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Farage eyes Kent elections as first councillor joins Reform - with 'more to follow'

Farage eyes Kent elections as first councillor joins Reform - with 'more to follow'

Kent’s first Reform councillor claims some Tories could defect in the coming weeks - and thinks the party can “take control” of the county council.

Folkestone Hythe Kent Politics Romney Marsh

Funeral procession to go through high street for town ‘legend’

Funeral procession to go through high street for town ‘legend’

A procession will be held in a high street following the death of a beloved business owner in the town.

Human Interest Hythe Kent Obituaries

Heartbreak as much-loved beauty salon boss dies aged 33

Heartbreak as much-loved beauty salon boss dies aged 33

A beauty salon owner who bravely battled cancer with “dignity and grace” has died aged 33.

Deal Health Human Interest Kent

‘It’s devastating!’ Coastal towns could be left with nowhere to swim

‘It’s devastating!’ Coastal towns could be left with nowhere to swim

Fears are rising that residents of a coastal hotspot could soon be left with nowhere to swim amid pool closures and declining seawater quality.

Environment Folkestone Health Human Interest Hythe In Depth Kent Romney Marsh

One of the UK's biggest planning applications ever and why it’s taking so long to decide

One of the UK's biggest planning applications ever and why it’s taking so long to decide

As a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing is delayed again, why is it so expensive, will we have to pay a toll and where is the money coming from?

Business Dartford Environment Gravesham Human Interest Kent Medway Planning Politics Transport

Thousands face ‘appalling’ waits of up to seven years for ADHD testing

Thousands face ‘appalling’ waits of up to seven years for ADHD testing

Nearly 30,000 adults and children and adults are waiting to be assessed for autism and ADHD in what critics are calling a “broken” system.

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Calls for Labour to pull the plug on 'Dartford Disneyland'

Calls for Labour to pull the plug on 'Dartford Disneyland'

Environmentalists are calling for permission to be revoked for a £2.5bn theme park, after a planning saga lasting more than a decade.

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Business Dartford Environment Kent Planning Politics

Firefighters called to supermarket

Firefighters called to supermarket

Shoppers reportedly had to leave a town centre supermarket due to an emergency.

Fire Kent Sittingbourne

Decision on £9bn Lower Thames Crossing delayed

Decision on £9bn Lower Thames Crossing delayed

A decision on whether to build a new road crossing under the Thames will not be made until at least May 2025.

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Dartford Kent Transport

TGI Fridays in rescue deal but 1,000 jobs lost

TGI Fridays in rescue deal but 1,000 jobs lost

A popular American food chain has been bought out, but a number of its restaurants are to close.

Business Consumer Dartford Eat Shop Drink Kent

Bear to undergo brain surgery in UK first this week

Bear to undergo brain surgery in UK first this week

A two-year-old brown bear living at a Kent animal park is set to undergo life-saving surgery having been diagnosed with a brain condition.

Animals Canterbury Herne Bay Kent

By-election announced as councillor accused of sex offences absent from meetings

By-election announced as councillor accused of sex offences absent from meetings

A by-election is set to be held for a ward with a councillor accused of multiple sex offences.

Courts Crime Human Interest Kent Politics Sittingbourne

Car flips onto roof in crash which prompted school-run gridlock

Car flips onto roof in crash which prompted school-run gridlock

An overturned car caused traffic queues as parents dropped their children at school this morning.

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Accidents Gravesham Kent

Woman ‘sexually assaulted’ in recreation ground

Woman ‘sexually assaulted’ in recreation ground

An alleged sexual assault in a town park is being investigated by police.

Crime Human Interest Kent Sittingbourne

Illegal woodland development ‘littered with caravans’ finally being torn down

Illegal woodland development ‘littered with caravans’ finally being torn down

Vehicles, horse boxes and mobile homes are being removed from an illegal forest development several years after a council started enforcement action.

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Crime Environment Gravesham Human Interest Kent

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‘It’s devastating!’ Coastal towns could be left with nowhere to swim

‘It’s devastating!’ Coastal towns could be left with nowhere to swim
Heartbreak as much-loved beauty salon boss dies aged 33

Heartbreak as much-loved beauty salon boss dies aged 33
The village being swallowed up by 2,000 homes over seven plots

The village being swallowed up by 2,000 homes over seven plots

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Landmark town centre pub building set to become luxury flats

Landmark town centre pub building set to become luxury flats

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