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A toy firm that was started in a Kent shed has donated a huge haul of gifts to bring joy to vulnerable children this Christmas.

'All my friends are having babies but I don't want to bring kids into this awful place'

Our columnist confesses she's not happy to bring a baby into the world and has had enough of wedding politics.

Cocktail lounge takes over trouble-hit former bar

A former bar has been transformed into a new cocktail lounge with bosses hoping to bring something new to a town's nightlife.

Kent’s first-ever surfing resort - with five-star hotel next door

Exclusive pictures show how a surfing lagoon - complete with artificial waves - and luxury hotel planned for Kent will look.

Ring found by metal detectorist could date back to 1200s

27 November 2022

A medieval ring found buried in Kent has officially been classed as treasure at an inquest.

Hundreds demand council abandons 'financially reckless' development plans

27 November 2022

Hundreds of campaigners against a divisive seafront housing project are demanding the controversial scheme is scrapped completely.

130 homes planned for abandoned warehouse site

Plans to develop wasteland near a hospital into new homes and apartments have been put forward.

Asylum centre death may have been caused by diphtheria

The Home Office has said an asylum seeker's death at a Kent processing centre may have been the result of diphtheria infection.

Boy arrested as helicopter tracks down theft suspects

Police discovered a quantity of new clothes with security tags attached following a pursuit.

Customers 'feel sick' as mouse spotted inside Wetherspoon

A Wetherspoon pub had to close after a mouse was spotted on the top floor.

Sign removed as work continues at wall collapse hotel

Work to remove sections of a collapsed wall at a seaside hotel is continuing this weekend after debris fell into the street.

Post Office and chippy on sale for almost £1m

A couple who have owned a village Post Office and fish and chip shop have decided to sell up to pursue new opportunities.

Former town centre amusements could be demolished for flats

Plans to transform a town centre "eyesore" are back with planners, after the original approved application's permission expired.

'Our town has been abandoned by police'

A businesswoman says £1 million worth of stock has been stolen from town centre stores in recent years - yet there is still no police presence.

18-mile stretch of M20 to close for 16 nights

Highways bosses are to shut a lengthy stretch of the M20 from next week to allow for "essential" resurfacing works.

TV star visits Kent hotel for pamper session

Former Towie member and star of The Family Diaries Billie Shepherd visited a luxury hotel and enjoyed afternoon tea and a spa session.

Boxer could have been in car during horror crash which killed four

An up-and-coming boxing star has revealed he could have been in the car when a horror crash which killed four men last year.

Suspected burglar caught within 30 minutes of break-in

A suspected burglar, who was tracked down within 30 minutes of a break-in, has been arrested and charged.

Man killed at pub was stabbed in the abdomen

A man who died after a double stabbing at a rural pub was stabbed in the abdomen, an inquest has heard.

Controversial bid to move 100-year-old war memorial revealed