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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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• Villagers rally against 100-home plan for orchard

  04-05-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Villagers are rallying against plans to wipe out orchards to build 100 homes, with hundreds signing a petition to stop the development.
  
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• Drama as ‘13 police cars’ spotted chasing suspicious vehicles through town centre

  03-05-2025 15:19 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A suspicious vehicle was found five miles away after some 13 police cars were spotted on a dramatic chase through a town centre.
  
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• Iconic vintage aircraft to go on show at cathedral

  03-05-2025 15:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A world-famous vintage plane, which has undergone a complex restoration over the last 10 years, is to go on display at a historic Kent venue.
  
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• Man, 18, arrested after teenage girl ‘sexually assaulted’ on bus

  02-05-2025 18:31 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a teenager was allegedly “touched over her clothing” on a bus.
  
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• Group ‘threw drugs and contraband’ over walls into prison

  02-05-2025 18:31 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested after it is alleged illegal items were thrown over the walls of a prison to inmates.
  
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• Leisure centre swimming pool to close for more than a month

  02-05-2025 09:50 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Part of a leisure centre is set to shut for more than a month for improvement works.
  
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• Work underway for ‘first of its kind’ £10m holiday park leisure facility

  01-05-2025 18:44 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Bosses at a Kent holiday park have announced work is underway on a leisure facility which will soon host a new pool and water slide.
  
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• Teen allegedly sexually assaulted on bus

  01-05-2025 18:44 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police launched an investigation after a girl reported being touched on a bus.
  
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• New ‘subscription’ charges to be introduced for home garden waste

  01-05-2025 18:44 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A local authority is set to introduce new additional charges for extra garden waste collections going beyond the basic allowance.
  
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• New bank planned for shopping centre

  01-05-2025 18:44 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  It’s all change at an out-of-town shopping centre with a major bank the latest looking to move in.
  
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• ‘European blackout nearly ruined my proposal and turned holiday into nightmare’

  01-05-2025 18:44 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A couple’s first holiday abroad was plunged into darkness after a major power outage which hit critical infrastructure across Portugal and Spain.
  
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• Controversial school merger edges closer despite parents’ fears

  01-05-2025 18:44 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A proposed merger between two education trusts in different parts of the county has moved a step closer despite objections from parents.
  
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• ‘European blackout nearly ruined my proposal and turned holiday into nightmare’ - Kent Online

  01-05-2025 17:41 via news.google.com
  ‘European blackout nearly ruined my proposal and turned holiday into nightmare’  Kent Online
  
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• New ‘subscription’ charges to be introduced for home garden waste - Kent Online

  01-05-2025 17:11 via news.google.com
  New ‘subscription’ charges to be introduced for home garden waste  Kent Online
  
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• Chief Scout celebrates Medway Towns Scouts - NationalWorld

  01-05-2025 16:47 via news.google.com
  Chief Scout celebrates Medway Towns Scouts  NationalWorld
  
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• Kent and Medway Medical School at University of Kent achieves full-accreditation - FE News

  01-05-2025 12:05 via news.google.com
  Kent and Medway Medical School at University of Kent achieves full-accreditation  FE News
  
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• Village pub faces licence review over fire safety concerns

  01-05-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A pub’s licence is to set to be reviewed after concerns were raised by the fire service it had failed to meet essential safety requirements.
  
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• ‘We’re Polish and we work hard - we're not the mafia’

  01-05-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A decision by the Home Office to publish data on the nationalities of foreign criminals living in the UK has concerned Kent’s Polish community.
  
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• ‘Is this the purrfect weekend treat?’

  01-05-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Our reviewer was able to combine some of her favourite things – tea, cakes and cute kittens – with afternoon tea at a cat cafe.
  
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• ‘I couldn’t remember my wife or children’s names but I could play the banjo’

  01-05-2025 01:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A man’s love of music has helped him rebuild his life after a stroke cruelly robbed him of his speech and memory.
  
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• CCTV released after teen allegedly sexually assaulted on bus

  30-04-2025 17:21 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Officers would like to speak to a man they think may have important information after a girl reported being touched on a bus.
  
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• Police called to lorry and car crash at busy tunnel - Kent Online

  30-04-2025 17:05 via news.google.com
  Police called to lorry and car crash at busy tunnel  Kent Online
  
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• CCTV appeal following reported sexual assault in Medway - kent.police.uk

  30-04-2025 16:27 via news.google.com
  CCTV appeal following reported sexual assault in Medway  kent.police.uk
  
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• Patient donates £5,000 to Medway hospital after nurse saves life - BBC

  30-04-2025 07:08 via news.google.com
  Patient donates £5,000 to Medway hospital after nurse saves life  BBC
  
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• Chatham Dockyard motion thrown out over Medway local plan fears - BBC

  30-04-2025 07:04 via news.google.com
  Chatham Dockyard motion thrown out over Medway local plan fears  BBC
  
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• Arrest after disturbance near university flats

  30-04-2025 01:07 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after reports of a disturbance and an assault on an emergency worker.
  
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• Woman taken to London hospital after being hit by car

  29-04-2025 12:51 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital for medical treatment after a collision involving a car.
  
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• ‘Joe Wicks even gave me a fist pump’: Runner nets world record for ‘fastest fish’ feat

  29-04-2025 12:28 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A woman has set a new Guinness World Record after running the London Marathon dressed as a fish to raise money for a spinal research charity.
  
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• Zombie knives and drugs seized following village raids

  28-04-2025 18:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Four were arrested on suspicion of dealing drugs after police raided three homes in the same village.
  
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