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Is this Kent’s poshest home?

Is this Kent’s poshest home?

29 July 2024

With a croquet lawn, two swimming pools and a wine cellar, it doesn’t get much more upmarket than this.

Traveller camp moved on after ‘unlawful incursion’ on playing fields

Traveller camp moved on after ‘unlawful incursion’ on playing fields

28 July 2024

An unlawful Traveller encampment has been moved on after temporarily setting up camp on a town’s playing fields.

Call for dogs to be blood donors

Call for dogs to be blood donors

26 July 2024

An appeal has been made for dogs to become blood donors to help save the lives of other canines.

Search for owners of stolen bikes

Search for owners of stolen bikes

26 July 2024

Bikes found after two people were seen acting suspiciously are thought to have been stolen - and police want to reunite them with their owners.

Woman and two boys arrested after serious assault

Woman and two boys arrested after serious assault

26 July 2024

An alleged assault on a man in his 40s which left him in hospital is being investigated by police who have appealed for witnesses.

Plan for 56-acre solar farm submitted

Plan for 56-acre solar farm submitted

23 July 2024

A scheme for a solar farm first announced two years ago has taken a big step forward.

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Policeman who patrolled same streets for 20-plus years to retire

Policeman who patrolled same streets for 20-plus years to retire

23 July 2024

A beat officer is to retire after 20 years spent plodding the streets of the same town.

Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop

Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop

23 July 2024

A couple who recently returned from running a cafe in Spain believe they are opening a village’s first coffee shop.

Thief’s DNA found on tools left at burglaries

Thief’s DNA found on tools left at burglaries

22 July 2024

A thief’s DNA was found on tools including a handsaw, shears and a garden fork following a series of burglaries.

‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county

‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county

22 July 2024

Plans to solve Kent’s transport problems have been drawn up by the county council but it needs another £3.1bn of government funding.

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‘Her legacy is felt far beyond these walls’: Headteacher retiring after 25 years

‘Her legacy is felt far beyond these walls’: Headteacher retiring after 25 years

19 July 2024

After a quarter of a century leading the way at an ‘outstanding’ school, a headteacher has reflected on her time at the top as she steps down.

More than 200 compensation claims from families of mortuary abuse victims

More than 200 compensation claims from families of mortuary abuse victims

17 July 2024

More than 200 people have made claims against an NHS Trust following the conviction of serial mortuary sex abusers and killer David Fuller.

'It's like living on the M25 - lorries are causing chaos in our villages'

'It's like living on the M25 - lorries are causing chaos in our villages'

15 July 2024

Frustrated villagers hoping for a quiet life in a rural corner of Kent say the traffic chaos caused by lorries makes it more “like living on the M25”.

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Two Kent Taco Bell restaurants to stay shut following collapse of franchise firm

Two Kent Taco Bell restaurants to stay shut following collapse of franchise firm

13 July 2024

Two Taco Bell restaurants in Kent will not reopen following the collapse of the franchise firm running them.

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Man taken to hospital after two-car crash that shut main road

Man taken to hospital after two-car crash that shut main road

13 July 2024

A man was taken to hospital and a main road and roundabout closed off following a two-car crash.

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Top critic purrs as restaurant unleashes ‘its inner Willy Wonka’

Top critic purrs as restaurant unleashes ‘its inner Willy Wonka’

13 July 2024

A top food critic whose last trip to Kent left her unimpressed falls head over heels for a new Kent restaurant.

Search for family after man’s ashes donated to charity shop

Search for family after man’s ashes donated to charity shop

11 July 2024

A community effort is under way to find the family and friends of a man whose ashes were discovered in a charity shop.

Three teens arrested after man dies in allotment

Three teens arrested after man dies in allotment

11 July 2024

Three teenagers have been arrested following the death of a man in his 70s in an allotment.

Mum with flesh-eating bug saved by baking soda

Mum with flesh-eating bug saved by baking soda

08 July 2024

A mum-of-three who nearly died after deadly bacteria ate away at her nose credits baking soda with saving her life.

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Four teens charged after men ‘attacked with bottles’ in park

Four teens charged after men ‘attacked with bottles’ in park

05 July 2024

A group of teenagers have been charged after a spate of robberies and assaults in a town.

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