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Dad’s £390k payout in dispute with electrical firm over devastating house fire
A dad has received a £390,000 payout from an electrical firm following a lengthy dispute over the cause of a fire that tore through his family home.
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‘Ring doorbell proved I shouldn’t pay £100 fine’
Visitors to a shopping outlet who were mistakenly slapped with £100 parking fines are fighting back with doorbell footage.
‘Our road is dangerous - why won’t the council grit it?’
A furious resident is demanding his road be gritted after a BMW driver slid on ice and smashed into his parked car.
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New food and drink festival to offer more than 100 free samples
The unique tasting event will give ticket-holders unlimited samples of beer, wine, cheese, chocolate and more.
Kent council confirms permanent £269,000 chief executive appointment
A council chief executive has ditched her retirement plans to steer it towards the biggest reforms in half a century, earning £269,000 a year.
‘It’s quite trendy up north - I don’t see why we can’t do the same’
An ambitious business owner has opened his hometown’s only baked potato restaurant – his second food venture in seven months.
‘It’s not safe’: Dozens of CCTV cameras out of action across borough
Dozens of CCTV cameras across a Kent borough are out of action - leaving key public areas without coverage.
‘Hundreds will be left homeless’: Year-round use of caravans refused
Bosses say “vulnerable” residents will be left with nowhere to go after being denied permission to stay in their caravans in the off-season.
Long queues after crash on major route near Bluewater
Traffic has been held after a crash on a busy route.
Dad who murdered baby daughter has sentence increased
A dad who killed his baby daughter by shaking her “like a ragdoll” has had his life sentence increased following an appeal.
‘Nightmare’ water outage to enter fifth day as Lib Dem leader suggests bringing in the Army
A water company says many residents won’t see their supply return today after a problem at a treatment works returned.
Murder probe launched after man, 19, fatally stabbed
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 19-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds.
Arrest after police stop ‘suspicious’ van on cloned plates
Bodycam footage captures the moment officers arrested a suspected thief - after a stolen van on cloned planes was stopped by police.
Second Aldi approved in town - less than two miles from existing store
The German supermarket giant has been given the green light despite dozens of objections over increased traffic and a petition against the plans.
Man dies following huge emergency service presence at beach
A man has died following an incident at a beach which triggered a huge emergency service response.
‘There were not 600 drones’: Family let down by festive light show ahead of Kent event
A dad-of-two has warned about a light show after the same event in Sussex, which he says was “nothing as advertised” left his children disappointed.
Man, 25, admits making threats to kill after housing estate knife disturbance
A man has admitted making threats to kill and carrying blades during a disturbance at a housing estate.
Plans to formally merge two schools ‘under one roof’
Two under-fire secondary schools are set to unite to create one single co-educational school.
Former leader quits party over issues with his branch
Unresolvable issues have led a county councillor to quit his party.
Two Kent hospitals receive £29m for upgrades to tackle waiting times
Two Kent hospitals have received £29 million for upgrades to tackle waiting times and reduce admissions to overcrowded wards.