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British kitchen firm to close 15 stores - including one in Kent
A major kitchen firm is to shut 15 stores as part of a major restructuring - including one in Kent.
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Town’s high street closed to fix 22-day-old water leak
A town’s high street has been blocked off for water repairs – and could remain closed for a week.
Families still not confident in Kent trust’s ‘fragmented’ maternity care
Families have told a national probe they are still not confident maternity care at a troubled trust has changed but staff say morale has improved.
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Search for missing girl, 15, known to use rail network
Police are appealing for help to trace a teenage girl who has been reported missing from the Kent coast.
‘Grab and go’ thief with 112 offences smashed wine bottle amid police pursuit
A "grab and go" thief who has amassed 112 offences smashed a wine bottle during a police pursuit after stealing from a petrol station.
Raw kebabs stored in ‘mouldy wooden box’ at one-star takeaway
A takeaway boss insists his business has cleaned up its act after food hygiene inspectors found raw kebabs stored in a “mouldy wooden box”.
The dark day in Kent's history when airman went 'beserk'
We take a look back at a dark chapter in Kent’s history - when a US airman went on a shooting rampage and ended up in a gunfight on a packed beach.
Woman reported missing safely located
Police say a woman who was reported missing has been safely located.
‘This place is magic, so don’t trash its reputation’
Criticism of one of Kent’s districts can come fast and frequent, but it deserves much more understanding, says our columnist.
Before and after photos show transformation of seafront eyesore
Before and after pictures show how a derelict, rubbish-filled seafront building has been transformed into a boutique hotel costing £420 a night.
Drapers Mills pupils learn carpentry skills to create new picnic benches for the school
Drapers Mills students have been building their own seating in the school playgrounds. Thanet builders Dave and Brian from Sturge [...]...
Police investigation after pensioner bitten by dog in Ramsgate
A police appeal has been issued after a pensioner was bitten by a dog in Ramsgate. The man needed hospital [...]...
Former NHS clinic in Margate to become offices for isle businesses
A former NHS clinic in Margate will become offices for local businesses. The College Road Clinic sold for a currently [...]...
South East Coast Ambulance Service declares critical incident
Following a difficult few days and a period of sustained and significant demand, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation [...]...
Drinking ban for town where ‘73% of crime is drunken rowdiness’
New anti-drinking rules have been introduced for Kent’s “highest anti-social behaviour hotspot”, where 73% of crime “is for rowdy or drunken conduct”.
Some £9.8m owed to creditors, businesses and former staff following collapse of St Lawrence College in Ramsgate
Exclusive St Lawrence College in Ramsgate went into administration owing some £9.8m to some 180 organisations, businesses, individuals and former [...]...
Police granted stronger powers to tackle yobs in another Kent town amid heatwave
Police have been issued stronger powers to crack down on anti-social behaviour in another part of Kent amid fears the hot weather could spark trouble.
Ramsgate’s Eddie Gadd named parliamentary ‘Brewer of the Year’ 2026
Eddie Gadd, the pioneering founder and head brewer of Gadds’ The Ramsgate Brewery, has been named the Brewer of the [...]...
Protection order to clamp down on alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour in Thanet to come into force on July 1 following council approval
Cabinet members at Thanet council have approved the implementation of an antisocial behaviour and alcohol Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) [...]...
Hosepipe ban and more Kent school closures as 'extreme heat' warning extended
A hosepipe ban has been introduced and more school closures announced as Kent braces for another day of high temperatures.