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Beach oyster shack expansion row reignited five years after court battle
Controversial plans to expand a seaside oyster shack onto a beach have been revived - five years after a bitter court battle.
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‘It’s the perfect beer garden for sun-soaked drinking’
There’s something seriously special about sipping pints under Kent’s blue skies - and Secret Drinker has just the pub for the job.
Learner driver avoids prison after horror smash left victim with life-changing injuries
A learner driver avoided jail despite injuring a man so seriously that he will never be able to work as a builder again.
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'My dying wife needs 24-hour care - but I'm not strong enough to do it alone'
An exhausted 81-year-old Kent husband has been left to care for his dying wife after the Home Office blocked a visa for her daughter.
The amount of money councils are committing to local government restructure
Changes to local government in Kent have caused councils to set aside £12.7m of cash for the extra work involved.
See the King’s favourite plants at the UK’s only flower festival of its kind
One of the highlights of the Kent summer opens this weekend with showstopping blooms and a majestic setting.
‘Thieves stole £2,300 from her, weeks later she had to leave her home of 20 years’
A 91-year-old with dementia was scammed out of £2,300, kicked out of her almshouse and refused a KCC care home place during a “very stressful year”.
Big-money bid to revive iconic landmark takes another step forward
An entrepreneur reviving a seafront landmark says things are “moving in the right direction” – though a deal to take over the venue remains unsigned.
The Kent lidos that drew thousands during their heyday
We’ve trawled through the newspaper archives to look back at how three of Kent's best-known lidos attracted thousands of bathers.
Thousands to be offered meningitis vaccine after deadly Kent outbreak
Thousands of young people across England will be offered a meningitis vaccine following the deadly Kent outbreak.
Hotel stops housing asylum seekers for first time in four years
A hotel is no longer housing asylum seekers for the first time in almost four years after being cleared by the Home Office.
Person dies after being hit by train
A person has died after being hit by a train on one of the busiest lines in the county.
‘This is a major victory’: US agrees to keep ‘iconic’ warship masts in UK
The US has agreed to let Kent keep at least one of the masts of an “iconic” sunken Second World War bombship.
‘This isn’t scrap, it’s Britain’s heritage’: Collector's dream of creating living wartime museum
A man who has spent his savings and free time restoring and preserving wartime relics wants to create a living history museum.
‘Really important’ homeless charity ‘struggling’ amid drop in donations
A homeless charity that provides a vital soup kitchen says it’s “struggling to maintain the level of support it provides” amid a drop in donations.
Woman in her 30s found dead after police called to site near clifftop
A woman in her 30s was tragically found dead after falling from a cliff.
Sadness as popular sports club confirms shock closure after 50 years
A popular sports club dating back to the 1970s has suddenly shut, telling members it has now entered liquidation.
Moment police storm home and find drug dealer hiding in kitchen
Police body-cam footage shows the moment a drug dealer was found hiding in his kitchen and trying to destroy his mobile phone.
Cafe owner fighting for more time with husband after cancer diagnosis
A newlywed is fighting to raise funds for specialist treatment after refusing to accept there was nothing more that could be done for her husband.
Prisoner threw scalding hot water over inmate over row about food
A 53-year-old prisoner who threw boiling water over a fellow inmate has been handed extra time in jail.