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• I tried bourbon biscuits from six supermarkets — two beat McVitie's

  22-08-2026 07:44 via kentlive.news
  
  I compared a range of supermarket bourbon biscuits against the brand.
  
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• EastEnders and CCBC actresses to star in town’s annual panto production

  22-08-2026 18:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A TV soap star and a CBBC actress are among the cast heading to a town for its annual pantomime production.
  
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• Sex offender jailed after crash outside Maidstone police station

  22-08-2026 13:00 via kentlive.news
  
  He was sentenced on Tuesday
  
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• Historic village pub in Kent reopens after huge £1.5m revamp

  22-08-2026 11:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Next year, eight en-suite bedrooms at the pub are set to open so people can stay overnight and explore the spectacular village
  
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• Classic Kent seaside town has one of England's best beaches and it's an uncrowded oasis

  22-08-2026 08:00 via kentlive.news
  
  This charming seaside town offers Victorian landmarks, a unique shingle-and-sand beach, and all the classic coastal delights - from fish and chips to ice cream along the promenade
  
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• 100 homes on Kent orchard would cause 'unacceptable damage to the countryside'

  22-08-2026 07:00 via kentlive.news
  
  The application has received significant opposition from locals
  
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• Man taken to hospital after crash involving motorbike and car near Maidstone

  21-08-2026 17:45 via kentlive.news
  
  The road was partially blocked due to the crash and emergency crews were at the scene
  
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• ‘Will benefits crackdown return to haunt Reform and Robert Jenrick?’

  21-08-2026 17:38 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Columnist Simon Finlay asks whether Reform’s proposed benefits crackdown will hit its own voters.
  
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• Taxpayers to foot £12m bill to prepare county for councils’ revamp

  21-08-2026 17:06 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The biggest shake-up of Kent’s councils in half a century will cost taxpayers an initial £12 million.
  
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• Police renew appeal to find missing Kent teenager

  21-08-2026 16:10 via kentlive.news
  
  Anyone with information about her whereabouts should call 999
  
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• Kent couple's home like 'crime scene' after ancient bones found in kitchen extension

  21-08-2026 15:59 via kentlive.news
  
  It sparked a major police investigation
  
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• Shoplifter banned from Morrisons, Poundland, B&M and other stores across Kent

  21-08-2026 15:38 via kentlive.news
  
  A prolific shoplifter has been banned for three years from any shop in Medway and a number of stores across Kent
  
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• Traffic released after car bursts into flames on motorway

  21-08-2026 15:17 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Traffic was held on a section of the M2 while crews respond to a car fire, with pictures showing flames and smoke billowing from the bonnet.
  
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• Shoplifter banned from Poundland, B&M, Aldi and other stores across Kent

  21-08-2026 14:14 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A prolific shoplifter has been banned from a number of shops after filling baskets with food and alcohol before walking out without paying.
  
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• M2 fire LIVE as motorway partially blocked with long delays after car bursts into flames

  21-08-2026 12:26 via kentlive.news
  
  Queues are building up on the M2 motorway
  
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• Traffic held as car bursts into flames on motorway

  21-08-2026 12:22 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  All traffic has been held on a section of the M2 while crews respond to a car fire, with pictures showing flames and smoke billowing from the bonnet.
  
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• Drug-driver from Margate jailed for causing death of 'much-loved' pensioner

  21-08-2026 11:58 via kentlive.news
  
  The pensioner suffered multiple injuries and underwent extensive hospital treatment, but died 10 months later
  
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• Opening date for gorgeous new spa at Kent leisure centre with saunas, steam room and plunge pools

  21-08-2026 07:30 via kentlive.news
  
  This could be your new favourite place to rest and unwind
  
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• Council speaks out on future of The Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells after it was put up for sale

  20-08-2026 18:39 via kentlive.news
  
  The Pantiles car park is being marketed as having development potential
  
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• 'Violent' Kent abuser who jumped out of flat window to escape police jailed

  20-08-2026 18:06 via kentlive.news
  
  He viciously attacked a woman over several days
  
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• Kent sisters achieve top grades in GCSEs and A Levels just one week apart

  20-08-2026 17:39 via kentlive.news
  
  The sisters have both achieved a string of academic successes
  
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• Flat plan for former sports centre recommended for approval

  20-08-2026 17:38 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Plans for 31 flats at a former sports centre have been recommended for approval.
  
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• Weather maps show heat surge with Kent facing 31C temperatures

  20-08-2026 17:18 via kentlive.news
  
  The Met Office has predicted more heatwaves in September
  
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• Government now to decide on rejected 1,300 homes plan near Aylesford

  20-08-2026 16:12 via kentlive.news
  
  A public inquiry will now be held to decide on the planning application
  
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• Council's cost-cutting proposal to move Tunbridge Wells Family Hub

  20-08-2026 15:56 via kentlive.news
  
  Residents, families, young people, and organisations which work with the hub, still have time to give their views in a six-week consultation
  
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• Thousands celebrate GCSE results including mum and former Fenwick manager, 49

  20-08-2026 15:43 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pupils are celebrating their GCSE results across Kent today - including a 49-year-old former Fenwick manager.
  
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• ‘For duck’s sake’: Engineer takes unusual stand against Kent’s persistent leaks

  20-08-2026 14:55 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An aircraft engineer has deployed a family of rubber ducks to highlight more than a dozen water leaks reported across Kent.
  
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• Controversial plans for 66 homes in scenic Kent village rejected by council

  20-08-2026 14:30 via kentlive.news
  
  Residents said it would ruin their waterside village in Kent
  
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• Man jailed after 'brutal' Chatham attack left woman 'traumatised'

  20-08-2026 14:09 via kentlive.news
  
  He was also handed a six-year restraining order
  
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• Man who strangled woman and snapped her phone in half jailed

  20-08-2026 13:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A man who left a woman “traumatised” after strangling and assaulting her has been locked up.
  
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