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Historic riverside fortress set to reopen under new management
A rare Elizabethan artillery fort will open its doors to the public for monthly guided tours later this month.
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‘EU’s Entry/Exit System is a shambles which is still not working properly’
Our columnist on how EU’s biometric security system still isn’t fully up and running at Kent ports amid shambolic scenes elsewhere.
‘We can’t go on like this’: High Street traders blast parking charge hike
A rise in the cost of parking has been blamed for a sudden drop in the number of customers visiting small businesses in one town’s high street.
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Uncovered: The 30,000-tonne ‘mega dump’ in heart of Kent countryside
One of England’s largest illegal waste dumping sites is under investigation after being discovered in the Kent countryside.
Possible full road closure as accident blackspots set for changes
Proposals to tackle two separate accident blackspots have been revealed, including a potential closure of a rat-run and moving a pedestrian crossing.
‘Parenting hell but brilliant for kids - we visited the soft play hailed as the best in Kent’
Our reporter and her children visited a soft play centre which has been hailed as the best in Kent and raved about online.
‘His passing leaves an immense void’: Tributes to ‘kind and humble’ dad and hockey player
The family of a keen hockey player who died following a crash on the M2 have paid tribute to the dad-of-three.
Fruits, football and famous faces… can you crack our online pub quiz?
Get your brain in gear with our general knowledge weekend challenge - the Sheps’ Saturday Social.
‘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.
Celebrate Father’s Day with this year’s My Dad supplement
Thousands of heartfelt drawings and messages from children across the county will feature in our special keepsake edition.
Three-day food festival kicks off summer season at top shopping destination
Packed programme of free events and live music starts this holiday weekend at 400-year-old tourist hotspot.
Mum’s shock at winning £1k thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday
A lucky mum is planning a trip away after winning £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday.
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facility
The government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls.
Police appeal for information amid growing concerns for missing pensioner
Police have issued an appeal amid growing concerns for the welfare of a missing pensioner.
Pictures show long queues as temperatures rise during bank holiday getaway
The first signs of bank holiday getaway congestion have appeared in Dover, with queues on roads approaching the port.
Rush-hour delays after crash on M20
Drivers are facing rush-hour delays following a crash on the M20.
Double rapist jailed for 20 years
A ‘depraved sexual aggressor’ who raped two women and subjected them to a campaign of sexual torture has been jailed for two decades.
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.
Toe-tapping tribute to Len Goodman to be unveiled this summer
An interactive piece of artwork in memory of the former Strictly judge and ballroom legend will be unveiled outside his Kent dance school.
Tower block residents can’t return for 16 WEEKS costing them thousands on hotels
People who were evacuated from a town centre tower block have been informed they won’t be able to return for at least four months.