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‘He was super-friendly!’ Staff shocked as snooker world champion visits Kent restaurant

A “super-friendly” snooker world champion has chalked up a visit to a Kent restaurant.

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Taps run dry in four parts of Kent as temperatures soar

Four parts of Kent have been hit by water outages during soaring temperatures.

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Toby Carvery eyes takeover of former Brewers Fayre restaurant

Toby Carvery is understood to be interested in taking over a former Brewers Fayre site which closed for good this week.

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Former newspaper photographer remembered for kindness and humour

A former Kent Messenger Group photographer and amateur dramatics enthusiast has died following a long illness.

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Dentist abandons approved plans to pursue more 'central' location across town

Bosses behind a dentist surgery are looking to abandon approved plans to relocate in order to pursue a more 'central' location across town.

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‘Don’t get into trouble’: Woman breached police order 10 times in six weeks

A serial offender who breached a police order 10 times in just six weeks has been urged by a judge to not get in trouble again.

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Controversial plans for ‘completely inappropriate’ block of flats in village withdrawn

Plans for a block of flats in a village that received almost 70 objections have been scrapped - for now.

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Second largest battery energy storage plant in UK can be built on farmland

Plans to build the second-largest battery energy storage facility in the UK have been approved.

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Pub thug dragged girlfriend by hair across women’s toilets

A bully who attacked his partner in a pub toilet, ripping her hair out, also left her friend with a split lip.

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Dramatic footage shows moment car bursts into flames in seaside car park

A video taken in a packed seaside car park shows the moment an Audi bursts into flames.

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Cabinet member for adult social care resigns due to ‘personal reasons’

A prominent Kent County Council cabinet member has stepped down from her role.

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Concerns mount over plans for traffic-free town high street on Sundays

Traders have raised their concerns over plans to close the heart of a busy town centre to traffic on Sundays and install more ANPR cameras.

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How Kent cricketer’s mysterious death inspired TV show - and still fuels conspiracy theories

Almost 20 years ago, the world became gripped by the death of a Kent cricketer - a case which inspired a BBC hit drama.

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Fears ‘too small’ Aldi car park will become overflow for packed-out David Lloyd

Fears a new Aldi car park will become an overflow for a busy gym have been raised as highways chiefs demand more spaces at the proposed supermarket.

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Vinnie Jones, Springwatch is back plus the Gareth Southgate story… here’s your TV week sorted

The five top new shows on our screens this week, handpicked by our TV experts.

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Is digging your heels in really the answer? Find out in this week’s horoscopes

Here’s what the next seven days have in store for every star sign.

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One of London’s favourite music festivals is making a big comeback after a seven-year break - in Kent

Legendary two-dayer heads to the Kent coast with pop superstars Scissor Sisters and Rudimental on the bill.

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New-build estate could finally get play park - eight years after first families moved in

A new-build estate could finally get a play park - eight years after the first families moved in.

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‘It’s deeply concerning’: Hospital fire risk remains ‘extremely high’ - and full fix could take years

Despite being uncovered two years ago, KentOnline has learnt works to fix an “extremely high” fire risk at a hospital could rumble on for years yet.

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Man arrested and two injured after multi-vehicle crash

A man has been arrested and two people were taken to hospital following a collision.