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Station to ease Stack tailbacks

Station to ease Stack tailbacks

31 July 2015

Around 1,000 lorries are to be held at a station car park in a bid to ease the Operation Stack crisis, as parts of the M20 re-opened this morning.

'Persistent beggar' handed criminal behaviour order

'Persistent beggar' handed criminal behaviour order

30 July 2015

A man who is a 'familiar face in Tunbridge Wells town centre for all the wrong reasons' has been handed a criminal behaviour order.

Man's body found on roadside

Man's body found on roadside

30 July 2015

A stretch of road was cordoned off after the discovery of a man's body in the early hours of this morning.

Man bailed after drug arrest in busy park

Man bailed after drug arrest in busy park

30 July 2015

A man who arrested on suspicion of drug offences in a busy Tunbridge Wells park has been bailed pending further enquiries.

Video: Partying through Op Stack

Video: Partying through Op Stack

29 July 2015

Half-naked entertainer and internet prankster #DiscoBoy takes the party to lorry drivers stuck in Operation Stack.

Council unsuccessful in lottery bid

Council unsuccessful in lottery bid

29 July 2015

A Kent council has been unsuccessful in a bid to gain Lottery funding to develop a new, town centre cultural hub.

Man jailed for driving offences

Man jailed for driving offences

29 July 2015

A man who was caught driving while disqualified and with no insurance has been banned from the roads and jailed.

Car fire in Tunbridge Wells

Car fire in Tunbridge Wells

28 July 2015

Kent Fire and Rescue were called to a car fire in Tunbridge Wells in the early hours of this morning.

Deal agreed for stockbroker

Deal agreed for stockbroker

28 July 2015

An investment management business has declared 'buy, buy, buy' after snapping up an independent stockbroker.

Highways chiefs shoot down Stack contraflow plan

Highways chiefs shoot down Stack contraflow plan

27 July 2015

Highways England has rejected plans to introduce a contraflow system on the M20 to ease Operation Stack chaos.

Missing man found

Missing man found

25 July 2015

A missing man who was believed to be travelling to Tonbridge or Tunbridge Wells has been found safe.

Drugs tsar's granddaughter faces jail... for drugs supply

Drugs tsar's granddaughter faces jail... for drugs supply

24 July 2015

The granddaughter of former drugs tsar Keith Hellawell has admitted supplying crack cocaine.

Kent's festival season is still going strong

Kent's festival season is still going strong

24 July 2015

Here is our run-down of the county's music festivals not to be missed!

Dreamland closes and events cancelled due to weather

Dreamland closes and events cancelled due to weather

24 July 2015

It may be the peak of summer, but Kent is being hit by unseasonably miserable weather conditions, forcing the cancellation of some events.

Bonfire sparks scrubland blaze

Bonfire sparks scrubland blaze

23 July 2015

Firefighters were called to Goudhurst after an area of scrubland was alight.

Care home residents recognised for armed forces contribution

Care home residents recognised for armed forces contribution

20 July 2015

A number of residents at a Kent care home have been recognised and awarded for their contribution to the armed forces.

Man speaks out after barbecue explosion

Man speaks out after barbecue explosion

20 July 2015

A man who suffered life-changing burns when a barbecue exploded in his garden has spoken out about the terrifying experience.

Tributes after former Lord Lieutenant's death

Tributes after former Lord Lieutenant's death

20 July 2015

A former Lord Lieutenant of Kent - who shaped and modernised the role and donated millions to charities - has lost his battle against ill health.

Road reopened after house fire

Road reopened after house fire

20 July 2015

A busy road which was closed while fire crews tackled a house fire has been reopened.

Barnes: 'Pay back £700k Stack costs'

Barnes: 'Pay back £700k Stack costs'

20 July 2015

Kent's police commissioner has urged the government to pay back the £700,000 recent costs for tackling Operation Stack.

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