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The four major building projects set to reshape Kent forever in 2026
The county is gearing up for a busy year of construction as works on several major projects are scheduled to start or reach key stages.
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‘The days between Christmas and New Year have no rules’
Our columnist reflects on the strange limbo between Christmas and New Year — a week where time blurs, routines stall and nothing quite starts or ends…
‘It’s one of the biggest mental health killers – I still struggle with this every day’
A 26-year-old who was close to death after living with an eating disorder for 13 years has launched a podcast and book to try to help others.
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Further plans for Traveller site refused after almost 200 objections
Proposals to create another Traveller site on a piece of farmland have been rejected.
‘Council is dragging its heels over social housing - so I’m selling land for £5m’
An entrepreneur has blamed council delays after he put land earmarked for social housing up for sale at more than six times the purchase price.
The Forester Five: The all-women team that saved their local pub
Troubled by a trend of closures in their hometown, a team of five women stepped up to save its “only real pub”.
Police cordon off roads after serious crash
Several roads have been taped off by police as they respond to a major incident.
Police appeal after man killed in hit-and-run
Two images of men police want to speak to, after a man was killed in a fatal collision, have been released.
House fire victim, 13, named locally as investigation continues into blaze
A girl who tragically died in a house fire has been named locally - as flowers are left at the scene of the devastating blaze.
Driver denies causing major pile-up which injured multiple people
An Audi driver has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on the A2 at Northfleet during alleged road rage incident.
Scrapped power station tipped for nuclear return by government
The government has suggested nuclear power generation could restart in Kent under plans for new reactors.
Two taken to hospital after shed blaze
Two people have been taken to hospital after reports a shed caught alight.
Residents receive £28,000 after water supply disrupted for days
Residents have received a goodwill payment totalling £28,000 after their water supply was disrupted.
Delays warning as work starts on busy bypass
Motorists are being warned to expect delays as a road closure comes in today for electrical work on a bypass.
Family left ‘shaking’ after Christmas Day break-in caught on CCTV
A family was left ‘shaking’ after a midnight break-in on Christmas Day, which was caught on camera.
Men jailed after huge cannabis haul worth more than £1m uncovered
More than a tonne of cannabis was seized after officers stopped a suspicious looking Ford Transit van and carried out further searches.
Four Kent pubs win places on prestigious top 50 list
Four Kent inns have won a position in a highly revered list of the UK’s Top 50 Gastropubs – with the winner set to be revealed next month.
Woman spared death penalty after smuggling cocaine into Bali in Angel Delight packets
Three Britons are set to be deported after they admitted to trying to smuggle cocaine worth almost £300,000.
Multiple emergency services respond to incident at Kent marina
Emergency services including an air ambulance have descended on a marina.
Weather warning as Kent braces for sub-zero cold snap
A nine-day-long cold-weather health alert has been issued for Kent as temperatures are forecast to drop to below freezing later this week.