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Carnival gets first king in 121-year history
05 April 2019A five-year-old boy has been named first-ever king of an annual carnival dating back more than a century as organisers announce a scaled-back event.
Ill shadow cabinet minister pulls out of event
04 April 2019Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has pulled out of a Labour manifesto launch event in Kent due to illness.
Major clothing chain to shut store
03 April 2019One of the UK's best-known fashion retailers is closing a Kent store after two decades.
Ancient human bones found
03 April 2019Police have confirmed human remains found at a building site are from the Middle Ages.
'Pulling wool over voters' eyes'
03 April 2019Labour has been accused of attempting to mislead voters after pledging to "control private rents" if it wins a majority on a local authority.
Police at scene of two car crash
02 April 2019Damaged cars are blocking the road at the crash scene.
Gran sleeps in chair for more than three years
02 April 2019A woman says she has been forced to sleep in a chair for three-and-a-half years because her bedrooms are 'uninhabitable' because of damp.
New 'Rolls Royce' bin collections claims
02 April 2019Councillors say people will get a top brass bin collection service when the council takes over, aiming to increase recycling across a district.
Vandals target charity's minibus
02 April 2019A charity that helps educate young people is raising hundreds of pounds to repair a minibus after its exhaust and catalytic converter were stolen.
Dad of 'murdered' twins in charity boxing bout
01 April 2019The dad of twins allegedly murdered by their mum has taken part in a charity boxing match.
Poorly seal rescued from beach
01 April 2019Volunteers have rescued a young seal suffering a chest infection from a Kent beach.
Grammar system is 'educational apartheid'
01 April 2019An outspoken former school head has blasted plans for a new coastal grammar school.
Identical twin sisters celebrate 90th birthday
31 March 2019A pair of twins named Jackie and Jill are far from over the hill as they celebrate turning 90 years old.
Mum-of-two took own life by walking into sea
29 March 2019A depressed mum-of-two who took her own life by walking into the sea was carried out of the water by her husband.
Pensioner hit by cyclists suffers head injuries
29 March 2019An 82-year-old woman and two cyclists were taken to hospital after a collision on a main road.
Local families to lose out to London tenants again
28 March 2019Hopes of securing more council houses for local families have been dashed.
Anger over bid to swap rank for disabled bays
26 March 2019Cab drivers have blasted plans to turn a high street’s only taxi rank into a disabled parking bay during the daytime.
'Flooding is possible, be prepared'
23 March 2019The Environment Agency has issued five flood alerts across the county this afternoon. Here's how your area could be affected.
Campaigners to oppose grammar expansion 'by the backdoor'
22 March 2019Anti-grammar school campaigners say they may take legal action to block a bid for new “satellite” schools in east Kent.
Two schools bid for new grammar
21 March 2019Hopes for a new coastal grammar could be a step closer to being realised after two schools revealed their ambitions to open a satellite campus.
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