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Southeastern's new deal for Kent despite chequered past

Southeastern's new deal for Kent despite chequered past

11 September 2014

Southeastern has won a deal to run trains in Kent until 2018 - despite ministers admitting passengers have not always had the service they deserve.

Free and easy days out all across the county

Free and easy days out all across the county

10 September 2014

Hundreds of Kent's top buildings and attractions will be throwing open their doors for free this weekend as part of the annual Heritage Open Days.

Masked robbers target store twice armed with baseball bat

Masked robbers target store twice armed with baseball bat

04 September 2014

Terrified takeaway staff were threatened by masked men who demanded cash before smashing a TV and fleeing with cash.

Legal business makes safe acquisition

Legal business makes safe acquisition

03 September 2014

A company which offers advice on mergers and acquisitions among other things has completed its own take over of a health and safety consultancy.

Want to use the garden? Climb out of the window!

Want to use the garden? Climb out of the window!

31 August 2014

A family of three have to climb through a window every time they want to use the garden after a landlord nailed the door shut five months ago.

Dr Who comes to the big screen

Dr Who comes to the big screen

21 August 2014

Dr Who fans have the chance to see the eagerly-awaited first episode of the new series with Peter Capaldi at cinemas all across Kent this Saturday.

Racked with guilt after friend's heroin death

Racked with guilt after friend's heroin death

20 August 2014

After a heroin user died of an overdose, the friend who supplied the drugs was so wracked with guilt that he confessed to police.

Woman treated after bedroom fire

Woman treated after bedroom fire

15 August 2014

A blaze in a bedroom left one woman needing treatment for smoke inhalation this evening.

Pronouncedly operatic

Pronouncedly operatic

14 August 2014

If you’ve pigeon-holed opera as elitist music reserved for the privileged, think again says former builder’s mate turned opera superstar Tony Henry.

Rain doesn't have to stop play

Rain doesn't have to stop play

11 August 2014

Rainy day blues? There's still plenty to do across the county in the summer holidays. Here's our pick of the best days out.

Dockyard's war

Dockyard's war

11 August 2014

A Kent dockyard played a crucial role in the First World War and now a new exhibition is set to show how important it was.

Police appeal after punch leaves man seriously injured

Police appeal after punch leaves man seriously injured

09 August 2014

Police have appealed to commuters who may have seen an attack near Chatham railway station which left a man seriously hurt.

Grandmother's killers fight murder convictions

Grandmother's killers fight murder convictions

08 August 2014

Two men found guilty of murdering a Chatham grandmother have launched an appeal against their convictions.

All the fun of the fair - at the fort

All the fun of the fair - at the fort

06 August 2014

More than 300 years of military history and 20 acres of parkland are waiting to be discovered at this weekend's Fort Amherst summer fair.

Man airlifted to hospital after falling from roof

Man airlifted to hospital after falling from roof

05 August 2014

A man who slipped and fell from a roof in Kent was airlifted to hospital in London.

Investment plans on track

Investment plans on track

01 August 2014

More than 100,000 people visit go-kart circuit Buckmore Park every year but plans with a motorsport legend could make the track a lot bigger.

A prize for new houses based on old

A prize for new houses based on old

01 August 2014

Prestigious designed new homes reflecting rural Kentish farmsteads located at Chatham

Best rate savings account launched

Best rate savings account launched

31 July 2014

A bank has unveiled a new easy-access savings account with the best rates in the UK, only available to customers in branches in Kent and Sussex.

Recycling firm fined for injury

Recycling firm fined for injury

29 July 2014

A waste management firm has been ordered to pay £10,000 after a worker had his jaw shattered when a plastic pipe was thrown from machine.

Final member of £2.3m drug ring jailed

Final member of £2.3m drug ring jailed

28 July 2014

The final member of a multi-million pound drug ring is behind bars after being jailed for more than eight years.

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