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Person dies at railway station after medical incident
07 August 2024Paramedics and police officers were called to a medical incident at a railway station this morning.
Rural crime crackdown sees several caravans, tractors and quad bikes seized
07 August 2024Since the start of the year police have recovered more than £2million worth of suspected stolen property from rural areas in Kent.
Open-water swimming returns to reservoir
06 August 2024Open-water swimmers are invited to take the plunge in a 770-acre reservoir.
Winery founder ordered to pay £32.5m compensation after ‘sham transactions’
05 August 2024The co-founder of a Kent winery has been ordered to pay millions of pounds in compensation after breaching the Takeover Code.
Anger as dozens of brides let down by videographer on wedding day
05 August 2024Dozens of brides have slammed a videographer for last-minute cancellations - but the woman at the centre of the row calls their claims a “witch hunt”.
120 jobs go at plastics firm
03 August 2024A total of 120 jobs have been lost after a long-established Kent firm tumbled into administration.
‘Beautiful, kind and fiercely protective’ young dad killed in horror crash with tractor
31 July 2024A family has paid tribute to their 19-year-old son who was killed in a horrific crash with a tractor.
Former hospital to become homes after £500k-plus payout agreed
30 July 2024Plans to turn a former hospital into 87 homes can go ahead after a developer agreed to almost double its financial contribution to local services.
CCTV released after multiple ‘attempted thefts’ in multi-storey
29 July 2024Images of two men and a woman have been released by police investigating reports of attempted thefts from more than 25 parked vehicles.
‘Time is running out if we are to stop the decline in nature’
29 July 2024A council has become the first in the county to pledge to make a positive change to help nature in every policy decision impacting the natural world.
Traveller camp moved on after ‘unlawful incursion’ on playing fields
28 July 2024An unlawful Traveller encampment has been moved on after temporarily setting up camp on a town’s playing fields.
‘We only planned to stay for three years!’
27 July 2024The landlord and lady of a popular village pub are celebrating 30 years at the helm this weekend.
Ex-copper’s new app helps people speak up
25 July 2024A former policeman has designed an app to help people speak up against wrong-doing.
Motorcyclist, 19, dies after collision with tractor
25 July 2024A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a tractor and police are appealing for witnesses.
Plan for 56-acre solar farm submitted
23 July 2024A scheme for a solar farm first announced two years ago has taken a big step forward.
Policeman who patrolled same streets for 20-plus years to retire
23 July 2024A beat officer is to retire after 20 years spent plodding the streets of the same town.
Couple open ‘village’s first’ coffee shop
23 July 2024A couple who recently returned from running a cafe in Spain believe they are opening a village’s first coffee shop.
‘Ambitious’ plan to improve journeys across county
22 July 2024Plans to solve Kent’s transport problems have been drawn up by the county council but it needs another £3.1bn of government funding.
Call to give 16-year-olds the vote
22 July 2024A Kent council is to “hold the Prime Minister’s feet to the fire” over his failure to introduce voting for 16-year-olds in the King’s Speech.
Doubts over £60m set aside to replace ‘aging’ leisure centre
22 July 2024A town may not get the new leisure centre it was promised by 2031, despite £60m being set aside for the project.
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Terrorists who planned to bomb Bluewater are freed from prison
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‘This rat-run bridge isn’t wide enough - someone will be killed soon’
