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Kent town named one of Sunday Times' best places to live
24 March 2023A seaside town is among the favoured spots in an annual list of the cities, towns and villages offering the best quality of life.
'It's nothing short of miraculous that this pub is still alive and functioning'
24 March 2023It was quite possibly the worst St Patrick's Day ever, as Secret Drinker was the last man standing at this pub frozen in time.
Library unlikely to ever reopen as council can't afford £2m repairs
23 March 2023A £2m water damage repair bill has left a 135-year-old library unlikely to reopen, it has been revealed.
High street bakery shuts just a year after opening
23 March 2023A bakery has closed exactly a year after opening with bosses saying its high street location is "no longer viable".
Ice cream man wins battle for seafront pitch despite residents' fears
23 March 2023An entrepreneur has overcome opposition to plans to pitch his vintage ice cream van on the quayside of a popular harbour.
We tried to conquer five-pie challenge in 20 minutes
23 March 2023Our reporter attempted to complete Kent's latest eating challenge, and was left red-faced and in pain.
The district loved by Londoners snapping up second homes
22 March 2023One part of Kent is now the third most popular place in the UK for Londoners buying second homes - but what do residents think?
Saga confirms new hub locations
21 March 2023Travel and insurance giant Saga has confirmed the locations of two new offices after shutting its huge main headquarters as more staff work from home.
Councillors oppose plans for huge 5G mast near college
21 March 2023Plans for a 5G radio station are being opposed on safety grounds - despite the government insisting the technology poses no public health risk.
Cousins posed as lovers in bid to smuggle people hidden in car into UK
19 March 2023Two cousins who claimed they had been touring wedding venues abroad were in fact smuggling three people hiding in their car into the UK.
Boris and Carrie Johnson in birthday trip to animal park
18 March 2023Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have shared pictures of their family day out at a Kent animal park.
Homes shake 'like earthquake' as lorries fly down danger route
18 March 2023Safety measures are being introduced along a notorious road where residents say homes “tremor like an earthquake” as lorries whizz past.
'I’m a DFL in Kent - and leaving London is the best thing I ever did'
18 March 2023Rosie Percy swapped south London for the Kent coast two years ago and has no regrets about becoming a DFL...
Road closed after two pedestrians hit by car
17 March 2023Police and ambulance services have been called after two women were hit by a car near a supermarket.
'I lost my job of 35 years but it let me follow my dream'
17 March 2023A head chef left devastated when he was made redundant is now running his own hotel just 12 months later.
Mystery man in bowler hat sparks Banksy rumour
16 March 2023He's famous for keeping his identity a secret - but builders think they spotted Banksy himself in Kent this morning.
Two teens admit stabbing boys in car park violence
16 March 2023A pair of teenagers have admitted stabbing two boys in a car park.
Wrong patient received biopsy at scandal-hit trust
16 March 2023Surgical staff gave the wrong patient a biopsy while a vaginal swab was left inside a woman during a hospital procedure, it has been revealed.
Pair accused of £11,000 booze theft spree
16 March 2023A man and woman have been charged with stealing more than £11,000 of alcohol from various supermarkets across east Kent in a six-month spree.
Boost for Kent's nuclear energy future
16 March 2023Calls for the government to retain some kind of nuclear energy production in Kent have been given a boost by the Chancellor.
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