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Carer used pensioner’s card to spend £8k on clothes and takeaways
30 May 2024A pensioner only discovered his carer had spent £8,000 on his card when he received a letter from debt collectors.
‘We can’t wait to get started on veterans’ hub’
29 May 2024Veterans are keen to see work start on a new support hub for ex-servicemen after winning planning permission.
Be prepared to be soaked at river festival
29 May 2024Teams of six are needed to race a raft of their own design on the River Medway.
Rock icon’s sports car joins motor show
29 May 2024A car once owned by rock icon Rod Stewart was one of the star attractions at an annual motor show.
Lib Dems announce candidate for new seat at election
27 May 2024The Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate in the Weald of Kent constituency at the general election.
Kent horse riding star, 37, dies after suffering fall
27 May 2024A Kent-based horse riding star has died aged 37 after suffering a fall in a cross-country competition.
Brazen shoplifters taunt staff: ‘Same time tomorrow’
27 May 2024Shoplifters in a small Kent town have become so brazen, they tell staff “Same time tomorrow”
Museum’s £640k gallery set to open
26 May 2024Visitors to a museum’s new gallery will gain a unique insight into life thousands of years into the past.
Work starts on retirement home on former petrol station site that shut in 2010
26 May 2024Work has started on a new retirement complex previously labelled “farcical” by a town’s new mayor.
Green light for more homes at traveller site
25 May 2024The number of mobile homes permitted on a traveller site is set to double.
‘We’ve been shafted’ - anger as new train services to London quietly shelved
25 May 2024Plans for a new improved service connecting the County Town to London have been shelved
Kent MP opens up on breast cancer diagnosis
24 May 2024An MP has urged women to go to their mammogram appointments following her breast cancer diagnosis and battle.
Person airlifted to hospital after van overturns in crash
24 May 2024Two patients taken to hospital, with one airlifted, after fire crews worked to release someone trapped, following a crash involving a car and a van.
‘We are going to do things differently’
22 May 2024A new council leader has made immediate changes and announced his cabinet team with two extra posts.
Appeal to help solve mystery of lost portraits
21 May 2024An almshouse charity wants to track down two portraits of its founder and his wife that have been missing for more than 70 years.
Day of police action targets town’s problem areas
20 May 2024Patrols visited anti-social behaviour hotspots after concerns were raised by residents but police say there’s been a fall in reports of problems.
‘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.
The Kent village polluted by 247 spills in one year
18 May 2024Streams running through a Kent village were polluted on almost 250 occasions last year, shocking new data reveals.
‘I thought I would be living in a tent, but they have given me a second chance’
17 May 2024An ex-convict says she has been given a “second chance” after a plant project helped get a roof over her head.
Historic country estate for sale at £4m
16 May 2024A country estate with its own swimming pool, tennis courts and 82 acres of land is for sale.
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‘Plumbers charged my elderly relatives £8,560 but settled on £765 when challenged’
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Video captures panic as fireworks display goes wrong and ‘boy’s face burnt’
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Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade
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Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn
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