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Man, 42, charged in connection with 13 burglaries
08 February 2022A specialist police burglary task force has arrested and charged a man in connection with the theft of safes and cash from numerous businesses.
Flood alerts issued across coastline
06 February 2022A number of flood alerts have been issued across the Kent coastline.
Seafront floodgates to remain shut due to high tides
06 February 2022Floodgates in some coastal towns will remain closed following wind driven tidal surges.
Boat service between Kent towns 'would boost tourism'
06 February 2022A county councillor believes a boat service running between two Kent towns would spark a much-needed tourism boost.
'Let's screw some money out of tourists'
05 February 2022A council under fire for its 'extortionate' parking charges is considering offering discount rates to residents and higher fees for tourists.
'Our famous industry will weather the storm of sewage scandal'
05 February 2022Bosses of an oyster company believe a town's world-famous shellfish industry can weather the storm of the Southern Water sewage scandal.
Waitress serves up a treat at three Kent theatres
05 February 2022Hot stuff! Grab a slice of the action as the hit West End musical starring Matt Willis comes to the county
Dad jailed for stabbing man with kitchen knife
04 February 2022A knife-wielding dad stabbed a man in the chest for levelling homophobic language towards his son.
'We could be made homeless'
04 February 2022Members of a decades-old sports club are rallying together against calls to flatten a toilet block – amid fears it could leave them homeless.
'We won't turn care home into holiday lets'
04 February 2022A developer who hopes to revamp a former care home into apartments has criticised a councillor who suggested they would become holiday lets.
Four flood alerts for Kent coast
04 February 2022High winds have triggered four flood alerts along the Kent coast at high tide from Dartford and Medway to Sheppey and Margate.
'Big plans' expected for new housing at church plot
04 February 2022Residents have been warned to brace for a “fairly sizeable planning application” on land being offered for sale as a development site.
'Rigorous' checks on recycling bins as council warns they'll go unemptied
04 February 2022Refuse workers are ramping up checks on recycling bins after it emerged hundreds of tonnes of contaminated rubbish had to go to landfill last year.
'My teenage daughter was suicidal... so they sent her to Manchester'
03 February 2022With just 11 inpatient beds available in Kent for children with mental health disorders, one 13-year-old was placed in a hospital 280 miles away.
Wife 'beyond heartbroken' by footballer's death
02 February 2022The wife of a footballer has been left “completely numb” after he collapsed and died shortly after a match, aged 35.
Scammers pretending to be police target elderly
01 February 2022A warning has been issued after a spate of telephone fraud has seen scammers pretend to be police and bank staff.
Kent theatre voted best in country
01 February 2022Theatre bosses in Kent have been praised for the venue's "extraordinary output".
Council admits it'll be hard to enforce new parking charges
01 February 2022Transport bosses say it will be a tough job to enforce a new daily parking charge along a remote section of coast popular with walkers.
Flood alerts issued for Kent
31 January 2022Six areas along the Kent coast have been warned there may be flooding at high tide.
'Our roads can't cope with 4,000 new homes'
31 January 2022Hundreds of residents fear a new 'garden city' will see traffic grind to a halt along already-busy routes.
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