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Major road closed and air ambulance called after crash and stabbing
14 August 2024Emergency services have shut a road in both directions after a collision.
Neighbours wake to ‘screaming’ as three taken to hospital after house fire
14 August 2024Residents woke to screaming as emergency services were called to a disturbance and house fire which saw three people taken to hospital.
Sing-along films to be shown on the big screen
14 August 2024A touring open-air cinema will bring musicals like Grease and the Greatest Showman to a historic venue.
‘Stunning’ 200-year-old building to be converted into social homes
13 August 2024The new owners of a historic customs house building which will become 27 homes have revealed their plans to convert it into social housing.
Private investors could help deliver £9bn tunnel link - in exchange for toll money
13 August 2024The government could look to private backers to build the Lower Thames Crossing and offset the growing cost on the public purse, according to reports.
Prankster sneaks into Olympics closing ceremony posing as Team GB athlete
12 August 2024A joker known for a Match of the Day sex noise stunt sneaked into the Olympics and snapped a selfie with the French President.
‘We are confident punters will be pleased’: Wetherspoons pub to reopen after £190k refit
12 August 2024Bosses of a popular town centre pub are preparing to welcome back customers after shutting to undergo a revamp.
First electric buses to hit the streets
12 August 2024The first of 28 new electric buses have arrived in Kent in a move the county council hopes will drastically cut carbon emissions.
Pensioner ‘scratched’ by two men in house robbery
12 August 2024CCTV images have been released of two people detectives would like to talk to after a pensioner had his watch and cash stolen from his home.
Major milestone reached for hospice’s new multi-million-pound wing
12 August 2024Volunteers and staff celebrated as the last roof tile was placed on their hospice’s new wellbeing wing.
Second dyslexia-focused school to open after mum’s ‘flexi’ success
11 August 2024A mum who set up Kent's first dyslexic school after watching her daughter struggle in a mainstream setting is now opening her second facility.
‘Teething problems’ see bus trial hit by delays and timetable issues
10 August 2024A bus service trial impacted by roadworks and timetable mishaps has been branded a “disaster” less than two weeks since its launch.
Teenagers’ off-road bikes seized after driving dangerously in town
09 August 2024Teenagers reportedly almost hit pedestrians walking around a town by driving off-road bikes dangerously.
Daredevil 91-year-old takes on country's longest zip line
07 August 2024A gran has proven age is just a number after fulfilling a bucket list wish and whizzing down England’s longest zip line.
‘Traffic mayhem’ as two roads closed over burst water mains
06 August 2024Main roads in a town centre are closed to allow for repairs following burst water mains.
Major beauty retailer to open first store in Kent
06 August 2024A multinational beauty retailer is set to open its first store at Kent’s largest shopping centre.
Fears firm’s ‘industrial’ proposal could set cyclists and children on ‘collision course with lorries’
06 August 2024Concerns have been raised over a drainage firm’s plans to convert a rural plant nursery which residents claim is an “accident waiting to happen”.
More than 44,000 illegal cigarettes found hidden in shop walls
06 August 2024Thousands of untaxed cigarettes and hundreds of illegal vapes have been uncovered behind false walls and other hiding places in several town shops.
MP calls to scrap plans for asylum-seeking children to use care home
04 August 2024A Kent MP is calling for plans to convert a former care home into a facility for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to be reversed.
Women deny kicking and punching pensioner, 89, in their care
04 August 2024Two women accused of punching and kicking an elderly woman in their care denied a charge of ill-treating the pensioner.
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