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Arrest after £22k diamond necklace stolen
24 May 2024Police have arrested a man in his 20s after a diamond necklace worth £22,000 was reported stolen from a jewellery shop.
New theatre to open after venue destroyed by fallen tree
22 May 2024A new theatre opens this weekend in the grounds of an historic castle after its predecessor was damaged beyond repair by a fallen tree.
Drug dealers ordered to pay back £170,000
21 May 2024The pair were found to have made more than £2 million through their role selling cocaine and ketamine to other dealers.
‘Comments about my appearance have made me extremely uncomfortable’
19 May 2024A female councillor has called for a reset in behaviour after suffering online abuse.
‘We didn’t want to see another place close – so we opened the gym in a church’
19 May 2024A tight-knit gym community has turned a 116-year-old church into a gym only 10 days after their previous village facility closed.
Drug dealers jailed after video evidence leads to conviction
16 May 2024Video of a drug dealer weighing out cocaine led to his arrest and helped thwart a drug supply chain.
‘Alpaca man’ to join Kent Olympic legend on Machu Picchu trek
15 May 2024The boss of an alpaca farm will be taking part in a multi-day hike across Machu Picchu with a British gold Olympic champion.
Six charged in cocaine ring probe
14 May 2024Members of a suspected cross-country crime gang have been charged following a number of raids.
Hotel, spa and wedding venue planned for golf club
14 May 2024Proposals have been unveiled to create Kent’s first health and wellbeing-focused leisure destination.
Town welcomes new permanent Post Office
13 May 2024A town left without a permanent Post Office now has an official branch hosted by Costcutter.
‘I got told by pub-goer to die of AIDS - that’s why we need safe spaces’
11 May 2024A new LGBTQ+ group has launched to create ‘safe spaces’ for its members, many of whom have been subject to hate crimes and abuse.
New patrols set up after more than 800 reports of anti-social behaviour
11 May 2024A specialist team of officers will be targeting anti-social behaviour hotspots as part of a new £65k scheme.
‘Care home plans will overload all the GP surgeries in our district’
03 May 2024Patient groups are concerned their doctors’ surgeries will not be able to cope with extra demand from new care facilities in the pipeline.
Bungling burglars traced after photographing themselves with stolen goods
02 May 2024Two burglars are behind bars after photos they took of their hoard of stolen goods led police to their door.
College praised by Ofsted in first inspection in seven years
01 May 2024A college provider has been rated ‘good’ by the education watchdog again following a series of inspections at three of its Kent sites.
Police investigating after man ‘kidnapped and assaulted’
01 May 2024Three people have been arrested after a man was reportedly bundled into a car, robbed and assaulted.
Delight at U-turn over car park plans for ‘cherished’ green space
01 May 2024Parents have won their battle to keep a treasured green space, but campaigners again Sunday parking charges were less happy.
Speedboat, motorhome and knuckleduster seized in raids
30 April 2024Several men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences following raids by police.
Police helicopter deployed following ‘serious assault’ in village
30 April 2024Two men have been charged in connection with reports of a serious assault in a village which required a police helicopter to be sent.
‘People are fuming over crazy plan for 1,300 homes’
29 April 2024More than 200 residents at a public meeting to condemn plans to build a new community on farmland.
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