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• Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

  18-04-2025 16:37 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A pub and restaurant will temporarily close after the bank holiday as renovations take place to modernise it.
  
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• Emergency services called to ‘medical incident’ on roundabout

  18-04-2025 12:54 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to a busy roundabout following concerns for a man’s welfare.
  
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• ‘The government is failing to tell what is actually a positive story’

  18-04-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A former council leader and parliamentary candidate has told this week’s Kent Politics Podcast how Labour is failing in its messaging.
  
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• Concerns for welfare of missing teen, 13

  17-04-2025 14:34 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for a missing teenage girl who was last seen this morning.
  
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• Police appeal after man and woman punched and kicked in high street

  17-04-2025 13:09 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an image of a man they wish to speak to as part of their investigation into an attack on two people outside a fast food restaurant.
  
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• Woman remains in hospital after ‘serious accident’ on M2

  17-04-2025 12:16 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance landed on a motorway after a serious accident and car fire, which caused traffic problems on the coastbound carriageway.
  
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• Woman remains to hospital after ‘serious accident’ on M2

  17-04-2025 12:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance landed on a motorway after a serious accident and car fire, which caused traffic problems on the coastbound carriageway.
  
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• Medway Council has nearly £20m in unused funds from developers - BBC

  17-04-2025 06:56 via news.google.com
  Medway Council has nearly £20m in unused funds from developers  BBC
  
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• ‘My breast implants could be a ticking time bomb in my chest’

  17-04-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A mum-of-three fears she may be living with breast implants which are linked to a rare cancer after seeing a reality TV star’s warning.
  
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• Inspectors ‘deeply concerned’ at care agency where staff ‘pressurised to be dishonest’

  17-04-2025 01:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A care agency has been put into special measures after inspectors found a closed culture where leaders allegedly pressurised staff to act dishonestly.
  
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• Care home which ‘smelled strongly of urine’ placed in special measures

  17-04-2025 01:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A care home has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures by healthcare watchdogs.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after ‘serious accident’ on M2

  16-04-2025 19:12 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance has landed on a motorway following a serious accident and car fire which is blocking the coastbound carriageway.
  
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• M2 closed following ‘serious accident’

  16-04-2025 18:27 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An air ambulance has landed on a motorway following a serious accident and car fire which is blocking the coastbound carriageway.
  
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• ‘I whacked it with a hammer and then discovered it could have exploded’ - Kent Online

  16-04-2025 06:00 via news.google.com
  ‘I whacked it with a hammer and then discovered it could have exploded’  Kent Online
  
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• Kent’s first medical school awarded regulator’s seal of approval - Kent Online

  15-04-2025 19:45 via news.google.com
  Kent’s first medical school awarded regulator’s seal of approval  Kent Online
  
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• Unauthorised Traveller ‘pitch’ spotted near play park

  15-04-2025 18:59 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Another unauthorised encampment has been reported at a recreation ground popular with children and dog walkers.
  
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• Win for Thanet Wanderers & Medway Women’s 2nd XV in season’s final game - The Isle Of Thanet News

  15-04-2025 18:42 via news.google.com
  Win for Thanet Wanderers & Medway Women’s 2nd XV in season’s final game  The Isle Of Thanet News
  
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• Man suffers ‘serious’ head injury after high street assault

  15-04-2025 16:07 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A man who was found in a high street with a serious head injury remains in hospital.
  
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• Delays after five-car crash on motorway

  15-04-2025 09:14 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  There are delays after a reported crash on a motorway this involving up to five vehicles.
  
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• ‘Councils plead poverty but they’re sitting on millions of pounds’ - Kent Online

  15-04-2025 06:00 via news.google.com
  ‘Councils plead poverty but they’re sitting on millions of pounds’  Kent Online
  
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• ‘Councils plead poverty but they’re sitting on millions of pounds’

  15-04-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A special KentOnline investigation has revealed how £20 million meant for public services has remained unspent for years.
  
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• Man charged after £23K worth of shoes ‘stolen from lorry while driver napped’’

  14-04-2025 21:34 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged on suspicion of theft after shoes were allegedly stolen from a lorry while the driver slept at a motorway service station.
  
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• Aldi makes application for new store near town centre

  14-04-2025 13:45 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Aldi has applied for permission to demolish an old school to make way for a new superstore.
  
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• Be prepared for an EGG-cellent Easter - NHS Kent and Medway ICB

  14-04-2025 12:48 via news.google.com
  Be prepared for an EGG-cellent Easter  NHS Kent and Medway ICB
  
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• Be prepared for an EGG-cellent Easter - NHS Kent and Medway

  14-04-2025 12:48 via news.google.com
  Be prepared for an EGG-cellent Easter  NHS Kent and Medway
  
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• 'Boxes of shoes worth almost £23k seized' after Medway lorry theft - Kent Live

  14-04-2025 12:39 via news.google.com
  'Boxes of shoes worth almost £23k seized' after Medway lorry theft  Kent Live
  
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• Medway Public Schools hires new director finance. When he starts his new role - Milford Daily News

  14-04-2025 11:20 via news.google.com
  Medway Public Schools hires new director finance. When he starts his new role  Milford Daily News
  
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• Medway Area Sunday League round-up (14/04/25) - Kent Online

  14-04-2025 10:41 via news.google.com
  Medway Area Sunday League round-up (14/04/25)  Kent Online
  
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• ‘It makes it very difficult to survive’: Fears for businesses after parking costs increase

  14-04-2025 09:56 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Drivers are now paying more to leave their cars both on and off-street after another hike in parking costs.
  
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• ‘It makes it very difficult to survive’: Fears for businesses after parking costs increase - Kent Online

  14-04-2025 09:52 via news.google.com
  ‘It makes it very difficult to survive’: Fears for businesses after parking costs increase  Kent Online
  
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• Those struggling in Medway can claim share of £4m - MSN

  14-04-2025 08:50 via news.google.com
  Those struggling in Medway can claim share of £4m  MSN
  
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• Households struggling in Medway can claim share of £4m fund - BBC

  14-04-2025 07:02 via news.google.com
  Households struggling in Medway can claim share of £4m fund  BBC
  
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• Kent Bake Off star reveals ‘miracle IVF’ baby news

  13-04-2025 20:49 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  TV personality Laura Adlington has announced she and husband Matt are expecting a baby.
  
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• Fraud probe into council-run company enters sixth year

  13-04-2025 15:38 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Specialist detectives continue to look into the financial affairs of a local authority-run business six years after they were first called in.
  
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• Fraud probe into council-run company enters sixth year - Kent Online

  13-04-2025 15:11 via news.google.com
  Fraud probe into council-run company enters sixth year  Kent Online
  
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• 2025 Medway Yacht Club Cruiser Spring Series Race 1 - Yachts and Yachting Online

  13-04-2025 11:22 via news.google.com
  2025 Medway Yacht Club Cruiser Spring Series Race 1  Yachts and Yachting Online
  
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• ‘We’re just trying to do our job’: Evri couriers fined for collecting parcels from work

  13-04-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A group of delivery drivers are being chased by debt collectors despite being told they were exempt from new parking rules, KentOnline can reveal.
  
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• ‘Buzzing for this’: Excitement as brunch café announces new high street spot

  12-04-2025 15:10 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A café business serving pancakes and pastries is opening its second branch in the county in a former tea room.
  
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• ‘It's all part of the fun': Huge queues for major music fan event across Kent

  12-04-2025 14:33 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Hundreds have been spotted braving long queues at record stores across Kent in a bid to get their hands on some of music's most prized collections
  
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• Medway sex offender behind bars after spending time with kids and using Snapchat - Kent Live

  12-04-2025 14:02 via news.google.com
  Medway sex offender behind bars after spending time with kids and using Snapchat  Kent Live
  
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• Medway's businesses worry ahead of parking prices rise - Kent Online

  11-04-2025 20:52 via news.google.com
  Medway's businesses worry ahead of parking prices rise  Kent Online
  
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• People share their A&E experiences outside Medway Maritime Hospital - Kent Online

  11-04-2025 19:05 via news.google.com
  People share their A&E experiences outside Medway Maritime Hospital  Kent Online
  
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• Two new occupiers revealed at East Grinstead’s Medway House - Insider Media Ltd

  11-04-2025 15:46 via news.google.com
  Two new occupiers revealed at East Grinstead’s Medway House  Insider Media Ltd
  
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• ‘Vile’ paedophile jailed after breaching Snapchat ban and contacting potential victims

  11-04-2025 15:39 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man previously convicted of making indecent images of children has been jailed for indulging his “vile behaviour” with further offences.
  
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• Barrier and bricks placed at playing field previously targeted by Travellers

  11-04-2025 15:09 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A council has installed a gate and concrete blocks at a playing field to act as a deterrent against any anti-social behaviour and to prevent access.
  
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• Barrier and bricks placed at playing field previously targeted by Travellers - Kent Online

  11-04-2025 15:08 via news.google.com
  Barrier and bricks placed at playing field previously targeted by Travellers  Kent Online
  
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• Medway parking fee rise affecting business, says café owner - feeds.bbci.co.uk

  11-04-2025 12:25 via news.google.com
  Medway parking fee rise affecting business, says café owner  feeds.bbci.co.uk
  
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• Medway parking fee rise affecting business, says café owner - BBC

  11-04-2025 12:25 via news.google.com
  Medway parking fee rise affecting business, says café owner  BBC
  
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• 'It would be silly not to': Garden centre to make way for homes for 'growing families'

  11-04-2025 12:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Plans to demolish a garden centre and redevelop the site into 12 homes to help ease an area’s housing problems have been approved.
  
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• 'It would be silly not to': Garden centre to make way for homes for 'growing families' - Kent Online

  11-04-2025 11:47 via news.google.com
  'It would be silly not to': Garden centre to make way for homes for 'growing families'  Kent Online
  
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