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Long delays on M20 after three-car crash
Drivers faced long delays on a busy motorway this morning due to a crash involving three vehicles.
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‘Tis the season for Kent’s December calendar
Start the countdown to Christmas with festive films, family trails, ice skating, pantos and more.
Popular hotel and wedding venue reopens amid £400k revamp
A popular hotel and wedding venue has partially reopened under new ownership amid a £400,000 revamp.
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Mum’s outrage as son, 9, seen 'running into traffic' after escaping special needs school
A mum says her autistic nine-year-old’s life was put in danger after he jumped a fence, escaped and managed to get on a bus half a mile away.
‘I was screaming in pain. I don't want this to happen to anyone else'
A pensioner was left screaming in pain after tripping over a drain cover in a busy town centre and falling flat on his face.
‘It keeps small businesses like ours going’: Diner thanks community following blaze
Bosses of an American diner have thanked the community for its support a month after it was able to reopen following a nearby building blaze.
‘Don’t brush our concerns under the carpet’: Inquiry into permanent border facility bid
A public inquiry is due to launch which will determine whether a controversial border facility will receive permanent status.
Collapsed wall brings mayhem and misery to ‘rat run’ Kent village
A collapsed wall is causing mayhem and misery as residents wait weeks for it to be repaired.
Poundland set to close branch just two years after it opened
Poundland is set to close in a town just two years after it first welcomed shoppers through the doors.
Watch as cabbie dodges wrong-way driver in terrifying near miss
This is the shocking moment a quick-thinking taxi driver had to dodge a head-on crash with a car driving the wrong way up a dual carriageway.
Secret stash of black market cigarettes seized from shop
A secret stash of black market cigarettes has been uncovered, disrupting an illegal supply of tobacco in a town.
News at Ten legend leaves huge sum for family after death
A veteran ITV News at Ten presenter who lived in Kent has left behind a huge sum of money to his children in his will.
Highly-respected Kent business journalist dies, aged 78
Tributes are being paid to one of the most respected journalists in Kent following his death.
Gritters to be sent out as temperatures set to plummet
Motorists are being urged to watch out for icy patches as gritters gear up to treat roads tonight.
Traffic delays after crash on busy dual carriageway
Motorists are being warned to expect delays after a crash on a busy dual carriageway.
Aerial photos show retirement complex taking shape
Progress is being made on the construction of a 140-home complex for the over-65s in an historic market town.
Asda finally starts work on eyesore building after being hauled before court
Asda has finally started improving an eyesore town centre building blighted by vandalism after being hauled before a court by a council.
Residents without water for second day as treatment works shut down
A treatment works has been forced to shut down, leaving customers without water.
‘Abandoned’ car goes up in flames
Dramatic images show an “abandoned” vehicle alight in a village.
‘We’ve been crying out for a bookshop’ - Ex-teacher opens new chapter for Kent town
A former teacher has started a new chapter after opening a town’s only bookshop and was met by queues on launch day.