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Storm Angus lashes Kent

Storm Angus lashes Kent

20 November 2016

Strong winds and heavy rain battered the county, causing fallen trees, flooding, power cuts and train and ferry cancellations.

Kent's paramedics to get iPads

Kent's paramedics to get iPads

19 November 2016

Ambulance staff across Kent will soon be using iPads to complete patient records and contact hospitals.

Green Party step aside for Labour in a by-election

Green Party step aside for Labour in a by-election

16 November 2016

A party won't put forward a candidate for a borough council election, its chairman has confirmed.

Man arrested and released after knife sighting report

Man arrested and released after knife sighting report

16 November 2016

Police swooped on a quiet residential street after a report of a man carrying a knife.

Man charged over takeaway assault

Man charged over takeaway assault

16 November 2016

Police have charged a man after violence erupted in a takeaway.

Judge: Son jailed for killing bullying father 'deserved sentence'

Judge: Son jailed for killing bullying father 'deserved sentence'

15 November 2016

A troubled son jailed for stabbing his bullying dad to death deserves every day of his 18-year prison sentence, judges today ruled.

Masked robber lunged at shop worker with knife

Masked robber lunged at shop worker with knife

15 November 2016

A drug addict who lunged at terrified supermarket staff with a knife and made off with £1,000 has been locked up after being shopped by his mother.

Trains delayed ... by trapped squirrel

Trains delayed ... by trapped squirrel

15 November 2016

Trains into Kent were delayed this evening - after a pet squirrel became trapped under a seat.

Therapy centre wins award

Therapy centre wins award

14 November 2016

A charity which provides non-intrusive therapies for people suffering with MS has taken top prize at community awards ceremony.

Pensioner trapped after crash

Pensioner trapped after crash

14 November 2016

An elderly woman was freed from her car this morning after a two-vehicle collision.

Vow to put a stop to illegal lorry parking

Vow to put a stop to illegal lorry parking

12 November 2016

The government has pledged to clamp down on illegal HGV parking following a campaign led by a Kent MP.

Elderly man falls seriously ill at station

Elderly man falls seriously ill at station

12 November 2016

Emergency services were called to a railway station after an elderly man fell ill.

Dinosaur completes Cam’s dream garden

Dinosaur completes Cam’s dream garden

12 November 2016

Dinosaur-mad Cam Edmonds’ dream was to have a dinosaur sculpture in his garden, and now it has come true thanks to the efforts of other young people.

Driver rescued after car plunges into ditch

Driver rescued after car plunges into ditch

12 November 2016

This was the dramatic moment emergency crews rescued a driver in his 70s whose car had plunged into a ditch.

College students and staff help out on DIY SOS: The Big Build

College students and staff help out on DIY SOS: The Big Build

10 November 2016

Staff and students from a Kent college were involved with a DIY SOS project at Great Ormond Street Hospital, which is airing on BBC One tonight.

Let there be light: Christmas switch-ons across Kent

Let there be light: Christmas switch-ons across Kent

09 November 2016

Christmas starts here: Light switch-ons and family festivities in the run-up to Christmas across the county in the coming weeks.

Pub evacuated after kitchen fire

Pub evacuated after kitchen fire

07 November 2016

A pub has been evacuated following a kitchen fire.

Air ambulance called to town centre crash

Air ambulance called to town centre crash

06 November 2016

The air ambulance has been called to a crash in Tonbridge town centre this afternoon.

 Pay your respects at events for fallen

Pay your respects at events for fallen

06 November 2016

With a week to go until Remembrance Sunday here's where you can pay your respects.

Donald Trump goes out with a bang!

Donald Trump goes out with a bang!

06 November 2016

An effigy of the controversial American presidential hopeful went up in flames last night at a Kent village bonfire society event.

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