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1 month ago | 
aol.com | Jacob Panons |South East |Piers Hopkirk |Tunbridge Wells
A man who lost nine teeth in a suspected catapult attack outside a village pub has said it is the "most horrendous thing" that has ever happened to him. The incident happened at about 22:00 GMT in Farningham High Street on 21 February following an earlier "verbal altercation", Kent Police said. Tom Riva, who disputes that there was an altercation, is now looking to raise £11,000 for his dental treatment as he was told he would need implants, as first reported by Kent Online.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
msn.com | Piers Hopkirk |Jacob Panons |South East
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Daniel Sexton |South East |Piers Hopkirk
A teenager is set to have both legs, one hand and the fingers of his other hand amputated after he contracted Sepsis. Hamish Wilson, 18, from Crowborough, had just started university in Southampton and was studying Philosophy before he fell ill in October. Mr Wilson was rushed to hospital last month where his condition deteriorated rapidly and he suffered major organ failure, but he pulled through, despite being critically ill.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Piers Hopkirk |South East
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Tanya Gupta |South East |Piers Hopkirk
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Piers Hopkirk
'My father deserves recognition for his WW2 work'Piers Hopkirk,BBC News, South EastBBCMeteorologist Gp Capt James Stagg persuaded General Eisenhower to delay the D-Day landingsThe British weatherman who persuaded the supreme allied commander to postpone the D-Day landings could be in line for a posthumous award - nearly 50 years after his death. Gp Capt James Stagg, who died in Seaford in 1975, was a senior British meteorologist during World War Two.
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May 24, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Piers Hopkirk
Driver pleads guilty after boy dies in crashPiers Hopkirk,BBC News, FolkestoneFAMILY HANDOUTSeven-year-old William Brown died after being hit by a vehicle in December 2023A hit-and-run driver from Kent has pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a collision last year in which a seven-year-old pedestrian was killed. William Brown died in Folkestone on 6 December after being struck by a vehicle on the A259 Sandgate Esplanade.
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May 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Piers Hopkirk |Bob Dale |South East
A woman accused of stabbing a landlord to death has been convicted of his murder. Stephanie Langley, 55, from East Farleigh, Kent, stabbed Matthew Bryant, her former brother-in-law, three times with a kitchen knife. Mr Bryant was pronounced dead as he lay in the street in front of the Hare and Hounds pub in Maidstone, Kent, last September. She will be sentenced at a future date, but was told when she was convicted on Wednesday that she is facing a life sentence.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Bob Dale |South East |Piers Hopkirk
The father of a seven-year-old boy killed as he crossed a road is opening a dessert parlour in his memory. William Brown died in Sandgate, Kent, on 6 December 2023. His father, William Brown Snr, said he wanted the parlour to become a focal point for the community which supported his family following the tragedy. The parlour is due to open on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May. Called Will Brown Junior's, the parlour is decorated with murals, some showing William.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Daniel Sexton |South East |Piers Hopkirk
A man has walked 40 miles from Surrey to Sussex to raise money for a fire service after it "took him in" following a family trauma. Jeremy Dutfield, a subcontractor for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), walked from Purley Fire Station to a pub near Brighton Pier, alongside more than a dozen firefighters. Mr Dutfield arranged the walk to fundraise for the Fire Fighters Charity, which he said had provided "invaluable" support to him.
