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5 great playgrounds where the kids can run wild

5 great playgrounds where the kids can run wild

03 September 2024

Now the school holidays have wiped out your bank account, why not take the kids for a budget-friendly day out at one of Kent’s play parks?

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Bid for multi-million pound Bluewater tunnel to relieve ‘unacceptable traffic' resubmitted

Bid for multi-million pound Bluewater tunnel to relieve ‘unacceptable traffic' resubmitted

03 September 2024

Plans for a tunnel link connecting thousands of homes at Kent’s garden city to the county’s biggest shopping centre have been resubmitted.

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Person dies after being hit by train

Person dies after being hit by train

02 September 2024

Services were subject to delays, alterations and cancellations following an emergency on the railway.

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'Covering our beautiful countryside with solar farms is not the only option’

'Covering our beautiful countryside with solar farms is not the only option’

02 September 2024

Plans to build a 235-acre solar panel farm near a village have been tabled but critics fear its in the wrong place and better options are available.

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Laptop swiped from student’s backpack by careless thief who ‘mistook it for medicine bag’

Laptop swiped from student’s backpack by careless thief who ‘mistook it for medicine bag’

02 September 2024

An A-level student who left a backpack on a bench with a laptop inside had it stolen by a thief who discarded the bag in an alley.

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Town centre HMO business on market for £5.25million

Town centre HMO business on market for £5.25million

01 September 2024

An HMO business which includes seven properties and 55 bedrooms has gone on the market as its owners retire.

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Broadband services restored after thousands of homes and businesses hit

Broadband services restored after thousands of homes and businesses hit

01 September 2024

Engineers have managed to get services back online for thousands of homes and businesses after a major outage caused by damaged cables.

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Motorists faced long motorway delays after vehicle went up in flames

Motorists faced long motorway delays after vehicle went up in flames

31 August 2024

A motorway has been cleared of traffic congestion today after a vehicle fire caused long delays.

Brace of bales burns for days

Brace of bales burns for days

31 August 2024

Crews have now managed to put out a haystack blaze after the fire burned for days.

Beer, bites and bands: food and drink festivals to see out the summer

Beer, bites and bands: food and drink festivals to see out the summer

31 August 2024

Raise a glass to a great summer with real ale festivals, craft larger bars, street food stalls, live music and more.

Man jailed after secret cannabis farm hidden behind ‘fake wall’ uncovered

Man jailed after secret cannabis farm hidden behind ‘fake wall’ uncovered

30 August 2024

The discovery of a fake wall hiding more than 1,000 cannabis plants in a basement has led to a man being jailed.

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Five fire crews tackle haystack blaze

Five fire crews tackle haystack blaze

29 August 2024

People are still being urged to stay away as firefighters remain at the scene of a large haystack blaze.

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Driver, 26, was nearly five times drug-drive limit

Driver, 26, was nearly five times drug-drive limit

29 August 2024

A cocaine user has been banned from the road after admitting to getting behind the wheel without insurance with the drug still in his system.

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Two charged after ‘stolen Mercedes’ pursued by police on A2

Two charged after ‘stolen Mercedes’ pursued by police on A2

29 August 2024

The early morning pursuit of a suspected stolen car along a busy stretch of road has led to two men being charged.

Kent gang member jailed after 2,000 marriage documents forged

Kent gang member jailed after 2,000 marriage documents forged

28 August 2024

A Kent man is among four people jailed for forging marriage certificates, allowing people to live in the UK illegally.

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Fundraiser for girl left with life-changing injuries after school bus and tractor crash

Fundraiser for girl left with life-changing injuries after school bus and tractor crash

27 August 2024

Grace Tutt has been left with life-changing injuries after her school bus was involved in an accident with a tractor.

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‘Plans to close adult education centre are irrational’

‘Plans to close adult education centre are irrational’

27 August 2024

A council leader has hit out at Kent County Council over fears an adult education centre will be closed.

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‘It’s not worth it’: Kent workers still counting cost of ULEZ expansion a year on

‘It’s not worth it’: Kent workers still counting cost of ULEZ expansion a year on

27 August 2024

This week marks a year since the ULEZ was controversially expanded up to the Kent border but workers on the edge say they are still feeling the pinch.

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Shopper ‘disgusted’ after finding ‘poo-like item’ in Sainsbury’s salad

Shopper ‘disgusted’ after finding ‘poo-like item’ in Sainsbury’s salad

27 August 2024

A customer was left unable to eat for the rest of the day after she found a poo-like lump at the bottom of her supermarket salad.

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More than 20 firefighters tackle recycling centre blaze

More than 20 firefighters tackle recycling centre blaze

25 August 2024

Six fire engines were sent to a large blaze at a waste recycling centre.

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