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Kent towns some of the best places to live in the UK

Kent towns some of the best places to live in the UK

22 December 2014

A quality of life survey has revealed that a number of Kent towns are some of the best to live in in the UK.

Cinema hoardings go up

Cinema hoardings go up

22 December 2014

Controversial hoardings have been put up around a former cinema site in Tunbridge Wells.

Homeowners asked to go green

Homeowners asked to go green

22 December 2014

Homeowners in Kent are being asked to reduce Christmas rubbish this year by recycling as much as possible.

Teenager robbed at knife point

Teenager robbed at knife point

22 December 2014

An investigation has begun after a teenage boy was robbed at knife point.

Missing girl found safe

Missing girl found safe

20 December 2014

A 12-year-old girl who went missing while walking to her friend's house has been found safe and well.

Break-ins reported across the county

Break-ins reported across the county

19 December 2014

Police have released e-fits of two men they want the public to help identify after a number in break-ins across the county.

House builder on right track

House builder on right track

19 December 2014

A construction firm which came top of the KM Group's MegaGrowth 50 list has made it into a national table of the fastest-growing private companies.

Letting agents opens new office

Letting agents opens new office

19 December 2014

A Kent letting agents has celebrated the opening of a brand new office.

Businesses invited to mastermind event

Businesses invited to mastermind event

19 December 2014

A special event is being held for small business-owners in Kent giving them the opportunity to meet industry "masterminds".

Hospital trust fined £180k after patient severely burnt

Hospital trust fined £180k after patient severely burnt

18 December 2014

An NHS trust has been fined £180k after a patient was left needing plastic surgery after being burnt by a warming blanket. Warning: Graphic images.

Schoolgirl hit by car

Schoolgirl hit by car

18 December 2014

A 12-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

Former Kent schoolboy gets grilling from Lord Sugar's business partners

Former Kent schoolboy gets grilling from Lord Sugar's business partners

17 December 2014

Former Kent Schoolboy Solomon Akhtar has made it to the interview stage of BBC One's The Apprentice - find out how he fared here (spoiler alert!).

Court orders destruction of legal highs

Court orders destruction of legal highs

17 December 2014

A court has ordered for the destruction of nearly 500 packs of legal highs seized by Trading Standards.

Man charged after being arrested in M&S

Man charged after being arrested in M&S

17 December 2014

A man was arrested in a supermarket after police were called to reports of a disturbance last night.

Drug dealer who hid beneath duvet jailed

Drug dealer who hid beneath duvet jailed

17 December 2014

A drug dealer who hid beneath a during a police raid has been jailed for three years.

Christmas week events rundown

Christmas week events rundown

17 December 2014

The pre-Christmas week festivities are in full swing across the county

Man sentenced after possessing weapon

Man sentenced after possessing weapon

17 December 2014

A man who was found with a baseball bat in public has been sentenced by magistrates.

Festive fiasco as venue scraps Christmas market

Festive fiasco as venue scraps Christmas market

17 December 2014

Families booked in to meet Father Christmas at a major Kent venue have been warned the site will be dark and devoid of any other attractions.

Firefighters tackle house blaze

Firefighters tackle house blaze

16 December 2014

Firefighters in breathing apparatus tackled a fire in a two-storey house this afternoon.

Man hospitalised after accident

Man hospitalised after accident

16 December 2014

A man who was cut free from a taxi after an accident in Lamberhurst has been taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries.

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