‘We will do what we have to do’

Winning football is ultimately all that matters for Sittingbourne manager Ryan Maxwell.

Children’s hospice founder dies at 83

Children’s hospice founder dies at 83

Tributes have poured in for an architect who was known for setting up a charity in memory of his daughter.

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