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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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‘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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Highly-respected Kent business journalist dies, aged 78

Tributes are being paid to one of the most respected journalists in Kent following his death.

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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.

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Traffic delays after crash on busy dual carriageway

Motorists are being warned to expect delays after a crash on a busy dual carriageway.

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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.

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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.

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Residents without water for second day as treatment works shut down

A treatment works has been forced to shut down, leaving customers without water.

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‘Abandoned’ car goes up in flames

Dramatic images show an “abandoned” vehicle alight in a village.

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‘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.