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It’s a topic that’s been dividing opinion since it started to make headlines in recent years – now a Kent company is going to start selling sweets containing a substance extracted from cannabis plants.
You’ve probably heard of CBD because it’s what some parents of children with severe epilepsy have been campaigning for to reduce their seizures.
Now the two men who own and run the shop Sweet Sol in Herne Bay say they’re planning to move to Whitstable next year and supply their products containing the substance to other shops in the county.
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The battle to become the Prime Minister is heating up, with the first official hustings of the Conservative leadership race taking place.
10 candidates have made it through to the first round of voting.
Tonbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat says he’s still backing Michael Gove as the next Tory leader – despite him admitting taking cocaine on several occasions more than 20 years ago
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Tributes are being paid to former Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh.
The 49-year-old, who managed the league one side between 2015 and 2017, suffered a fatal heart attack on Saturday.
The club’s opened a book of condolence at Priestfield, for fans to write their own messages.
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New research shows thousands of children in Kent are going to school every day without having any breakfast.
According to Childwise, one in ten 7-15-year-olds here in the south east are starting the day on an empty stomach.
There are concerns that leads to them missing out on the equivalent of six hours of lesson time a week, because they can’t focus properly on learning.
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Events have been taking place in the UK and northern France to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
More than 22-thousand British troops died in the invasion by allied forces, which ultimately ended World War Two.
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Dartford’s MP Gareth Johnson has questioned the justice secretary in the house of commons over the potential release of a serial killer Patrick Mackay.The 66 year-old criminal grew up in the area and is currently Britain’s longest serving prisoner.
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A homeless man’s been left with a number of facial injuries after being attacked and robbed by a group of teenagers in Maidstone town centre.He was assaulted by three boys and a girl after refusing to give them his alcohol and cigarettes in Week Street.They stole his alcohol, mobile phone and cash.
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Police have released footage of the moment a man tried to stab an officer in Ashford.
Sean Higgins had called 999 to report an intruder in his garden after taking cocaine in June last year.
He was caught on bodycam trying to attack the officer with a knife.
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The Brexit secretary has been in Dover to check up on preparations for a no-deal departure from the EU.Stephen Barclay has confirmed the steel barrier and 50mph speed limit on the London bound carriageway of the M20 will stay in place until an agreement is reached.
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The number of race hate crimes against children in Kent has reached a three-year high.Police in the county recorded 302 offences in 2017-2018 – that’s an average of almost six a week.The number’s nearly trebled from 103 the previous year and includes crimes against babies and toddlers.
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