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Troubled school previously rated ‘Inadequate’ set to be moved to new academy trust
A troubled secondary school previously handed a damning Ofsted report is set to move to a new academy trust under new plans.
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Five-car crash on A20 sparks delays near motorway junction
A crash involving five cars caused long delays on the A20.
Kent County Council to recite Lord's Prayer and sing national anthem at meetings
Reform-led Kent County Council has voted to recite the Lord’s Prayer and sing the national anthem at full members’ meetings.
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‘I can never forgive them’: Cowboy builders conned customers out of £1.3m
Two ruthless cowboy builders who conned customers out of more than £1.3 million “should have been stopped years ago”, say devastated victims.
Vials of cocaine found stashed behind centre console of Ford Fiesta
A drug dealer has been jailed after police found a sandwich bag filled with plastic bottles of cocaine in his car.
Bosses of one of county’s biggest fairs hit back after scammers target event
Organisers of one of the county’s largest craft fairs say they have been targeted by scammers advertising stalls at their annual show.
‘It feels more like Greece’: How one of Kent’s top summer attractions stays afloat
Every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to enjoy the unique experience which is the UK’s only remaining riverside tidal saltwater pool.
‘The loss has been heartbreaking’: More than £2,000 raised for CCTV after goose disappears from pond
Villagers have raised £2,500 to install CCTV to protect the geese on their millpond, after Gandalf the Goose disappeared.
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.
New sculpture celebrating Kent town’s links to some of Britain’s most historic figures to be unveiled
A new interactive bronze sculpture designed to amplify the sound of the sea and map hundreds of shipwrecks off the Kent coast is set to be unveiled.
‘Traffic chaos’ to continue for another week after sewer collapse
Canterbury faces more than a week of continuing traffic “chaos” as a collapsed sewer is repaired.
Road partially blocked after collision involving car and cyclist
Traffic was queuing after a crash involving a car and a cyclist this morning.
Biker in hospital after crash with car near busy motorway junction
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash during the morning rush hour involving a car near a busy motorway junction.
Council told to pay £700 for failing gran with dementia
A council has been told to pay £700 to a woman with dementia and her family after they failed to put her in a care home.
Man in custody following disturbance near shopping parade
A man in his 20s has been arrested and taken into custody following reports of a disturbance near a shopping centre.
‘It’s penny-pinching!’ Shock as parking charges to be brought in at popular woodland
Visitors to one of Kent’s largest nature reserves have been left shocked at plans to introduce parking charges - with some threatening to boycott it.
‘I shouldn’t have to tell them to do their job’: Home care agency put into special measures
A care agency has been rated as “inadequate” by the healthcare watchdog after multiple failings were found by inspectors.
Unique pottery studio launches in new building
A unique pottery studio has relocated to a larger venue due to its growing popularity
Pub ponders ban on kids as customers lament ‘unruly, unsupervised brats’
Fed-up customers have lamented “unruly, unsupervised brats” running amok in pub gardens - as one venue threatens to ban under-12s.
‘The world is a poorer place’: Tributes to ‘kind and popular’ barman after sudden death
Family and friends of a popular barman have paid tribute to him following his sudden death.