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Popular play park closed for almost a year reopens – but not for long
A play area in a historic city centre park has reopened for the first time in almost a year – but only temporarily.
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The Kent service helping mums take their babies home – after fearing the worst
Mums who feared their babies would be born too soon returned to a Kent hospital to celebrate a service that helped bring them safely into the world.
‘We’ll carry on as long as our audience supports us – we don’t want to retire!’
Fairport Convention’s Simon Nicol talks about the band’s decade-spanning career and upcoming 24-date tour.
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Search for missing teenage girl sparks police appeal
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing teenage girl not seen since yesterday afternoon.
Council steps up bid to buy wildlife haven on former military training ground
A council’s bid to buy 220 acres of parkland and woods on former military training grounds, preventing future housing developments, is stepping up.
‘They’re like trenches’: Drivers fear ‘dangerous’ potholes in village are being ignored
Potholes “like trenches” are causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage for drivers in one village amid fears they’re being forgotten.
Housing plans 33% larger than rejected scheme ‘unlikely’ to harm nearby protected landscape
New proposals for a larger housing development on a previously rejected site is ‘unlikely’ to have a major impact on the environment, officers say.
Could 1,600-home estate in Kent be derailed by 384-year-old will?
Plans for a sprawling housing estate are at risk of being derailed – after a 384-year-old will emerged as the centrepiece of a High Court challenge.
‘Bosses thought I was faking disability - they hired firm to follow and film me’
A warehouse worker has been awarded £30,000 for unfair dismissal after his employers hired private investigators to follow him.
Champagne, countries and Creme Eggs: Can you crack our pub quiz?
Put your general knowledge to the test with the Sheps’ Saturday Social pub quiz.
‘We had lions and tigers in the house – it was completely natural’
A man who grew up with lion and tiger cubs being hand-reared inside his home is marking 30 years working at the wildlife park that shaped his life.
Couple’s relief at council’s U-turn to allow stillborn brothers to be buried together
A couple desperate for their two stillborn babies to be buried together say ‘a weight has been lifted’ after council bosses reversed their decision.
Shocking footage shows hammer thug smashing high street windows
Business owners say they have been left “disgusted” after a late-night vandal attack on a town’s high street.
Listener celebrates winning kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday
A Kent listener is celebrating after winning £1,000 in kmfm’s latest Thousand Pound Friday - landing a cash boost just ahead of the Easter holidays.
Tesco store closed amid ‘concerns for man’s welfare’
A Tesco Express store was forced to close after police were called to an incident inside the shop.
Farage admits Reform UK was not ready for council election success
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has admitted many of the councils the party won control of last year were left unsupported.
‘There’s no way it will cope’: Shock as busy junction upgrades axed
Long-awaited upgrades at one of Kent’s busiest roundabouts have been dropped despite huge housebuilding plans nearby.
Charity set to enter liquidation due to ‘financial challenges’
Trustees of a charity have confirmed it is “likely to enter” insolvency following financial struggles.
Youth hubs set up to tackle surge in unemployment
New youth hubs are set to be rolled out in six boroughs across the county to help tackle a surge in unemployment.
Grave of soldier missing since Second World War identified
‘War detectives’ have found the name for an unknown Kent soldier buried in a French grave 86 years after he died.