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Cost of new SEN school increases by £16m
09 March 2023More cash has been injected into building a new special education needs school after it emerged the project would cost five times as much as expected.
Rise in reports of 'penguins' on the coast
09 March 2023Wildlife experts say they have received several reports of "penguins" on the Kent coast, but have been quick to point out the birds' true identity.
Kent roads hit as port disruption causes backlog
08 March 2023Strike action is causing delays to ferry services leading to disruption spilling over on to Kent's roads as lane shut on route to cross-Channel port.
Club has opening hours reduced after reports of affray
08 March 2023A nightclub will have to close earlier after police requested a licence review following two reported incidents of affray.
Heavy snow shuts schools
08 March 2023Schools across the county are shut after heavy snow while a cold weather warning is in place.
Response to baby deaths scandal 'not nearly enough'
07 March 2023An expert who led the inquiry into a scandal at hospitals in Kent has said the government's response to his report 'does not go nearly far enough'.
Prime Minister arrives in Kent to launch immigration bill
07 March 2023The Prime Minster has landed in Kent to launch the government's Illegal Migration Bill banning asylum seekers arriving in small boats staying in UK.
Get into Kent’s top attractions for the price of a scratchcard
07 March 2023We’ve got a list of all the places in Kent offering free entry and special offers as part of this year’s National Lottery Open Week.
Couzens sentenced for exposing himself to cyclist while on duty
06 March 2023Wayne Couzens has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for flashing at women in the months before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard.
Flowers cast into sea in honour of 193 who died in ferry tragedy
06 March 2023Commemorations have taken place for the 36th anniversary of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, in which 193 people were killed.
Residents reject plans for community centre the size of 'large shed'
06 March 2023Residents who have lost their communal hall are against a planned replacement, saying it is too small.
'Desperate' cleaner stole tips jar 'to feed family'
06 March 2023A cleaner who stole from a tips jar at a bookies claims he did so in desperation to feed his family.
Former gasworks site earmarked for housing estate to be sold
04 March 2023A former gasworks site which hasn't been been used in 80 years will go on the market and could be transformed with 80 new homes.
Huge police presence in town as campaigners clash
04 March 2023Police descended on a Kent town as far-right protestors and anti-racist groups came face to face.
Ferry fire off the Kent coast
03 March 2023Lifeboats have headed out to a ferry struck by a blaze in the Channel this evening.
Town braced for protests
03 March 2023Pro-asylum seeker groups will be in a Kent town in anticipation of a far right demonstration.
Husband 'killed wife and daughter with shotgun before shooting himself'
02 March 2023Investigations into the suspected murder-suicide of a former Kent schoolboy, his wife and their child have revealed their cause of death.
Rooms smelled of wee at badly managed care home
02 March 2023The basic needs of residents were not being met at a care home where bedrooms “smelt strongly of urine” and staff lacked training, inspectors found.
Asylum seeker 'coerced into piloting boat' jailed
02 March 2023A young asylum seeker who claimed he was forced into piloting a boat across the Channel was jailed just days after arriving in Kent.
Twice as many staff hired for often empty border facility
02 March 2023Council bosses recruited twice as many staff to run a post-Brexit border facility as advised by government officials at a site sitting largely empty.
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