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Fears and confusion around Brexit changes introduced today
30 April 2024Food and plants imported into Kent from today could find themselves diverted 22 miles up the M20 for checks - but confusion remains.
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash near garden centre
29 April 2024A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a car this morning.
Rail services disrupted after ‘movement under track’
28 April 2024A speed restriction has been put in place on rail services after ground movement was detected under a main train line.
Why Londoners are to thank for our seaside towns
28 April 2024In the first of a three-part series on our coastal towns, we look at how they hit the big time - and their temporary demise.
Two Kent nurseries make huge improvements with new Ofsted ratings
27 April 2024Two nurseries have drastically improved in a matter of months after previously being hit with ‘inadequate’ Ofsted scores.
Kent castle owner: ‘We’re not party animals - I love a game of Scrabble’
27 April 2024A reality TV star who bought a Kent castle for half the asking price has told of her life at the historic site - and how business is now booming.
Stranger abducted boy and molested him in Currys carpark
27 April 2024A paedophile pensioner who abducted a boy off the street and molested him in a Currys car park has been jailed.
New McDonald's plans for Kent motorway services - but will anyone go?
26 April 2024Expansion plans have been submitted to upgrade a motorway service station including a new McDonald’s and Costa.
Two men charged after Channel deaths to appear in court
26 April 2024Two men have been charged in connection with the deaths of five people, including a child, who were trying to cross the English Channel.
100 new kiosks at terminal to tackle EU border queues
26 April 2024New space is being created to process biometric border checks for EU-bound passengers with bosses promising only slightly increased waiting times.
Man in hospital after smash closed main route
25 April 2024A major route was closed in both directions and a man is in hospital following a crash between a lorry and van.
‘I'm doing this to honour my son’
25 April 2024A grieving dad is opening a dessert parlour to honour the memory of his son, who died aged seven in a suspected hit-and-run.
Company behind huge luxury flats project 'has not gone bust'
24 April 2024The development company behind a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats has not gone bust, bosses have confirmed.
'We need to take women's health seriously - too many are fobbed off'
24 April 2024A woman is running a free eight-week course in a bid to end the taboo around menopause and women’s health.
Historic lift ‘will reopen next year’ despite fears over lack of work on site
24 April 2024The team behind the £6.6m refurbishment of a historic cliffside lift have reassured residents the project is on track to be completed next year.
Missing teens safely located
24 April 2024Officers are no longer looking for two missing teenage girls.
Bosses blame 'central London' rents as popular clothes shop to shut
24 April 2024A popular vintage clothing store has confirmed plans to close one of its high street shops – blaming rents more suited to central London.
'We’ve never been so quiet – it’s a critical moment for the town’
24 April 2024The long-time owner of a bar in the world’s first “music town” says its reputation as a hotspot for intimate live gigs is under threat.
Plans to turn empty community centre into shop finally approved
23 April 2024An empty community centre is to be converted into a shop - almost two years after the same scheme was rejected.
Arrest after man hit over head with ‘blunt object’ in street attack
23 April 2024A suspect has been arrested after a man was reportedly hit over the head with a blunt object in the street.
