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The police sergeant who fell for a Kent armed robber
13 February 2023A decorated police sergeant from Wales who lost everything after falling for a Kent criminal online has shared her story as part of a podcast series.
Incredible moment asteroid turns into fireball off Kent coast
13 February 2023Stargazers have been left in awe after spotting a huge fireball over the English Channel from an asteroid hurtling towards Earth.
Treetop views and rainbow rooms: Kent’s quirkiest places to stay
11 February 2023From a rustic treehouse in the country to a luxury villa with an indoor beach, these are some of the most unusual places to stay in Kent.
Pub which 'needed a bit of love' gets £350k refurb
10 February 2023A pub and carvery will soon re-open after an eight week refurbishment and £350,000 investment.
Inside the lock-up used by small boat smugglers
08 February 2023A lock-up which was used to store inflatable boats, engines and life jackets needed to smuggle desperate people across the Channel has been uncovered.
Can Greggs survive in the town that snubbed Subway?
07 February 2023Bakery giant Greggs may struggle when it opens its first site in a part of Kent where "people like their local shops", traders have warned.
'I waited five years for a beach hut - I'd never give it up'
05 February 2023The popularity of beach huts along one stretch of the Kent coast has seen the waiting list grow to more than 700.
Man dies after 'medical incident' in van
04 February 2023Police and ambulance crews were called to help a man in his 50s who had suffered a "medical incident" in a van, but he could not be saved.
'We must secure a nuclear future in Kent to help with energy crisis'
30 January 2023Kent has the space, grid connections, access to water and workforce to host new nuclear technology, an MP says.
Crews spend three hours tackling garage fire
29 January 2023Firefighters in four engines battled a blaze at a garage for three hours, which started accidentally due to an electrical fault.
The seaside pub you could own for less than the price of an average home
26 January 2023A highly-rated seaside pub has closed and been put on the market – valued at less than the county's average house price.
Plain clothes military 'patrolling Kent beaches'
26 January 2023Plain-clothed military patrols have been spotted on the Kent coast in a bid to tackle small boat crossings.
Mysterious 'Napoleonic' vaults and tunnels up for auction
25 January 2023Going going, gone... the price could go through the roof when this former munitions store, believed to be Napoleonic, goes under the hammer.
Carvery car park thug punched couple and asked 'am I pretty?'
23 January 2023A dad-of-two who asked a husband and wife a bizarre question before punching them both in the face has avoided jail.
Gritter driver 'shaken up but OK' as lorry overturns
22 January 2023A gritter driver escaped injury after his lorry rolled onto its side, dumping tonnes of salt across an A-road.
'I'm quitting Tories after 60 years - we should never have got rid of Boris'
19 January 2023A long-standing Conservative councillor has quit after 60 years amid 'disenchantment' with the party saying it was a mistake to oust Boris Johnson.
£10, five buses and a chatty day-drinker 'living in a crack den'
19 January 2023Our reporter travelled all the way from Dartford to Dungeness using a new £2 bus fare cap, meeting an interesting character on the way.
Maternity unit safety concerns flagged at baby deaths scandal hospitals
18 January 2023Inspectors have found 'areas of concern' at maternity units during an unannounced visit - and will now decide whether to take enforcement action.
Garden centre's bid to build new homes to fund expansion
14 January 2023Seven new homes could be built next to a popular garden centre as part of plans to upgrade the site.
Micropigs found tied to lamppost
13 January 2023A pair of pigs found abandoned on the roadside tied to a lamppost have been taken in to be looked after by an animal sanctuary.
