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Pub thug dragged girlfriend by hair across women’s toilets
A bully who attacked his partner in a pub toilet, ripping her hair out, also left her friend with a split lip.
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Dramatic footage shows moment car bursts into flames in seaside car park
A video taken in a packed seaside car park shows the moment an Audi bursts into flames.
Cabinet member for adult social care resigns due to ‘personal reasons’
A prominent Kent County Council cabinet member has stepped down from her role.
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Concerns mount over plans for traffic-free town high street on Sundays
Traders have raised their concerns over plans to close the heart of a busy town centre to traffic on Sundays and install more ANPR cameras.
How Kent cricketer’s mysterious death inspired TV show - and still fuels conspiracy theories
Almost 20 years ago, the world became gripped by the death of a Kent cricketer - a case which inspired a BBC hit drama.
Fears ‘too small’ Aldi car park will become overflow for packed-out David Lloyd
Fears a new Aldi car park will become an overflow for a busy gym have been raised as highways chiefs demand more spaces at the proposed supermarket.
Vinnie Jones, Springwatch is back plus the Gareth Southgate story… here’s your TV week sorted
The five top new shows on our screens this week, handpicked by our TV experts.
Is digging your heels in really the answer? Find out in this week’s horoscopes
Here’s what the next seven days have in store for every star sign.
One of London’s favourite music festivals is making a big comeback after a seven-year break - in Kent
Legendary two-dayer heads to the Kent coast with pop superstars Scissor Sisters and Rudimental on the bill.
New-build estate could finally get play park - eight years after first families moved in
A new-build estate could finally get a play park - eight years after the first families moved in.
‘It’s deeply concerning’: Hospital fire risk remains ‘extremely high’ - and full fix could take years
Despite being uncovered two years ago, KentOnline has learnt works to fix an “extremely high” fire risk at a hospital could rumble on for years yet.
Man arrested and two injured after multi-vehicle crash
A man has been arrested and two people were taken to hospital following a collision.
Man, 69, arrested after reports of indecent exposure
Police are appealing for more information after a man was arrested for indecent exposure along a residential road.
Conventional border checks restored after ‘challenging situation’
France resorts to conventional checks to manage “challenging situation” after long border processing delays at Dover.
Success! Kent wines win big at international awards
Wines by the county’s growers were awarded a bumper crop of medals at an international competition.
Shoplifter stole Cognac from M&S while on suspended sentence
AA drug addict has been locked up after stealing more than £400 worth of alcohol and meat from two stores while on a suspended sentence.
Historic riverside fortress set to reopen under new management
A rare Elizabethan artillery fort will open its doors to the public for monthly guided tours later this month.
‘EU’s Entry/Exit System is a shambles which is still not working properly’
Our columnist on how EU’s biometric security system still isn’t fully up and running at Kent ports amid shambolic scenes elsewhere.
‘We can’t go on like this’: High Street traders blast parking charge hike
A rise in the cost of parking has been blamed for a sudden drop in the number of customers visiting small businesses in one town’s high street.
Uncovered: The 30,000-tonne ‘mega dump’ in heart of Kent countryside
One of England’s largest illegal waste dumping sites is under investigation after being discovered in the Kent countryside.