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breakfast club pilot revealed" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="FCKJENR15WTANWRM8V0J.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/FCKJENR15WTANWRM8V0J.jpg" alt="First Kent schools in free breakfast club pilot revealed"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>11</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>First Kent schools in free breakfast club pilot revealed</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">The first schools in Kent and Medway to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils as part of a government scheme have been revealed.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/medway/news/dad-driving-at-100mph-died-after-losing-control-of-car-in-320420/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Dad ‘driving at 100mph’ died after losing control of car, 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</div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Government calls in plans for £40m waterfront neighbourhood</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">A public inquiry will be held by the planning inspectorate after a council granted outline permission for a multi-million-pound scheme.</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 rp"> <a href="/gravesend/news/closure-order-for-property-extended-after-criminal-damage-a-320353/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Closure order for property extended after ‘criminal damage and threatening behaviour’" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="9QLLU2C8YNM3PMEVHCXW.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/9QLLU2C8YNM3PMEVHCXW.jpg" alt="Closure order for property extended after ‘criminal damage and threatening behaviour’"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> <span>1</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <h2>Closure order for property extended after ‘criminal damage and threatening behaviour’</h2> <p class="NoMargin hidden-xs">Police have extended a closure order on a property following persistent anti-social behaviour and accusations of drug misuse.</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 lp"> <a href="/kent/news/the-smoke-free-spaces-being-introduced-across-kent-320338/"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <div class="VideoButton"> <i class="fa fa-play fa-lg"></i> </div> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="The ‘smoke-free’ spaces being introduced across Kent" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="J0JTPSKW2CRMB4SXKZ8O.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/J0JTPSKW2CRMB4SXKZ8O.jpg" alt="The ‘smoke-free’ spaces being introduced across Kent"/></noscript> <div class="Media"> <i class="fa 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