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Town-centre site on market with flats plan
A town-centre furniture shop site is on the market with plans for 10 flats.
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‘You are not welcome’: Fury as crowds of teens spark chaos at Kent beach
Ugly scenes of antisocial behaviour in a Kent seaside town over the Bank Holiday weekend caused businesses to shut and police drafted in.
Yellow lines covered up by ‘mystery’ painter in street with little parking
A “mystery” artist has been painting over yellow lines in a street with little parking.
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‘We’ve been stuck in a tunnel for hours!’: Broken down train causing travel chaos
People attempting to use high-speed services from the county are facing long delays due to a broken down train near London.
Kent detective and property broker among Love Island contestants
Two singletons from Kent are due to enter the Love Island villa this summer, looking for their perfect match.
Weekend of water outages continues amid heatwave
Taps are still running dry in four areas of Kent as water companies experience “increased demand” with temperatures expected to hit 30C today.
Large emergency response after reports ‘man had fallen into water’
Members of the coastguard, police, fire and ambulance service were called to reports that a man had fallen into the water off a pier.
Taps run dry in four parts of Kent as temperatures soar
Four parts of Kent have been hit by water outages during soaring temperatures.
‘Don’t get into trouble’: Woman breached police order 10 times in six weeks
A serial offender who breached a police order 10 times in just six weeks has been urged by a judge to not get in trouble again.
Dramatic footage shows moment car bursts into flames in seaside car park
A video taken in a packed seaside car park shows the moment an Audi bursts into flames.
One of London’s favourite music festivals is making a big comeback after a seven-year break - in Kent
Legendary two-dayer heads to the Kent coast with pop superstars Scissor Sisters and Rudimental on the bill.
Groups dispersed and two arrested in weekend crackdown
Twenty-seven people have been dispersed and two arrested as part of a weekend crackdown on anti-social behaviour in seaside towns.
‘Even Bob Geldof came to his stall’: Sadness at sudden death of much-loved market trader
One of Faversham’s longest-serving market traders, who counted Live Aid founder Bob Geldof among his customers, has died suddenly at home.
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plunge
The boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating.
School previously rated ‘Inadequate’ set to be moved to new academy trust
A secondary school previously handed a damning Ofsted report is set to move to a new academy trust under new plans.
‘They need to weed out deadwood’: Hospital trust cutting staff to ‘significantly reduce costs’
Health campaigners say Kent’s largest hospital trust “needs to weed out deadwood” after bosses confirmed they are inviting staff to resign.
Now-shut private school hits the market for undisclosed sum
A now-closed, historic private school has gone on the market for an undisclosed amount following its closure last month.
Road partially blocked after collision involving car and cyclist
Traffic was queuing after a crash involving a car and a cyclist this morning.
Main road could stay shut for two weeks after part of sewer collapses
Part of a main road could remain closed for up to two weeks while emergency repairs are carried out after a sewer tunnel collapsed.
Man airlifted to hospital after medical incident
Police, paramedics and the air ambulance were at the scene of a medical incident in a street this morning.