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We explore the new Cantii Way cycle route

We explore the new Cantii Way cycle route

23 June 2022

To celebrate the launch of a new 145-mile trail around the county we told our reporter to get on his bike and give it a try.

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Missing man's death remains mystery

Missing man's death remains mystery

23 June 2022

A coroner was not able to establish how a man ended up dead in a ditch three months after he vanished.

Man denies having sex with horse

Man denies having sex with horse

22 June 2022

A man will stand trial after denying having sex with a horse.

Former footballer jailed for people smuggling

Former footballer jailed for people smuggling

21 June 2022

A failed businessman and former footballer has been jailed for being one of the main conspirators in an international human trafficking gang.

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Mini-Miss Ukraine joins carnival court

Mini-Miss Ukraine joins carnival court

21 June 2022

An eight-year-old Ukrainian girl who fled her home country after the Russian invasion has become an honorary princess in a town's carnival court.

Bank manager broke reveller's jaw at rock gig

Bank manager broke reveller's jaw at rock gig

19 June 2022

A bank manager threw a rock gig into chaos when he punched the nephew of one of the band members and left him not breathing on the dance floor.

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Channel asylum seekers to wear electronic tags

Channel asylum seekers to wear electronic tags

18 June 2022

Some people arriving in the UK via small boats or the back of lorries will be electronically tagged as part of a Home Office trial programme.

Retracing steps of '76

Retracing steps of '76

17 June 2022

Two sisters will be in Kent to commemorate their father hoisting an Aboriginal flag on a beach in the Seventies.

Enjoy the heatwave: Kent’s most Instagrammable picnic spots

Enjoy the heatwave: Kent’s most Instagrammable picnic spots

17 June 2022

We’ve scanned social media to find some of the county’s most picture-perfect places as it's National Picnic Week.

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Queen's Baton on its way

Queen's Baton on its way

17 June 2022

A relay run in the build-up to the 2022 Commonwealth Games is coming to Kent next month.

Brexit checks site axed month after construction started

Brexit checks site axed month after construction started

16 June 2022

A post-Brexit customs site which would have created 400 jobs and eased pressure on the Port of Dover has been scrapped a month after work started.

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New progress in £10m hall revamp

New progress in £10m hall revamp

16 June 2022

A contractor has been chosen for the refurbishment of a 13th century building, in a project key to a town's regeneration.

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Thousands more Kent homes at risk from rising sea level

Thousands more Kent homes at risk from rising sea level

15 June 2022

New report says thousands of homes in these two boroughs may need to be abandoned within the next 30 years because of rising sea levels.

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Prosecution for 13 fly-tipping and waste offences

Prosecution for 13 fly-tipping and waste offences

15 June 2022

A man has been sentenced after a case brought to court by a council for a series of offences between 2019 and 2021.

444 cross on 'first day' of Rwanda flights

444 cross on 'first day' of Rwanda flights

15 June 2022

Nearly 450 people made it across the Channel in small boats on the day the first asylum seekers were meant to be deported on flights to Rwanda.

Rwanda flight grounded after protests at centres

Rwanda flight grounded after protests at centres

14 June 2022

The first Rwanda flight has been grounded after last-minute legal challenges following protests in Kent and at Heathrow.

Quartet's Channel swim relay attempt

Quartet's Channel swim relay attempt

14 June 2022

Four men will take on a fundraising long distance swim, in medley relay format, to help parents who have a child in a neonatal unit.

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Channel crossings: Can anyone solve the eternal riddle?

Channel crossings: Can anyone solve the eternal riddle?

14 June 2022

From flying people to Rwanda and using jet skis to push back boats - efforts to stop refugees crossing the Channel still haven't been solved.

Tragic biker deliberately smashed into takeaway

Tragic biker deliberately smashed into takeaway

13 June 2022

A motorcyclist who died after crashing into a Chinese takeaway without wearing a helmet intended to take his own life, an inquest heard.

Uncle running double marathon to raise funds for poorly nephew

Uncle running double marathon to raise funds for poorly nephew

13 June 2022

A teacher is set to run two marathons in just 24 hours to raise money for his young nephew who is battling bone cancer.

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