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‘It’s a very tough year for festivals’: Food and music event cancelled due to low ticket sales
Organisers have pulled a Kent food and music festival planned for the last weekend in June due to slow ticket sales.
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Fire causes ‘major disruption’ for Kent-bound rail services
A large fire near a busy railway station is causing “major disruption” for services heading into the county.
Overturned vehicle blocks A2 after crash at roundabout
An accident on a major route has seen a vehicle end up on its side with delays for traffic in both directions.
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Investigation after man ‘threatened with knife’ on seafront
Witnesses are urged to come forward following an incident near the beach in which a man was allegedly threatened with a knife.
£200k cash boost will help group protect and record wrecks
A group working hard to explore, protect and record coastal archaeology at a Kent beach will now be aided by a huge cash boost.
Third time’s a charm: Plans to convert barn into holiday lets submitted
Fresh plans to convert a former cattle shed into five holiday lets have been drawn up.
Man charged after bomb squad and forensics team descends on street
Several specialist officers and forensic investigators were seen outside a property during an operation that lasted several hours.
‘They were truly inseparable’: Tributes paid to ‘most loving’ couple after fatal crash
The children of a couple killed in a crash have paid tribute to their parents, describing them as “the most loving people you could ever meet”.
‘I thought it was a scam - then I got a cheque for £2k’
A dad has spoken of his shock after receiving a major pay-out for reporting an abandoned house in his street on a little known website.
Concerns for teen, 16, missing for more than a week
Police are appealing for information to help find a missing 16-year-old last seen near a town centre more than a week ago.
Mental health nurse drove on wrong side of the road while over the limit
A drink-driver has been banned from the road after hitting a kerb and driving on the wrong side of the carriageway.
Five fire stations set to close and others to lose on-call crews
A leaked document shared with fire service staff in error has revealed five fire stations in Kent are proposed to shut.
Delays on Dartford Crossing after two-vehicle crash
Motorists heading into Kent are facing lengthy queues on the crossing due to a crash involving two vehicles.
'I've been unfriended on Facebook and shunned in the street'
A dominatrix who featured on an ITV reality show talks about how her kinkster clients increasingly refuse to park nearby over fears of being spotted.
Former gym could be transformed into flats after closure due to financial pressures
An ‘unviable’ former gym and boxing club could now be converted into six new town centre homes.
'It's a dream to turn a hobby into a business': Town welcomes first-ever Pokémon shop
Friends who rediscovered their love for Pokémon during the pandemic have opened a town’s first card shop, giving locals a space to enjoy their hobby.
Main road into town blocked after crash near school
A crash near a school has blocked part of a main road this morning.
Traffic delays on several key routes after crash near school
Drivers are facing delays after an A-road has been partially blocked in both directions following an accident near a school this morning.
‘She couldn’t cope without him’: Devoted couple died just 41 hours apart
The family of a devoted couple who died just 41 hours apart say they were “so in love” and could not bear to live without each other.
‘We wouldn’t have survived this long without the help of the community’
A charity-run pre-school is celebrating its 50th anniversary after overcoming countless obstacles and appearing on national TV.