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School leaders 'truly sorry' after closure announcement triggers protests
School leaders have told families and pupils they are “truly sorry” after controversial – and now abandoned – plans to merge with another college.
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Reform’s Robert Jenrick says Kent ‘sick to death of illegal immigration’
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has asked Kent voters to tell the government the county is “sick to death” of illegal immigration.
Predator sexually abused child while he was a teenager
A man who subjected a younger child to sexual abuse while he was a teenager has been jailed.
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Mum of boy with rare seizure disorder welcomes ‘life-changing’ drug trials
A mum whose son has a severe neurological condition, which causes serious seizures, has welcomed new drug trials that could change lives.
‘I was trying to hold my family together but that man put me through hell’
A mum says she was “put through hell” by one of her late husband’s clients who refused to pay for building work carried out shortly before his death.
Know an amazing volunteer? Nominate them for the Kent Charity Awards
Help shine a spotlight on Kent’s charity heroes by sending in your nominations for this year’s awards.
Car and train crash at level crossing triggers emergency response
A car has crashed into a train at a level crossing sparking an emergency response and railway cancellations.
Child taken to hospital after collision outside school
A child was taken to hospital after a collision outside a school.
Lib Dems choose scientist Mo for vital county council by-election
The Liberal Democrats have named Dr Mo Shafaei as their candidate for the Thanet county council by-election.
Kent nightclub experience for adults with additional needs wins award
A Kent nightclub experience created for adults with additional needs has won a national award.
Defector who quit Tories 11 days ago named as Reform by-election candidate
A former Conservative councillor who defected to Reform UK less than two weeks ago has been named as the party’s KCC by-election candidate.
Two patients injected in the wrong eye and three incorrect tooth extractions at Kent hospitals
Data has revealed two hospital trusts in Kent recorded 20 incidents of surgery on the wrong patient or body part in the past five years.
‘The country needs a change’: Will voters stick with Reform in KCC by-election?
We spoke to voters set to go to the polls in the first electoral test of Reform UK’s reign at Kent County Council.
Labour big gun turns out to announce KCC by-election candidate
Labour rolled out political big gun Dame Emily Thornberry today to endorse the party’s candidate in a by-election in the heart of Reform UK territory.
“Bionic” Lord backs Tory candidate in crucial county council by-election
“Bionic” peer Lord Craig Mackinlay has thrown his weight behind the Conservative candidate in the forthcoming county council by-election.
Block of flats could be built on site of former pub
Plans have been put forward to build homes on the site of a demolished pub, left disused for years.
The Kent road which has seen almost £1m raised in traffic fines
The roads in Kent making the most money for each council from penalty charge notices have been revealed, with one raking in nearly £1 million.
Mercedes bursts into flames on main route
A main road was shut as emergency services tackled a car fire.
Retort House in Broadstairs to be auctioned with £185k guide price
Retort House in Broadstairs is now featured on the Clive Emson auction site was a freehold guide price of £185,000-plus. [...]...
Lots of laughs for World Book Day at Chilton Primary
Books that make us laugh was the jolly theme for World Book Day at Chilton Primary in Ramsgate. Every year [...]...