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Bankruptcy fears after council loses £3m for essential port checks
02 February 2024A warning has been issued after a Kent council lost £3m in funding to carry out essential food checks at the Port of Dover.
Road closed for emergency gasworks
02 February 2024A road is set to remain shut for seven days while engineers carry out gas escape works.
£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country
01 February 2024Cash totalling £20,280 has been forfeited by a man and woman who were unable to prove it had been lawfully earned.
Planning chiefs welcome controversial 70 homes village estate
01 February 2024Councillors have unanimously approved plans for a housing scheme locals fear will overcrowd nearby roads and public services.
Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told
31 January 2024MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.
'They can't build more homes here - this area is already overdeveloped!'
31 January 2024Furious residents have slammed “outrageous” plans to build 23 new homes in an area they say is already overdeveloped.
‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn
30 January 2024MPs have raised fresh concerns over a new regime for checking imported food brought into the country just 22 miles from its port of entry.
Hampered cyber attack councils report ‘data breach’
30 January 2024Three Kent councils have reported data breaches following a cyber attack which shut down services
Primary school evacuated after gas leak
30 January 2024Pupils have been evacuated from a primary school following a gas leak.
Town’s ambulance station could be turned into flats
30 January 2024An ambulance station put up for sale despite a community backlash could now be turned into flats.
Manslaughter retrial after four people drowned crossing Channel in small boat
29 January 2024Jurors in the retrial of a man accused of manslaughter following the deaths of four people in the Channel have been told to ignore "strong emotions".
Man’s body found in car
29 January 2024Police have confirmed a man’s body has been discovered in a car.
Missing teenager safely located
28 January 2024Police searching for a teenager who was last seen near a town’s railway station say she has been found safe.
‘Wet T-shirts and smoking indoors - Kent nights out were different in the 80s and 90s’
28 January 2024There were some “electrifying” nights out in Kent back in the 1980s and 1990s, when people could still smoke indoors and celebrities came to town.
Lorry driver jailed for trying to smuggle 22 people out of UK
27 January 2024A lorry driver has been jailed for four years for trafficking charges after 22 people, including a child, were found in a lorry heading for France.
Can trendy new Kent bar really beat a night out in London?
27 January 2024We tried out a trendy new bar aiming to bring a slice of London nightlife to Kent.
Pub-goer worried about parking ticket moved Audi while over drink-drive limit
27 January 2024A man who took cocaine and was almost twice the drink-drive limit moved his car from outside a pub as he was worried about getting a parking ticket.
‘It’s impossible to stay afloat let alone make a profit’
26 January 2024Bosses at a Caribbean-inspired restaurant have announced the closure of the site and say rising costs made it impossible to continue.
Man called police - then spat at officers
26 January 2024A man who called the police for help spat at officers when they arrived.
New EU rules ‘could cause 14-hour queues and chaos on Kent’s roads’
25 January 2024New EU border rules set to be brought in this year could lead to chaos on Kent’s roads, MPs have been warned.
