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Arrest after slingshot and razor blades seized during car search
Weapons including a slingshot, knife and razor blades were seized following a vehicle search, leading to the arrest of a 41-year-old man.
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Villagers make fun of unintentionally rude boot fair sign
Villagers have made fun of an unintentionally rude drawing on a boot fair sign.
Builders ordered to remove ‘horrendous chalk scar’ at housing estate site
Builders have been given four months to remove a “horrendous chalk scar” blotting the landscape on a housing estate.
M2 to be closed for ‘several hours’ after person hit by lorry
A huge emergency response is underway and a major route closed after a collision which is causing “significant delays”.
Main road blocked after multi-car collision
A multi-vehicle collision caused delays for motorists on a busy road.
Hunt continues for Kent lottery winner who could lose prize this weekend
The hunt is on for a lottery ticket winner entitled to £10k a month for the next three decades who could lose their prize.
Armed thugs brutally attacked dad and threatened children in terrifying home raid
Three masked raiders who terrorised a family with young children have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years.
Body found in woodland near campus
A man’s body has been found in woods close to a university campus.
Cabinet warns ‘difficult decisions ahead’ following budget report
A council cabinet said it would have to take “difficult decisions” in order to ensure the council stayed afloat amid warnings of financial troubles.
M20 crash caused hour-long delays
Drivers faced miles of queues after a crash on a major route.
Person cut free from vehicle after crash involving car and van blocks A-road
A crash involving a car and a van has blocked an A-road outside a discount store.
Four miles of queues and major delays on M25 and A2 after crash
One lane remains closed after a multi-vehicle collision on a major route.
Jail for man who sexually assaulted young schoolgirl
A man is now behind bars after approaching a primary school girl in the street before touching her inappropriately.
‘It is a shock to us’: 24-hour gym closes suddenly at retail park
Bosses behind a 24-hour gym have announced its shock closure, after praising members for being the venue’s ‘heartbeat’.
New Home Bargains raided for sweets by thieves with ‘crowbar’
Thieves armed with a “crowbar” raided a new Home Bargains store for sweets.
Excitement as rare fungus found at nature reserve
A rare, legally protected fungus that resembles a lion's mane has been found at nature reserve in Kent.
Rubbish spills into river after ‘idiotic’ vandals lob bins into water
Rubbish was left spewing into a river after “idiotic” vandals lobbed six bins into the water.
Gym to be turned into children’s centre and community kitchen
A gym is to close next month and be turned into a children’s centre, offering maternity and antenatal classes, and a community kitchen.
Drug dealer in court five years after confessing ‘I’ve done something stupid’
A dealer who blurted out to cops where they would find his drugs stash has finally been sentenced five years after his arrest.
£2.9m to renovate Victorian fort and create guided walks
A Victorian-era fort will be among 15 projects to receive funding to promote heritage and environmental projects in one part of Kent.