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The £67m scheme to bust Kent's holiday-season border gridlock
15 December 2023Eurotunnel has revealed how it plans to prevent “eye-watering delays” on Kent’s roads when tighter EU border rules come into force.
Teenagers charged with string of robberies
15 December 2023Two suspected robbers have been charged after reportedly threatening their victims with a blade and using their bank cards.
Here’s food for thought - a pub that puts drinkers first!
15 December 2023Secret Drinker visits a pub bucking the trend by putting its drinkers before diners
Only rubble left as ageing shopping centre torn down
14 December 2023Diggers have demolished a rundown outlet centre which closed earlier this year due to rising costs, leaving 25 members of staff without a job.
Person fighting for life after being hit by train
14 December 2023A person has suffered "life-threatening injuries" after being hit by a train.
French strikes hit cross-Channel sailings
14 December 2023Strike action taking place across the Channel in France is affecting ferry sailings from Kent with alternative arrangements being made for passengers.
Debt-ridden hospital trust among ‘most challenged’ in country
13 December 2023An NHS trust which runs five hospitals in Kent is among the “most challenged” in the country, as its deficit grows to nearly £70m.
Bid for farm to be transformed into wedding venue with shepherd huts
13 December 2023A farm could be turned into a wedding venue with shepherd huts serving as accommodation for guests, and a listed house for the bride and groom.
Street cordoned off and huge police presence after ‘suspicious’ death
13 December 2023About nine police vehicles have descended on a usually quiet and peaceful street, as detectives probe the ‘suspicious’ death of a man in his 60s.
Police probe death of man found with serious injuries after disturbance
12 December 2023Detectives are investigating the death of a man who was found with serious injuries at a property
‘We’ll have year’s worth of bottles filled with urine at the roadside’
11 December 2023Roadside verges will pile up with litter and urine-filled bottles for a year following a council’s decision to skip a six-monthly clean, it is feared.
‘Our street is rammed the whole time by commuters – we need restrictions’
11 December 2023Residents have welcomed a move to bring parking restrictions to their street, to stop outsiders hogging them.
Two ‘permanent’ asylum seeker centres to be set up in Kent
11 December 2023Two sites in Kent are set to become permanent facilities for processing asylum seekers as part of £700m plans to manage the small boats crisis.
Heartbreak as baby boy dies days after first birthday
10 December 2023The devastated parents of a baby boy have paid tribute to their “happy little lad” following his tragic death.
Road closed after crash and medical emergency
09 December 2023A road has been closed off to traffic due to a crash and a medical emergency.
'People keep crashing in our street - we need to slow traffic down’
09 December 2023Worried residents say traffic-calming measures are needed in their small but busy street as speeding drivers have become a “menace”.
Inside the secret tunnels at Kent’s most famous castle
09 December 2023Once set to be the home of regional government in the event of nuclear war, we take a look at the now-abandoned deepest level of tunnels at a castle.
A sublime seaside pub where you park on the pebbles
08 December 2023The pub was having a paintjob, but nothing could knock the gloss off Secret’s Drinker’s lunch at a shabby chic seaside haven
Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure
07 December 2023Two adorable lion cubs hand-reared by Kent animal park owner Damian Aspinall have moved to a public enclosure for the first time.
More disruption on A2 as further closures announced
07 December 2023New details have been revealed of continued works and closures on the A2, which continue beyond the New Year.
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