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Busy A-road blocked after crash
05 November 2024Traffic is building on a busy A-road after a multi-vehicle accident fully blocked both carriageways.
How iconic chain’s 10 Kent stores have been transformed since company collapsed
05 November 2024Sites in Kent once home to a retail giant have been transformed since the business plunged into administration. Did you ever visit the old stores?
University welcomes tuition fee increase
04 November 2024Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.
‘I shouldn’t have been the last landlord at this 400-year-old pub!’
04 November 2024The former landlord of a once-popular pub has joined the fight to stop it being turned into a study centre for private school pupils.
‘Some people think it’s morbid - but it’s enchanting’
03 November 2024One of Kent’s most peaceful and treasured green spaces deserves greater recognition as a wildlife and historical gem, say campaigners.
‘I popped out for some bread and came back a millionaire’
03 November 2024A couple are planning to take their kids to Lapland after winning £1 million on the National Lottery.
‘I’d much rather have a full restaurant than Michelin stars’
03 November 2024A chef taking over an acclaimed gastropub says he would prefer to have a full restaurant with happy punters over chasing a Michelin star.
‘It’s crazy money - we’ll have to sell off land and farms will be unviable’
02 November 2024Devastated Kent farmers say a “bombshell” new inheritance tax means their families will have to sell off land to stump up “crazy” amounts of money.
Kent's lost Topshop stores and what's there now
02 November 2024We’ve taken a look at what became of the eight units in the county once home to fashion giant Topshop.
Musical inspired by true stories of 9/11 passengers tours the country
02 November 2024Award-winning musical Come From Away is heading out on its first national tour, bringing incredible real-life stories to UK theatres.
Murderer jailed for life as victim’s family vow: ‘We will never forgive you’
01 November 2024A drink and drug-fuelled knifeman who brutally murdered a “devoted and generous” dad-of-three outside a village pub has been jailed for life.
Fast food joint to open after three-year delay
01 November 2024A fast food takeaway which has faced constant backlash since plans were first announced three years ago is finally set to open.
Kent Politics Podcast: Ashford MP tells of journey from NHS to Westminster
01 November 2024This week’s podcast discusses the budget, the long-running Chatham Docks saga, and welcomes one of the county’s new MPs.
Mum tells inquest: ‘Deadly online trend cost my darling boy his life’
01 November 2024The mum of a boy who died after inhaling deodorant believes he had been taking part in a deadly online trend called “chroming”, an inquest has heard.
Pay tribute to the Armed Forces with Kent’s Remembrance Day events
31 October 2024Show your respect to those who have lost their lives in battle at the county’s Remembrance Day services and parades.
‘Shopping trolleys are everywhere - and the supermarkets must pay!’
31 October 2024A council plans on battling “the plague” of shopping trolleys dumped in its rivers and streets by hitting supermarkets harder in the pocket.
Body found in search for missing man
30 October 2024Police have confirmed a body has been found amid a search for a missing 53-year-old man following a large emergency services response yesterday.
‘Hospital told my parents I was ill - but I was 16 miles away asleep at home’
30 October 2024A man has criticised hospital staff after they called his parents to say he had been admitted into their care - when he was actually in bed at home.
‘It was like he came into this world for a reason and then the time was up and he had to go’
30 October 2024A grieving mum has given a heart-rending account of life after the devastating loss of her 17-year-old son to suicide.
Uni professor blasts ‘ridiculous’ bosses as support dog banned from campus
30 October 2024A university professor has been banned from bringing his emotional support dog to work because bosses say it poses a health and safety risk.
