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Burglars behind bars after thieving spree across Kent

Burglars behind bars after thieving spree across Kent

26 October 2022

Criminals who burgled small businesses and charities have been put behind bars following a months-long thieving spree across Kent.

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Residents 'keeping doors locked' after asylum seeker walks into house

Residents 'keeping doors locked' after asylum seeker walks into house

26 October 2022

Neighbours on an estate have been left "unnerved" after an asylum seeker walked into a woman's house and demanded to use her phone.

£5m spent every day on hotels for asylum seekers

£5m spent every day on hotels for asylum seekers

26 October 2022

More than £2 billion a year is being spent on hotels for asylum seekers, while a Kent processing centre is struggling to cope, MPs have been told.

Lifesaving defibrillator installed in park

Lifesaving defibrillator installed in park

26 October 2022

A team of residents - behind the installation of two defibrillators - say the vital equipment needs to be more readily available in their town.

Asylum seeker entered woman's home after beach landing

Asylum seeker entered woman's home after beach landing

25 October 2022

A woman has recalled the moment a brazen asylum seeker came into her home to evade police and demanded to use her phone.

Missing man not seen for 11 days

Missing man not seen for 11 days

25 October 2022

Police are searching for a missing man last seen 11 days ago.

Fancy moving into a house with a ready-made business attached?

Fancy moving into a house with a ready-made business attached?

25 October 2022

Earn money from your own back garden at this picture postcard Georgian home.

Five-star hotel 'attack on nature'

Five-star hotel 'attack on nature'

25 October 2022

Plans for a surf park and luxury hotel at a country park have divided opinion - with the developments called unnecessary and harmful to wildlife.

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'I dug up treasure on Paul Hollywood's former estate'

'I dug up treasure on Paul Hollywood's former estate'

25 October 2022

A metal detectorist has discovered a 400-year-old gold ring in the grounds of TV baker Paul Hollywood’s £1.4 million former Kent home.

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Family's 'complete shock' at sudden death of teenager

Family's 'complete shock' at sudden death of teenager

24 October 2022

A devastated family have paid tribute to a "kind and genuine" teenager full of plans for the future, whose sudden death came as a "complete shock".

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Questions raised over security of ride after funfair death

Questions raised over security of ride after funfair death

24 October 2022

An inquest into the death of a teenage boy who was crushed on a funfair ride has been adjourned to allow investigations into the security of the site.

Bus passengers 'being held to ransom'

Bus passengers 'being held to ransom'

24 October 2022

Stagecoach is being forced to scrap planned services at short notice because it does not have the staff, leaving travellers stranded at bus stops.

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Kent’s free wet weather attractions to visit this autumn

Kent’s free wet weather attractions to visit this autumn

24 October 2022

From beautiful art galleries to historic museums, these are some of Kent’s top indoor attractions - and the best part is, they’re all free.

Plans for new airfield in village refused

Plans for new airfield in village refused

22 October 2022

A scheme to create a 750 metre runway, helipad and aircraft hangars on farmland has failed to take off, after being refused by planning committee.

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Trucker jailed for trying to smuggle more than 16,000kg of tobacco

Trucker jailed for trying to smuggle more than 16,000kg of tobacco

21 October 2022

A lorry driver was caught with goods that would have been worth more than £2.3 million in lost duty and taxes.

Greedy barman scammed streaming giants out of hundreds of thousands of pounds

Greedy barman scammed streaming giants out of hundreds of thousands of pounds

21 October 2022

'Fagin' fraudsters who ripped off Netflix, Disney and cinemas to rake-in more than half-a-million pounds have been jailed.

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Cases of potentially fatal illness at asylum centre

Cases of potentially fatal illness at asylum centre

20 October 2022

Cases of highly contagious diphtheria have been found at a processing centre in Kent.

Shocking stories of midwifery students revealed

Shocking stories of midwifery students revealed

20 October 2022

A KMTV documentary tells the alarming stories of midwifery students sent on placement with an under-fire hospitals trust.

UK 'risks food safety catastrophe' without proper border checks

UK 'risks food safety catastrophe' without proper border checks

19 October 2022

An MP is calling for more stringent health checks on food imports after raw animal products were found in lorries 'dripping with blood'.

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Green light for education centre's expansion

Green light for education centre's expansion

19 October 2022

A school has been given permission to expand with a new classroom and kitchen.

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