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The Nazi actor next door

Deal in Kent has been nominated as ‘one of the best places to live’ in the United Kingdom for the third consecutive year, according to a survey in the Times.

The town has transitioned from being a rather rough resort back in the 1950s – natives remember brawls in the now dinky Middle Street – to a hipster’s ideal.

Not all Dealites welcome the transformation. ‘I used to meet so many people I knew when I went down the

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