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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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• Happy ‘Noel’ ending for abandoned kitten

  21-12-2025 16:47 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A tiny kitten was rescued from freezing conditions after being found abandoned beside rubbish late at night.
  
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• Missing girl, 13, found safe

  21-12-2025 12:18 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an update to say a teenage girl reported missing has been found safe and well.
  
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• Missing grandfather took his own life after police questioning

  21-12-2025 10:06 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A former Scout leader was found dead after going missing just hours after being released from police custody.
  
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• ‘I've paid hundreds in ridiculous fines — I just want to pay to park where I live’

  21-12-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A woman says she’s been inundated with parking fines after being told she’s ‘not eligible’ for a residents’ permit for an empty bay outside her flat.
  
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• Police appeal to find missing girl, 13

  20-12-2025 17:15 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing teenage girl.
  
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• Alcoholic banned from Morrisons after stealing £14 bottle of wine

  20-12-2025 15:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  An alcoholic shoplifter who has committed at least 120 offences has been banned from the store he stole from for six months.
  
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• MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Claire Marie Bigelow - Franklin Observer

  20-12-2025 10:37 via news.google.com
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• Medway High School Hosts Successful Career Day - Franklin Observer

  20-12-2025 10:37 via news.google.com
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• Shopping centre urged to upgrade security after dad took own life in car park

  20-12-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A dad-of-two took his own life after fearing he would become a burden to his family following a bladder cancer diagnosis.
  
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• Women in Sheds fosters community among ladies in Medway - Kent Online

  19-12-2025 19:21 via news.google.com
  Women in Sheds fosters community among ladies in Medway  Kent Online
  
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• Tesco opens new Kent branch

  19-12-2025 16:57 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A major supermarket chain has opened its latest location in the county, with shoppers queuing outside the store ahead of the grand opening.
  
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• Delays after four-car crash on busy main road

  19-12-2025 16:16 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A busy road had to be closed to traffic by police due to a collision involving four vehicles.
  
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• Discounted food pantry and community kitchen opens at primary school

  19-12-2025 11:24 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A pantry selling cut-price food and a community kitchen offering tips on cooking meals on a tight budget has opened at a primary school.
  
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• MP calls for Environment Agency to ‘step up’ and clear illegal scrapyard dumping

  19-12-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The government agency has been told to get rid of an industrial-sized tip on a village riverfront - and end nearly a decade of misery for residents.
  
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• ‘It’s silly to suggest Reform will lose its majority at County Hall’

  19-12-2025 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A senior member of the Reform UK leadership team at KCC says the party has weathered recent storms which have seen nine county councillors kicked out.
  
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• Flood alerts issued across county - Kent Online

  18-12-2025 19:58 via news.google.com
  Flood alerts issued across county  Kent Online
  
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• Flood alerts issued across county

  18-12-2025 19:58 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Flood alerts are now in force for several parts of Kent as heavy rain is forecast overnight and tomorrow in the county.
  
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• Drink-driving cousins jailed for late-night smash which killed man

  18-12-2025 17:20 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage shows two men driving while intoxicated minutes before a fatal crash – including nipping between lanes and running red lights.
  
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• Controversial plan for 800 homes refused - but final decision to go to inspector

  18-12-2025 17:06 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Planning inspectors will have the final say over a controversial application for hundreds of homes despite it being refused and lacking support.
  
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• ‘We must retain control’: Council introduces limits to stop 'unchecked growth' of HMOs - Kent Online

  18-12-2025 17:01 via news.google.com
  ‘We must retain control’: Council introduces limits to stop 'unchecked growth' of HMOs  Kent Online
  
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• ‘We must retain control’: Council introduces limits to stop 'unchecked growth' of HMOs

  18-12-2025 17:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A council has agreed to introduce major restrictions on new houses of multiple occupancy to “curb the rapid spread” in targeted areas.
  
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• Councils thrash out new funding deal to create new ‘tourism team’ - Kent Online

  18-12-2025 16:49 via news.google.com
  Councils thrash out new funding deal to create new ‘tourism team’  Kent Online
  
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• Councils thrash out new funding deal to create new ‘tourism team’

  18-12-2025 16:49 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Negotiations over a tourism and investment collaboration between two councils will see one hike its contribution after a “very last-minute delay”.
  
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• Energy storage schemes and hundreds of homes feature in latest planning bids - Kent Online

  18-12-2025 15:58 via news.google.com
  Energy storage schemes and hundreds of homes feature in latest planning bids  Kent Online
  
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• Energy storage schemes and hundreds of homes feature in latest planning bids

  18-12-2025 15:58 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Plans for new energy storage facilities and hundreds of homes feature among the latest planning applications submitted to a council.
  
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• Drink-driving cousins jailed for late-night smash which killed man outside his home

  18-12-2025 15:40 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage shows two men driving while intoxicated minutes before a fatal crash – including nipping between lanes and running red lights.
  
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• ‘My car was shaking’: Police appeal for witnesses after ‘aggressive’ road rage incident

  18-12-2025 14:52 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after two women were reportedly sworn at by two “aggressive” men.
  
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• ‘Getting these young people into work is massively important’

  18-12-2025 13:28 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  In her first KentOnline column, MP Lauren Edwards writes about her work helping young people not in education, employment or training.
  
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• Plans for 800-home Kent development will go to appeal after Medway take too long to decide - Kent Live

  18-12-2025 07:07 via news.google.com
  Plans for 800-home Kent development will go to appeal after Medway take too long to decide  Kent Live
  
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