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Lorry bursts into flames on roundabout approach
21 November 2024Commuters are facing delays after a lorry burst into flames near a busy roundabout, with black plumes of smoke visible for miles.
Opposition to plans for traveller site on green belt land
20 November 2024An application has been submitted to turn a section of green belt land into a traveller site, sparking fears about noise, rubbish and rats.
Essex council eyes up 150 new-build flats in Kent to house homeless
20 November 2024Kent council leaders have urged a local authority to rethink its “short-sighted” proposals to buy properties in the borough.
CCTV appeal launched after sports bar assault
18 November 2024A man in his 20s alleges that two men punched him in the face, damaging his teeth, during the early hours of the morning.
Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute
18 November 2024Three businesses have been left without a home amid claims the units they occupied were being unlawfully sub-let to them.
Jilted dad caught urinating through ex-partner’s letterbox
18 November 2024An abuser who threatened to throw the mother of his children in the boot of his car has been jailed after being caught peeing through her postbox.
Nightclub bouncer on rape charge
17 November 2024A prominent nightclub has had its licence suspended after one of its door staff was charged with rape.
‘This will rip out the heart of Kent’: Farmers fear wipe out after inheritance tax bill
17 November 2024Families who have spent generations building up farming ventures fear the “destruction” of their way of life following changes to inheritance tax.
Delays for Bluewater-bound drivers after three-vehicle crash on A2
16 November 2024It is understood no one was hurt in a three-car collision that resulted in long queues on one of the county’s busiest roads.
‘If Wasps build a rugby stadium here it would be a disaster’
16 November 2024Villagers have cast scorn on an announcement by Wasps rugby club that it has secured land to build a new stadium in Kent.
CCTV released after man made ‘lewd and sexually explicit’ suggestions
15 November 2024Detectives are investigating after they received several reports of a man acting indecently in two towns.
Paedophile showed ‘zero remorse’ for decades of child abuse
15 November 2024A “vile” rapist who subjected two children to three decades of abuse has been sentenced to a lengthy jail term.
Terrorists who planned to bomb Bluewater are freed from prison
15 November 2024Two men of a five-person group who planned to use fertiliser-based bombs at Kent’s biggest shopping centre have been let out of prison.
Armed thugs brutally attacked dad and threatened children in terrifying home raid
15 November 2024Three masked raiders who terrorised a family with young children have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years.
Care company’s service rated ‘inadequate’
14 November 2024A company that looks after people in supported living accommodation has been placed in special measures and ordered to make urgent improvements.
Campaign to keep traditional pie and mash van outside pub
14 November 2024Hundreds have signed a petition to keep a traditional pie and mash van outside a village boozer, amid uncertainty over the pub’s impending takeover.
Village pub undergoes ‘massive’ £120K transformation
13 November 2024A pub has undergone a complete transformation inside and out but says it’s done so while being “very mindful” of it environmental impact.
‘It’s a kick in the teeth’ – boilers stolen from charity bungalows
13 November 2024A charity has had to spend more than £4,000 to replace three new boilers which were stolen just hours after being delivered.
Stalker who sent ‘disgusting’ indecent images to women jailed
13 November 2024A man who sent images of naked men to two women, as well as sexually derogatory language, has been jailed for more than four years.
Police drones and unmarked vehicles used after drivers ‘shot at’
13 November 2024Drones and unmarked cars are being used by police after yobs targeted drivers on major roads.
