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Queues easing after five vehicle smash on major Kent route
Huge queues are easing on the A2 after a crash involving “at least five vehicles” blocked the four-lane carriageway.
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Dramatic footage shows moment suspect jumps from second-floor window to evade arrest
Dramatic police footage shows a fleeing thief leaping from a second-floor window to evade arrest.
School to open nursery in bid to meet growing demand for places
A primary school is expanding its offering with a new nursery to help meet growing childcare demands in the community.
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Wheelchair user threatens legal action over ‘discriminatory’ stepped footbridge
A wheelchair user says he is prepared to take legal action over plans to construct a new stepped footbridge he believes is “discriminatory”.
Police and paramedics called to high street ‘medical incident’
Emergency services sealed off part of a high street following a medical incident.
Ex-England footballer joins martial arts champion for Kent book launch
A former England footballer joined a British karate world champion as he revealed his new book at a launch event.
Bug hotels and mud kitchen planned for school playground
Plans have emerged for a new playground, where children will be able to build bug hotels, put on plays and get creative in a mud kitchen.
Detached three-bed on new-build estate will be council house for ‘local people’
A detached three-bed at a new-build estate will be available as a council house for “local people”.
Signalling fault sparks train cancellations for commuters
Train services are being cancelled this evening after a signalling fault.
Thieves stole bank cards in ‘frightening and unprovoked attack’
Two thieves who stole bank cards and assaulted a man in a “frightening and unprovoked attack” have been jailed.
Customers’ sadness as shop to shut after 60 years in town
A decision to shut an electrical shop which has served a seaside town for more than 60 years has sparked sadness from customers.
Man taken to hospital after car plunges down embankment
A man has been taken to hospital after a car left the road above the M20 and plunged down an embankment.
Person dies after emergency services called to railway station
A person has died after being hit by a train, with no services running while emergency services dealt with the incident.
‘If you have no right to be here, you should not be allowed to stay’
MP Mike Tapp praises the government’s new reforms which aim to fix an asylum system that “for too long has not worked for anyone”.
Man slapped and punched in back of car over £200 ‘scam’
A man who launched a revenge attack after claiming his father had been scammed has been ordered to pay his victim £1,000 in compensation.
Reopening date for park revealed amid war shelter safety concerns
A reopening date for a city centre park has been announced after a delay in works, partly caused by unsafe Second World War shelters.
New £770k digital bus information screens to be rolled out
Buses in one area of the county are set to get a major upgrade with new real-time information screens at key stops.
A-road to shut as eight-month Aldi roadworks project set to finally end
Part of an A-road is to be closed overnight as an eight-month roadworks project to accommodate a new Aldi store nears its end.
‘We don’t have the infrastructure to support 50 new homes’
Hundreds of villagers are in uproar after plans were revealed to build up to 50 homes on farmland.
'Footfall in local shops is down but council revenue is up - it's bonkers'
A council has been accused of imposing “bonkers” fees as charges at Kent’s priciest public car parks are set to rise.