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‘We met at the pub - now we’re making award-winning gin together’

‘We met at the pub - now we’re making award-winning gin together’

A pair of friends who began experimenting with making their own spirits have won gold for their gin at the first attempt.

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Children’s picnic protest over plans to use green for car park

Children’s picnic protest over plans to use green for car park

Around 100 youngsters and their parents showed their feelings over plans to grab their green space for a car park expansion.

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Plan for 1,300-home village ‘must be rejected’

Plan for 1,300-home village ‘must be rejected’

People turned out in force to oppose plans for a 1,300-home village with access onto one of an area’s already most congested roads.

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Biker seriously injured in crash at crossroads

Biker seriously injured in crash at crossroads

A biker was airlifted to hospital after being injured in a crash and police want to hear from anyone with information about what happened.

First-of-its-kind dog wash machine opens at country park

First-of-its-kind dog wash machine opens at country park

A dog washing machine for mucky pups has been installed at a country park which is said to be the first of its kind in the county.

Final arguments in bid to stop 400 homes being built on ‘village green’

Final arguments in bid to stop 400 homes being built on ‘village green’

Campaigners fighting to save 37 acres of green space have made their closing arguments at an inquiry - but now have an anxious wait.

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Hospice gates wrecked by thieves replaced for free

Hospice gates wrecked by thieves replaced for free

Gates belonging to a hospice that were destroyed when thieves smashed through them in a van they were stealing have been replaced for free.

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Rebel councillors join calls for rethink over parking changes

Rebel councillors join calls for rethink over parking changes

A decision to introduce parking fees across parts of a borough have been “called in” by councillors who hope to see the plan dropped.

Driver taken to hospital after smash in supermarket car park

Driver taken to hospital after smash in supermarket car park

A driver has been taken to hospital after a crash in a supermarket car park.

The Last Kingdom star’s cause of death was “major ischaemic stroke”

The Last Kingdom star’s cause of death was “major ischaemic stroke”

British actor Adrian Schiller, cousin of a Kent MP, died from a “major ischaemic stroke”, his agent has said.

Keep the speed for the race track

Keep the speed for the race track

Kings Hill racer Thomas Merritt makes his switch from karts to cars this weekend - but he has a vital message everyone should heed.

1,300-home plan would have ‘devastating impact’

1,300-home plan would have ‘devastating impact’

A parish council is urging people to attend a public meeting after a “huge amount of concern” was raised over plans for 1,300 homes on farmland.

ANPR cameras to catch out ‘fast and dangerous’ drivers

ANPR cameras to catch out ‘fast and dangerous’ drivers

People have given their backing to an ANPR camera scheme to catch motorists using a bus-only route as a cut-through.

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Headteacher leaves notes on neighbours’ cars in parking row

Headteacher leaves notes on neighbours’ cars in parking row

A parking row has broken out between residents who want to park near their homes and a head teacher trying to keep them away from the school site.

‘She was happy and planning for the future’

‘She was happy and planning for the future’

Ten years ago, Peaches Geldof took an accidental heroin overdose at her Kent home - and left the watching world and her family in shock.

High street pub shuts after firm’s financial struggles

High street pub shuts after firm’s financial struggles

A pub’s closure has shocked and saddened locals who said the place was “always busy”.

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Victim of fatal M26 crash named

Victim of fatal M26 crash named

A 32-year-old courier driver who was killed after a two-vehicle collision on the motorway has been named.

Mercedes driver wanted by police after motorway shunt

Mercedes driver wanted by police after motorway shunt

Police are appealing for information to help find a driver who collided with the back of a trailer on a motorway carriageway, then fled.

‘We’d be mad to refuse permission’

‘We’d be mad to refuse permission’

Councillors have approved plans for a nine-storey block of 118 flats despite it having only 27 parking spaces.

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Police dog and drone help find fleeing suspect

Police dog and drone help find fleeing suspect

Video shows the moment a suspect was caught using a drone and a police dog.

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