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‘He was super-friendly!’ Staff shocked as snooker world champion visits Kent restaurant
A “super-friendly” snooker world champion has chalked up a visit to a Kent restaurant.
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Taps run dry in four parts of Kent as temperatures soar
Four parts of Kent have been hit by water outages during soaring temperatures.
Toby Carvery eyes takeover of former Brewers Fayre restaurant
Toby Carvery is understood to be interested in taking over a former Brewers Fayre site which closed for good this week.
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Former newspaper photographer remembered for kindness and humour
A former Kent Messenger Group photographer and amateur dramatics enthusiast has died following a long illness.
Dentist abandons approved plans to pursue more 'central' location across town
Bosses behind a dentist surgery are looking to abandon approved plans to relocate in order to pursue a more 'central' location across town.
‘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.
Controversial plans for ‘completely inappropriate’ block of flats in village withdrawn
Plans for a block of flats in a village that received almost 70 objections have been scrapped - for now.
Second largest battery energy storage plant in UK can be built on farmland
Plans to build the second-largest battery energy storage facility in the UK have been approved.
Pub thug dragged girlfriend by hair across women’s toilets
A bully who attacked his partner in a pub toilet, ripping her hair out, also left her friend with a split lip.
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.
Cabinet member for adult social care resigns due to ‘personal reasons’
A prominent Kent County Council cabinet member has stepped down from her role.
Concerns mount over plans for traffic-free town high street on Sundays
Traders have raised their concerns over plans to close the heart of a busy town centre to traffic on Sundays and install more ANPR cameras.
How Kent cricketer’s mysterious death inspired TV show - and still fuels conspiracy theories
Almost 20 years ago, the world became gripped by the death of a Kent cricketer - a case which inspired a BBC hit drama.
Fears ‘too small’ Aldi car park will become overflow for packed-out David Lloyd
Fears a new Aldi car park will become an overflow for a busy gym have been raised as highways chiefs demand more spaces at the proposed supermarket.
Vinnie Jones, Springwatch is back plus the Gareth Southgate story… here’s your TV week sorted
The five top new shows on our screens this week, handpicked by our TV experts.
Is digging your heels in really the answer? Find out in this week’s horoscopes
Here’s what the next seven days have in store for every star sign.
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.
New-build estate could finally get play park - eight years after first families moved in
A new-build estate could finally get a play park - eight years after the first families moved in.
‘It’s deeply concerning’: Hospital fire risk remains ‘extremely high’ - and full fix could take years
Despite being uncovered two years ago, KentOnline has learnt works to fix an “extremely high” fire risk at a hospital could rumble on for years yet.
Man arrested and two injured after multi-vehicle crash
A man has been arrested and two people were taken to hospital following a collision.