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Holidaymakers experiencing long delays just hours after pupils finish school for summer
20 July 2024Families hoping to cross the Channel are facing travel disruption in what is already predicted to be a chaotic summer ahead for travellers.
Homeless Londoners set to be housed in new-builds on Kent coast
20 July 2024Concerns have been raised after a London council revealed it is in “advanced negotiations” to house some of its residents in a Kent district.
‘When does graffiti go from vandalism to valued history?’
20 July 2024Are vandals who etch their initials on our historic monuments going to be fêted in years to come, asks our columnist.
Driver in court two years after crash that killed young dad
19 July 2024A driver accused of causing death by driving without due care after a young dad was killed has appeared in court for the first time.
Man in court after ‘jewellery swiped during loft works’
18 July 2024A suspect has appeared in court after jewellery was swiped from several homes in suspected distraction burglaries.
Kent castle to open major new attraction
18 July 2024A world-famous Kent castle is opening a new major visitor experience next week.
Head of Kent’s ‘best secondary school’ reveals why he is quitting
18 July 2024The head of a grammar ranked by a school directory website as Kent’s top secondary has revealed why he is stepping down after almost eight years.
Green light for £25m business, arts and education centre
15 July 2024A four-story hub promising to boost investment and jobs has been given the stamp of approval.
‘Do-not-swim warning would kill our town’
14 July 2024Anxious residents fear falling water quality will "kill" their coastal town if people are warned not to swim in the sea.
Man brandished BB gun and shouted: ‘I’m going to shoot someone’
13 July 2024Armed police were called after a man brandished a BB gun along a seafront and started shouting that he would shoot someone.
Paedophile died in drunken fall down staircase
13 July 2024A man who sexually abused his four-year-old niece died after falling down a staircase while drunk, an inquest has heard.
Port set for ‘exceptionally busy’ summer amid Olympics traffic surge
12 July 2024Port of Dover bosses are warning of an “exceptionally busy” summer, with cross-Channel traffic set to increase by almost a third.
Four die in English Channel crossing
12 July 2024Four people have drowned after their boat capsized while trying to cross the Channel, the French coastguard has confirmed.
Prison officer accused of smuggling phones into jail
11 July 2024A prison officer took mobile phones, sim cards and chargers into a jail and gave them to an inmate, magistrates have been told.
Man who texted woman 200 times in one day banned from contacting her
11 July 2024A father who bombarded his ex-partner with hundreds of texts and arrived at their former home unannounced has been banned from contacting her.
Road plagued by potholes will close for repair works
10 July 2024A pothole-ridden street – a key road in and out of a housing estate – will be closed for two days while repair works are carried out.
M20 to shut tonight as Op Brock returns for summer holidays
10 July 2024Part of the M20 will shut tonight as Operation Brock returns ahead of the summer holidays.
Thousands of cigarettes and vapes seized from seven shops
09 July 2024Officers seized more than 3,000 cigarettes and 1,000 illegal vapes during a huge operation to crackdown on organised criminal gangs.
New border security command to tackle small boats gangs launched
08 July 2024Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out the first steps to establishing a new UK border security command to tackle people-smuggling gangs.
Shopping centre ‘in robust health’ and won’t be turned into flats, say bosses
08 July 2024Bosses at a high street shopping mall have allayed fears the centre will be demolished to make way for flats.
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