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Woman attacked mum on the school run

Woman attacked mum on the school run

14 September 2024

A scrap between two boys at school led to one woman kicking, punching and pulling the hair of a mother - and all in front of other youngsters.

Cyber attack delays contactless payment rollout at key commuter stations

Cyber attack delays contactless payment rollout at key commuter stations

13 September 2024

A cyber attack has postponed the expansion of a contactless payment scheme to extra railway stations across Kent.

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Huge number of families rehomed outside borough

Huge number of families rehomed outside borough

13 September 2024

Figures have revealed the scale of the housing crisis facing one Kent town as large numbers of families are placed outside the borough.

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Theatre to stay closed for another nine months

Theatre to stay closed for another nine months

13 September 2024

A popular theatre will not reopen until after May as contractors continue working to repair the building.

Government minister sees ‘chaos’ caused by landslide

Government minister sees ‘chaos’ caused by landslide

13 September 2024

A government minister has paid a visit to the site of a collapsed road which is still closed 18 months on.

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Teenager in hospital after being hit by car near school

Teenager in hospital after being hit by car near school

13 September 2024

A sixth-form student has been taken to hospital after a collision with a car.

A2 reopens after lorry crash

A2 reopens after lorry crash

13 September 2024

Drivers faced lengthy queues after a crash involving two cars and a lorry on the A2.

The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

The pub where all pints are a fiver - apart from the ones costing £4.20 and £5.50!

13 September 2024

There’s confusion with the prices and the front door as Secret Drinker ends up in a pub all on his lonesome

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Plans to squeeze more ‘small and cramped’ flats onto former pub site refused

Plans to squeeze more ‘small and cramped’ flats onto former pub site refused

12 September 2024

Plans to add more flats and a ground floor café onto the site of a now demolished high street pub have been thrown out after scores of objections.

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Tributes paid to former councillor who was ‘pillar of the community’

Tributes paid to former councillor who was ‘pillar of the community’

12 September 2024

Tributes have been paid to a former councillor who represented her community for more than three decades.

Former pub sold after being forced to shut due to rising costs

Former pub sold after being forced to shut due to rising costs

12 September 2024

A former pub which had to shut two years ago due to rising costs and falling visitor numbers has been sold.

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‘If Londoners get discounts, so should we’

‘If Londoners get discounts, so should we’

12 September 2024

A Kent MP is calling for discounts on charges for the county’s drivers at the new Silvertown Tunnel.

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Meet the team behind £9bn tunnel proposal

Meet the team behind £9bn tunnel proposal

11 September 2024

Dates have been set for people to meet with the team that will build the Lower Thames Crossing if it is approved.

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Man accused of murder and ‘having sex with corpse’ appears in court

Man accused of murder and ‘having sex with corpse’ appears in court

11 September 2024

A 20-year-old man accused of murdering a woman and then sexually violating her body has appeared back in court.

Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas: ‘I’ve done it my way’

Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas: ‘I’ve done it my way’

11 September 2024

The Kent singer talks about life after BGT, the challenges of breaking into the West End and her debut album.

'I fell out of a window and was hit by a car - but I'm the luckiest man alive'

'I fell out of a window and was hit by a car - but I'm the luckiest man alive'

11 September 2024

A retired teacher says he is the luckiest man alive after he suffered significant brain injuries from three separate accidents.

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Man due in court after ‘£5.3k sunglasses haul stolen from Bluewater’

Man due in court after ‘£5.3k sunglasses haul stolen from Bluewater’

10 September 2024

A man has been charged on suspicion of theft after several pairs of sunglasses were reported stolen from a major department store.

Teenager in court over knife threats

Teenager in court over knife threats

09 September 2024

A teenage boy has been charged with knife crimes after a disturbance during broad daylight.

M20 shut due to ‘horses in the road’

M20 shut due to ‘horses in the road’

09 September 2024

Part of a motorway was shut and a diversion route was in place due to animals in the road.

Sinkholes appear close to collapsed road

Sinkholes appear close to collapsed road

09 September 2024

A junction close to a collapsed road has been closed after three sinkholes appeared.

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