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Co-op ram-raider hauled from bed as officers swarmed home

Co-op ram-raider hauled from bed as officers swarmed home

Dramatic footage shows a store being smashed open in a ram-raid and the moment one culprit was hauled out of bed by officers swarming his home.

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‘I've been behind the bar for 13 years, and now I'm finally running the place'

‘I've been behind the bar for 13 years, and now I'm finally running the place'

A dad who pulled pints behind a pub’s bar for more than a decade has now taken over the seaside establishment.

Man cleared of stalking as new video ‘undermines’ ex-girlfriend’s claims

Man cleared of stalking as new video ‘undermines’ ex-girlfriend’s claims

A man shed tears when he was formally cleared of stalking his ex-girlfriend after a video filmed on his phone helped to "undermine" her accusations.

Popular cafe set to close due to rising costs

Popular cafe set to close due to rising costs

A busy seafront cafe is set to close later this month after rising costs forced the owners to put it up for sale.

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‘It definitely needs debating’

‘It definitely needs debating’

Whitstable manager Marcel Nimani says “the gloves are off” as he called for a debate over the standard of some of the officiating in their league.

Park equipment goes up in flames ‘for second time in a week’

Park equipment goes up in flames ‘for second time in a week’

A play park for young children caught fire for the second time in a week, prompting suspicions the flames were deliberately started.

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Arrest after van crash leaves shop ‘like a bomb site’

Arrest after van crash leaves shop ‘like a bomb site’

The co-owner of a high street shop says the store is a “bomb site” after a van ploughed through the front window.

£15m care home to tackle shortage of places

£15m care home to tackle shortage of places

A huge new care home complex is set to welcome its first resident next week as it looks to tackle a shortage of places.

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Woman fleeced thousands from own gran – but told to pay back just £84

Woman fleeced thousands from own gran – but told to pay back just £84

A heartless finance worker who fleeced her grandmother out of thousands of pounds must repay a meagre £84, a court has ruled.

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High street shut off after van ploughs into shop

High street shut off after van ploughs into shop

A high street was closed off after a van crashed through the front window of a shop.

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Whitstable Pearl to return for third series

Whitstable Pearl to return for third series

A TV crime drama based on novels set and written in Kent is set to return for another six-part series.

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Whitstable’s double boost

Whitstable’s double boost

Two players have returned to Whitstable to strengthen their squad at both ends of the pitch.

Emergency service response after customer dies at harbour

Emergency service response after customer dies at harbour

Emergency services were scrambled to a busy harbour after a shopper died suddenly.

‘Shabby old Kent pub’ wins restaurant of the year at national awards

‘Shabby old Kent pub’ wins restaurant of the year at national awards

A Kent restaurant has added to its many accolades by picking up the restaurant of the year title at the national Good Food Guide awards.

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We tried the Kent bowling alley branded ‘worst in the UK’

We tried the Kent bowling alley branded ‘worst in the UK’

A “health hazard”, “simply dreadful”, “dire” and “an embarrassment” – surely this bowling alley couldn’t be as bad as the Tripadvisor reviews claim.

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Tributes pour in for ‘local legend’ dubbed Britain’s oldest fisherman

Tributes pour in for ‘local legend’ dubbed Britain’s oldest fisherman

A “local legend” believed to be Britain’s oldest fisherman who spent more than 70 years working in a town’s harbour has died.

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Perrin rises to the occasion

Perrin rises to the occasion

Goalkeeper Jordan Perrin shone on his debut in Whitstable’s extra-time Kent Senior Trophy derby Quarter-Final triumph.

Crash involving motorbike blocks road outside supermarket

Crash involving motorbike blocks road outside supermarket

A motorbike crash partially blocked a road outside a large supermarket.

Teen suffers head injury after high street ‘brawl’

Teen suffers head injury after high street ‘brawl’

A 14-year-boy and a man have been arrested after a teenager suffered a head injury after an alleged high street ruckus involving several people.

Manager Nimani makes his move with Eason out

Manager Nimani makes his move with Eason out

Whitstable boss Marcel Nimani has moved to sign a goalkeeper with No.1 Dan Eason set for a spell on the sidelines.

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